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Franz Ferdinand Assassinated
The Archduke of Austria-Hungary was assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia by a Serbian nationalist, Gavrilo Princip. This would draw Serbia and Austria-Hungary into war against each other, a war that would eventually draw in the rest of Europe and its colonies. -
Canada Enters WWI
After Germany ignores Britain's ultimatum to leave Belgium, Britain goes to war with Germany. As a colony of Britain, Canada was automatically at war with Germany as well. -
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Second Ypres
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- Manitoba women get the right to vote
Manitoba is the first province to allow women to vote in provincial elections. By April, Alberta and Sakatchewan will allow this as well. IN 1917, Ontario and BC also give women the right to vote. -
Anti-German Riot
Anti-German ideas run wild when a RUMOUR starts that immigrants from enemy countries are being hired for jobs and returning soldiers are being fired from jobs in Clagary. -
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Battle of the Somme
July 1, most of the Newfoundland Regiment was wiped out. This is the deadliest battle of the war for soldiers on both sides. Over a million killed on both sides. -
Prohibition began in Ontario
Ontario banned the sale of alcohol in the province. It was still legal to make it, to sell it internationally, and to buy it. The goal was to make women's lives safer and to save grain products for soldiers in the war. -
Income Taxes introduced
Canada begins to tax the money that workers and businesses earn each year. -
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Battle of Vimy Ridge
All 4 Canadian divisions attack the Germans at Vimy Ridge in France and are victorious. -
1st woman elected to the government of Alberta
The people of Claresholm, Alberta elected Louise McKinney to the provincial government. She is the first woman since women only got the right to vote there 2 months earlier. -
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Battle of Passchendaele (3rd-5th Battles of Ypres)
This is a series of battles around Ypres, Belgium. The Canadians would enter near the end and capture a few kms of land from the Germans. This territory would be re-captured by Germany in the spring. -
Conscription is law
Canada's government approves the law to allow them to force young, unmarried men to join the armed forces to fight in WWI. -
Military Voters Act and Wartime Elections Act become law
Voting laws are changed in Canada allowing many groups who had not been able to vote before to vote. -
Halifax Explosion
2 ships carrying weapons and gun powder collide and explode. It destroys large parts of Halifax and is the largest man-made explosion until the atomic bomb is first tested in 1945. -
Robert Borden re-elected as PM
Robert Borden's government, which united members of the Conservative and Liberal parties was re-elected. They were the government that had brought in the changes to voting laws, conscription, and income taxes. -
Anti-conscription riots in Quebec
French-Canadians in Quebec, who were the group that most opposed volunteering to fight in WWI, rioted in Montreal and Quebec City after conscription laws were put in place and men started to be forced to join the war. -
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Hundred Days Campaign
Canadian soldiers captured victory after victory in France and Belgium as the Germans retreated at the end of the war. -
Armistice takes effect
An agreement to stop fighting between German and Canada's allies took effect at 11:00am. This allowed them the chance to create an agreement to end the war entirely. This is now the day that Remembrance Day is observed. -
Treaty of Versailles Signed
This was the agreement to end WWI. Canada signed the agreement separately from Britain.