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hull fire
on april 26 1900 there was a fire in Quebec. Two thirds of the city of Hull were destroyed in the fire. A defective chimney on a house in Hull caught fire, which quickly spread between the wooden houses due to windy conditions. It affected canada because people died, and quebec had to spend lots of money to rebuild the city -
bellevue coal mine explosion
The Bellevue Mine was owned by West Canadian Collieries of Lille, France. It operated from 1903 - 1961 and produced over 13,000,000 tons of domestic coal. December 9, 1910, there was an explosion in the mine. It affected canada because people died and we lost a mine, i think -
empress of ireland
While steaming on the St. Lawrence River in fog, the Empress was struck amidships by the Norwegian collier (coal freighter) SS Storstad; and the fatally damaged vessel sank very quickly in the early morning of 29 May 1914. This accident claimed 1,073 lives, making it the deadliest maritime disaster in Canadian history. -
In Flanders Fields
"In Flanders Fields" is one of the most notable poems written during World War I, created in the form of a French rondeau. It has been called "the most popular poem" produced during that period. Canadian physician and Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae is popularly believed to have written it after he witnessed the death of his friend, Lieutenant Alexis Helmer, 22 years old, the day before. The poem was first published on 8 December of that year in the London-based magazine Punch. He was canadian. -
Battle of Vimy Ridge
The battle of vimy ridge took place on between april 9th -12th 1979. The objective of the Canadian Corps was to take control of the German-held high ground along an escarpment at the northernmost end of the Arras Offensive. Supported by a creeping barrage the Canadian Corps captured most of the ridge during the first day of the attack. The battle was the first occasion when all four divisions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force participated in a battle together, and thus became a Canadian nation -
The League of Nations
The League of Nations was founded after WW1 to prevent any future wars. They prevented war through collective security, disarmament, and settling international disputes through negotiation and arbitration. . There were a variety of reasons for their failure, many connected to general weaknesses within the organization. -
the persons case
Nellie McClung, Henrietta Muir Edwards, Emily Murphy, Louise McKinney and Irene Parlby are the members of the famous five(or valiant five). They launched the persons case. The supreme court of canada ruled they were not persons, so they appealed to Judicial Committee of the British Privy Council. It was a great achievement in canadian history -
The start of WW2
The Second World War officially began on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland. Britain and France declared war on the Nazi Third Reich on September 3, 1939. Seven days later, on September 10, 1939, the Parliament of Canada likewise declared war on Germany, the country's first independent declaration of war and the beginning of Canada's participation in the bloodiest and most brutal conflict in history. -
D-DAY
The landings took place along a 50-mile stretch of the Normandy coast divided into five sectors: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword. Canada got Juno, britains got sword and gold, usa got omaha and utah. By the end of the first day 30,000 canadians landed. -
The Death Of Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler committed suicide by gunshot on 30 April 1945 in his Führerbunker in Berlin, His wife Eva committed suicide with him by ingesting poison. That afternoon in accordance with Hitler's prior instructions, their remains were carried up the stairs to ground level and through the bunker's emergency exit, doused in petrol and set alight in the Reich Chancellery garden outside the bunker. He killed himself most likely because he didnt wanna be killed by his enemies.
