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Second Battle of Ypres
The Second Battle of Ypres was the first time Germany used poison gas on the Western Front in the First World War. The first time Canadians pushed back Germans on European soil. -
Battle of the Somme
It ended until November 1916. The Allied forces (England, France, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa) took on the German lines in the northern part of France. -
Battle of Vimy Ridge
A great victory for Canada
The Canadian fought their way up the hill in poor weather conditions.
Over 10,000 Canadians were killed and wounded.
The battle was a source of Great Pride of Canada. The country began to see itself as a nation rather than a colony. -
High Unemployment
When Canadian soldiers reture back to Canada there's not much work for the solders to do. So, it cause a hight unemployment. -
Canada at the peace table
Canada become independents. The solders went back to Canada . -
winnipeg general strike
It happened in Winnipeg.
Workers were off the job for 5 weeks long.
It was striked for higher wages and union recognition. -
Black Thusday
The stock market crash
It happened in Winnipeg. Millions of dollars in profits were lost as people tried to cut their losses by selling wheat. It effected on wheat prices on the Winnipeg Grain Exchange plummeted. -
Black Tuesday
The stock market crash.
It happened in New York. People sell their shares, and millions of investors lost a lots of money. People are started to panic and prices are getting higher and higher. -
Great Depression
Unemployment rate were high after the stock market crash.
The crop prices grain. -
Nanking Massacre
Nanking Massacre is also called the Rape of Nanking.
The Japanese army went to Nanking (Nanjing), which was then China's capital. They randomly killed many Chinese men, women and children.More than 80,000 women of all ages were raped by the Japanese army.
This is a big event in the whole world, it effect almost all of the peolpe in the world that knows this event. -
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan also stand for BCATP
More than two thirds of 21,000 Canadians served i this organization in the first war.
The purpose is to use facilities in Canada for this training plan. -
The Battle of Britain
After Hitler had control France, he decided to control Britain.
It bean with the Germans attacking British ships in the English Channel.
Then they switch to attack the airfield.
On September 7, the Luftwaffe started bombing London.
On September 17, Hitler postponed the invasion of Britain indefinitely.
The battle was over and Britain had won. -
The Battle of Hong Kong
The first time Canada fight in the Second World War.
Canada help the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong against a Japanese attack in December, 1941 -
Battle of Dieppe
The battle of dieppe took place in western Europe.
It 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
It also called Invasion of Normandy.
Germany invaded Poland, causing Canada, France, and Great Britain to declare war on Germany.
United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Free France, Poland, Norway, Australia, New Zealand, and Netherlands are involed in the war. -
Newfoundland joins Canada
On April 1, 1949, Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent cut the first ceremonial chisel strokes onto the blank stone.
Newfoundland had become a Canadian province. -
NATO-North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States joined the NATO.
Greece and Turkey joined on 18 February 1952.
West Germany joined on 5 may 1955.
Spain joined on 30 May 1982. -
The Korean War
Communist North Korea invaded South Korea.
6 countries sent troops to South Korea, including Canada. -
NORAD
NORAD- North American Aerospace Defense Command
The US and Canada start to use this organize on 1958.
They build it in 1961. -
Canada joined the G7
It is a group that the six country get together and talk about economic and political.
It was formed in 1975 as the Group of Six: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, and United States.
After Canada join it became the Group 7. -
The first Canadian in space
Garneau was the first Canadian in space that was taking part in three flights aboard NASA Space shuttles.
It is really important to Canada because he fight to space because of three mission and he was successed. -
NAFTA
North America Free Trade Agreement, which is a free trade agreement between Canada, the United States and Mexico. -
Peacekeeping in Afghanistan
Canada continues his peacekeeper role in the world and send soldiers over Afghanistan right after the 911 attack to fight against terrorism in order to remove the Taliban from government. -
Vancouver Winter Olympics
Vancouver Winter Olympics in Canada.
Ends at Feb.28,2010. Canada was in the first place who had 26 medals in total. -
Japan earthquake
Canada's response to then earthquake in Japan
"On March 11, 2011, a powerful 9.0 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan and a series of significant aftershocks have already struck the same area."
