Canada in the Twentieth Century

By Apples5678

  • World War One begins

    World War One begins

  • Battle of Vimy Ridge

    Battle of Vimy Ridge

  • Treaty of Versailles is signed

    Treaty of Versailles is signed

  • Women win the right to sit in the senate

    Women win the right to sit in the senate

  • Great Depression begins

    Great Depression begins

  • World War Two begins

    World War Two begins

  • Newfoundland joins Conderation

    Newfoundland joins Conderation
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    Korean War

    "The Korean War began 25 June 1950, when North Korean armed forces invaded South Korea. The war’s combat phase lasted until an armistice was signed 27 July 1953. As part of a United Nations (UN) force consisting of 16 countries, 26,791 Canadian military personnel served in the Korean War, during both the combat phase and as peacekeepers afterward" (The Canadian Encyclopedia).

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis
    "The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 was a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War and was the moment when the two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict. The crisis was unique in a number of ways, featuring calculations and miscalculations as well as direct and secret communications and miscommunications between the two sides" (Office of the Historian).

  • Canada gets its own flag

    Canada gets its own flag

  • Start of Terry Fox Run

    Start of Terry Fox Run

  • Constitution is patriated

    Constitution is patriated

  • Meech Lake Accord

    Meech Lake Accord

  • End of Residential Schools

    End of Residential Schools