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The First World War
The First World War of 1914–1918 was the bloodiest conflict in Canadian history, taking the lives of nearly 61,000 Canadians. It erased romantic notions of war, introducing slaughter on a massive scale, and instilled a fear of foreign military involvement that would last until the Second World War. -
Canada and the United States agree to develop the St. Lawrence River into a seaway capable of taking ships into the Great Lakes.
Construction of the Seaway was a monumental engineering and construction feat. In addition to the primary works required to create the Seaway, ancillary works, such as major bridge and tunnel construction, were carried out in Montréal, Beauharnois, Cornwall and Massena. Moreover, the creation of Lake St Lawrence resulted in the flooding of 15,400 hectares and necessitated the relocation of highways, -
Canada declares war on Japan after its attack on Pearl Harbor.
A small salute to the courageous Canadians, who preceded both Britain and America into war with Japan. In the Hitler war from the beginning, Canada stood by her allies to the end. -
Expo 67
Expo 67 was a celebration of Canada for its 100th birthday. Countries all gathered together for a world’s fair. This was a positive thing because people gathered around but people sometimes don’t get along. Canada might get business because of this. +1 -
the free trade agreement
Eliminate barriers to trade in goods and services between Canada and the United States Facilitate conditions of fair competition within the free-trade area established by the AgreementSignificantly liberalize conditions for investment within that free-trade areaEstablish effective procedures for the joint administration of the Agreement and the resolution of disputesLay the foundation for further bilateral and multilateral cooperation to expand and enhance the benefits of the Agreement -
sources
https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/home/ and creating canada