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Battle Of Ypres
Who: Germany
What: Battle Of Ypres
Where: Ypres, Belguim
When:October 19,1914 to November 22
Why: Trying to gain back there land
Significant event: It was the First battle to use gas chambers. Some people would pee on clothes and put them over there faces to protect them selves from the gas.
If this event didn`t happen Canada would never of learned how to fight against gas. -
Vimy Ridge
Who: German , Canada and United Kingdom
What: Germans just keep sending soldiers over threw barbed wire and to take over Vimy
Where: Vimy, France
When: April 9 - 12 1917
Why:Because the Allied Troops needed the strategically placed ridge in order to win the war.
Significant Event: it is a big part of our heritage and we became once again stronger as an independant country.
If this event never happened Canada would not be as strong as we could be and we would not have the memorial we do. -
Conscription Crisis
Who: Canada
What: Consription Crisis
Where: All over Canada
When: May 17, 1917
Why: Quebec didn`t want to drafted
Significant Event: An anti-conscription parade in Montreal. The goverment didn't force people to go to war, If this event never happened Canada wouldn't have soldiers. -
Passchendaele
Who: Germans and Canadians and the British a little
What: Allied powers caputered 5 to 8 miles of land and then German got it back.
Where: Belguim, Passchendaele
When: July 31, 1917
Why: Trying to gain back land and push the Germans back.
Significant Event: Passchendaele was also called the third battle of Ypres. Soldiers that fought in it was known as the "battle of mud".
If this event never happened Canada would not of lost as many men. -
Black Tuesday
Who: United States
What: Black Tuesday is one of the three days used to describe the collapse of stock values.
Where: Wall Street Crash
When: October 24 , 1929
Why: All there stock market went down. And they tryed to get it back.
Significant Event: It took up to 12 years to get all there markets back and money.
If this event never happened they woudln't of lost there markets. -
Dieppe Raid
Who: German
What: The Canadians launched a attack on Germany on the northern coast of france.Where: On the northern coast of france. In Dieppe
Where: Dieppe, France
When: August 19th, 1942
Why: To take over France coast and push forwards more deep into france and make germany surrender.
Significant Event: Because the Canadians did all the work to make the invasion successful. -
D-Day
Who: Canadians
What: They were assigned to raid Juno beach and Normanby
Where: Normanby, France
When: June 6, 1944
Why: Trying to push the lines of the Germans to the back so they could win.
Significant Event: We over powerd the Germans we made them sign the treaty of rasi, we made them give up alot of land. If this event never happend we would of never got the name D-Day. -
Atomic Bomb
Who:The atomic bomb was dropped in Japan, and were dropped by the Americans
What: The americans dropped two atomic bombs on japan because of the Peral habour Raide.
Where: Japen
When: June 16, 1945
Why: The americans dropped the bombs because of the Pearl Harbour Raide.
Significant Event: This is significant to canada because when the Japanese surrendered to the allied powers that was not only to america, but to canada and britian also. -
Montreal Riot
Who: people of Montreal
What: Riot over Maurice Richard being suspended.
Where: Montreal
When:March 17th 1955
Why:Because Richard accidently punched a ref in a hockey fight and was suspeneded for the remainder of the season and playoffs.
Significant Event: Its the only roit in Montreal.
If this event never happened Montreal would still have some of the building they use to have. -
Suez Crisis
Who: France and Britain
What: Egypt closed the Suez Canal
Where: Gaza Strip and Suez Canal zone
When: October 29, to novemeber 6 1956
Why: In retaliation of Isreal war
Significant Event: It shut down International shipping
If this event never happened we wouldn't be known has the
peace keeping.
