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Arthur Currie
Canadian General during WWI.
He was a great planner which lead to the capture of vimy ridge and the success of other battles. -
The battle of Vimy Ridge
April 9, 1917
Canadian Corps took on vimy ridge, and succeeded in a matter of 3 or so hours
Vimy Ridge, Belgium
This is significant because the canadians did what no one else could do. -
Halifax Explosion
December 6, 1917
Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia
A cargo ship full of explosive ammunition caught fire.
This is significant because it was the largest explosion to date. -
Winnipeg General Strike
The Winnipeg General strike was one of the most influential strikes in Canadian history -
Prohibition
1918-1920, All of Canada
Introduced in 1918 to control the flow of alcohol.
Did Not Help -
Joseph-Armand Bombardier
Created the first Snowmobile
Lead to a giant corporation in which most canadians ride a snowmobile every year. -
Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl happened across the praries.
It was caused by a major drought, which brought infestations of grasshoppers which covered the fields -
On to Ottawa Trek
April, 1935, across the praries.
The On-to-Ottawa Trek was a long journey where thousands of unemployed men protesting the dismal conditions in federal relief camps went to Ottawa to protest.
The protesters reached Regina, Saskatchewan on June 14 and met with two federal cabinet ministers in the government of Prime Minister R. B. Bennett on June 17. -
Battle Of The Atlantic
1939 - 1945, Atlantic Ocean
The longest continuous military campaign in World War II -
Louis Slotin
A Canadian physicist and chemist who took part in the Manhattan Project
While working on the detonation device for the atomic bomb he was hit with a burst of hard radiation, which gave him radiation sickness and died 9 days later.
