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Archduke Franz Ferdinand
he and his wife were assassinated -
Canada Enters the bloody war
Canada and the rest of the British Empire join the bloody war -
Canadian Trops Arrived in England
The first canadian troops arrived in england in october of 1914 -
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Men Voulunteered to FIght
Many men in canada volunteered to fight in the war -
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Arthur Currie
Sir Arthur William Currie, who was the first Canadian-appointed commander of the Canadian Corps. Currie determinedly kept the Canadian divisions together rather than having them mixed in with various British units. It was the first time the Canadians fought together, and they achieved a magnificent victory, sweeping the Germans off the ridge. -
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vumy ridge
One of the greatest battles in Canadian history was the battle at Vimy Ridge, which began on 9 April 1917. Canadian bravery and valour led to the tremendous victory for the entire Allied Force and was considered the turning point of WWI. -
Bloody War Ended
The Bloody war is finished -
Most Women Over 21 and over can vote
Woman who was the age of 21 and older were allowed to vote. The Dominion Election act made this possible. -
Sam Hughes Dies
Sir Samuel Hughes dies, He organized the Canadian expeditionary Force. -
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Price of WHeat went up
The price of Canadian Wheat went up. $352,000,000 worth of weat was sold by 1928. -
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Cars were being SOLD!
Number of car being sold and manufactured went up. -
FIRST MOTION PICTURE!
Fitl full lenght talking motion picture movie. -
BLACK TUESDAY!!!!!!!
Thousands of stock shares that were sold wemt down in price dramatically. -
Sir Robert Borden DIES!!!!
Sir Robert Borden died in ottawa, he led Canada through the bloody war -
World War ll BEGINS
World war 2 begins on september 1st, 1939. Canadian Air force got involved. -
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World War ll
World war 2 started on september 1st, 1939 and had ended on May 7, 1945. this caused a lot of conflict to occur in the world. -
Battle of Hong-Kong
Canadian soldiers first joined battle while defending the british against the japanese attack in December of 1941. -
Battle of Dieppe
The battle of dieppe took place in western Europe. This was a disaster in canada that caused nearly 1000 Canadian solders to be killed and about 2000 Canadian soldiers were taken in as prisioners. -
D-Day
America, British, and Canadian allied forces VS. the Germans. This was the biggest Seaborne invasion. -
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BABY BOOM!
Soldiers returned to canada from World War ll and had started to make familys(children) with their brides andtheir war wifes. -
World War ll
World war ll comes to an end on May 7th, 1945. -
NATO
NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization
US-leadership forms up with western europe and canada alliance to defend from possible Soviet attacks -
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Canadas first summer olpmpics
THis was the first summer olympics that was held in canada. This took place in Montreal, Quebec. -
Marathon of Hope
A guy named Terry fox walked across canad with one mechanical and one normal leg. He did this fundraiser to raise money for children with Cancer. Terry fox started his run from St.john. -
Sovereinty-Association Proposal Rejected by Voters!
THe voters of Quebec rejected the sovereignty- association proposal to become a seperatist parti Quebecois. -
SKy Dome Opens up!
SKy done ( now rogers centre ) opened in 1989. Raotirs games are played here. -
Air Canada Centre opens
Air canada is created on february 19,199. Now used for the Toronto maple Leafs. -
Team Canada wins Stanley CUp
Team canada vs. FInland
Canada won in toronto.
Canada 3
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VANCOUVER OLYMPICS
Vancouver Olympics 2010, Canada sets a record of gold medals won.
Gold-14
Silver-13
Bronze-7
