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This event is significant to Canadian history because this event triggered Britain declaring war, which also led Canada into war because back then Britain controlled the Canadian army.
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Canada enters war because Britain declares war.
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Canadian troops capture Vimy Ridge. This event showed that Canadians are able to do any task just like the other allies.
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Canada introduced conscription. All Canadian men 16+ must join the war.
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After the war, Canada has a recession due to the poor economy of Britain. Canadian trade partners were no longer buying Canadian goods. Many Canadian factories had to close down.
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Canada did not get any property for the treaty of versaille. There is a rule stating that every country gets some property in the treaty of versaille, but Canada did not.
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Canada introduces prohibition to prevent a liberal life of partying, and drinking.
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Canada has an economic boom after the recession because Britain's economy recovers, and was buying Canadian goods again. Therefore, factories reopen, more business, more income for Canadian citizens.
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Canada's stock market crashes, and this leads to a very bad economy.
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When Hitler comes to power, he starts breaking the treaty of Versaille, Canada takes part in appeasement along with other countries.
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Canada creates a Air Training Plan for Britain because Canada has the space, and Hitler is less likely to bomb Canada.
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During the Battle of Britain, Canada joined British air force in Saturation Bombing.
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Canadian troops suffered a terrible loss.
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Canadians took part in fooling Germany. Germany thought the Allies were going to attack from the french port of Calais, but the Allies ended up attacking from the french province Normandy.
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Canada liberated the Netherlands from Germans. The Canadian troops pushed the German troops closer to Germany.
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The two superpowers, United States, and Soviet Union create tension by creating more nuclear weapons, and pointing them towards each other. Canada is stuck in between the two superpowers, and needed to find ways of self defence.
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Canada joined NATO, and got closer to the United States.
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While the United States, and the Soviet Union were known as superpowers, Canada was known as a middle power.
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The F.L.Q. (Font du Liberation Quebec) kidnaps 2 public officials, James Cross and Pierre Laporte.
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Quebec wanted to be independent, but still wanted to use Canadian currency, and have the same trading partners as Canada. This was voted no by most of Quebec's population (About 59%).
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Canada is no longer living in constant fear.
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There was a civil war in Somalia, and Canadian peacekeepers were sent to Somalia, unfortunately Canadian peacekeepers did not keep the peace in a peaceful way. It was the biggest disappointment in Canadian behavioural history.
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Canada took a large role in this because Canada is known for being a peace keeping country.
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Hijackers flew passenger jets into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. Which led NATO countries to invade Afghanistan. (Includung Canada)
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The United States wanted to invade Iraq, but Canada refused to join in.
