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Wilfred Laurier
Wilfred Laurier is elected prime minister. He is a Liberal. -
Klodike Gold Rush
The Klondike Gold Rush begins. -
Boer War
Canada supported Britain in the Boer War especially the imperialists who were proud to be British subjects. French Canadians did not support Britain and tended to be nationalists. -
Alaska Boundary Dispute
Boundary Dispute
Alaska Boundary dispute is settled. British weary from fighting the Boer war in south Africa unwilling to become involved in more international conflicts . Canadian’s were upset because Britain sided with the Americans. -
Alberta Becomes a Province.
Alberta
Laurier felt it was important to have control of natural resources, to encourage immigration. Creating two provinces doubled the opportunity of immigration , so Saskatchewan and Alberta were split. -
Nisga'a Land Agreement
Nisga'a
The Nisga's Land Committee tried to get recognition of title to their ancestral lands. They were the first Native people in BC to pursue their goals within the Canadian political system. Soon the Natives received rights to a self-government. -
Unions Created
Workers were being paid unequally; the richer companies flaunted their wealth by building large mansions. As the gap between the rich and the poor widened, workers wanted their share of the wealth. Unions were created. -
Titanic Sinks
Titanic
The passenger boat Titanic hit an iceberg on its first voyage to New York. The Titanic sank, 705 people survived. 1495 people parished. -
Great Lake Storm
Storm
A huge storm hit the Great Lakes resulting in 256 deaths and the loss of 19 boats. -
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Komogata Maru Incident
Komagata Maru
Komagata Maru was a steamship that traveled from India to Hong Kong and then to Canada. There was 376 passengers were aboard and only 24 was allowed off. They were forced to leave Canada after sitting in the harbor for 3 months. -
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Assassination Franz Ferdinand the Crown Prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire gets assassinated by a Serbian nationalist called Gavrilo Princip. First attempt was to blow up his car but it failed and then Gavrilo rushed forward and shot Franz and his wife Sophie. -
Declaration of War
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World War I
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War Measures Act
Bordon introduced The War Measures act almost immediately after the war started. He thought that for Canada to meet the demands of this war the government would need more control over the country’s affairs. The War Measures act allowed the Canadian government to do whatever was necessary “for the security, defence, peace, welfare, order of Canada.” -
Automobile Machine Gun
The creation of the Canadian Automobile Machine Gun Brigade, the first fully mechanized unit in the British Army. -
Sam Hughes debacle
Sam Hughes signed contracts for production of shells. They were worth about $170 mill. but only $5.5 mill. in shells had actually been made. -
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Advance in German Technology
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Battle of Ypres
Battle of Ypres
• CEF blinded and burned when Germans used Chlorine gas.
• Many tried to escape but the Chlorine burned lungs and they suffocated.
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In Flander's Fields
Flander's Fields
- Lt-Col John McCrae of the Canadian Expeditionary Force composed the well-known poem "In Flander's Fields" -
Battle of Givenchy
The Canadians and British took over Givenchy, but the Germans were able to reclaim it. The battle ended in a stalemate. - The Canadians helped the British take Givenchy, but when the Germans took Givenchy back, there were numerous Canadian lives lost. . -
Battle of Somme
Battle of Somme
July-Nov 1916, under General Haig, launched massive attack near Somme River in France. -
U.S.A. Declares War
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Battle of Vimy Ridge
Vimy Ridge
Controlled by Germany since start of war, French tried 3 times to regain.
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Russia leaves the War
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100 Days Offensive
Hundred Days Offensive
Final offensive of WWI begins and culminates with end of war on November 11th, 1918. -
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Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles is signed and the League of Nations is created. -
Black Tuesday
The New York Stock Exchange crashes on Wall Street marking the beginning of a global recession. -
5 Cent Speech
5-Cent Speech Prezi
Mackenzie King gave the speech in the late 1920's. King was a Liberal, so he didn't want to give any support to the Conservative run provinces. -
Bennett becomes Prime Minister
R.B. BennettR.B. Bennett (Conservative) becomes Prime Minister with a majority Government. (partially a result of King’s “5 Cent Speech”) -
Work Camps
Bennett establishes federal work camps. Workers are paid ¢.20/day. -
On-To-Ottawa Trek
On-To-Ottawa Trek
Employees leave the federal work camps to hold rallies protesting work camp conditions across the country en route to Ottawa. Protested continued well into 1935. -
Regina Riot
Regina Riot Prezi
Trekkers of the On-to-Ottawa Trek hold a public rally in Regina to update the status of the protest. RCMP officers charge the crowd and a four-hour battle ensues. Supporters of the protest are arrested after a battle that involved knife fights, pistols, and tear gas. -
King Reelected
Mackenzie King’s Liberal government regains control of Parliament. King would go on to be PM for another 13 years. -
CBC Created
CBC/Radio-Canada
The CBC/Radio-Canada is established. (a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster) -
Invasion of Poland
Germany invades Poland. Breaks promises made by Germany before Hitler came to power. Chain reacts and causes events of WWII. -
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World War 2
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Declaration of WWII
Britain, France, and Canada declare war on Germany all within seven days. Seven months absent of contact with Germany, then all hell breaks loose. -
Katyn Massacre
22,000 Polish officers, Policemen, and others are massacred by the Soviet NKVD in the Katyn Massacre. -
Texel Disaster
Texel Disaster
The disaster took place off the Dutch coast when the Geermans sunk two English ships, the Express, and the Esk. -
Expansion of Auschwitz
Hitler gives the order to expand Auschwitz, it had been opened Oct.8th 1939. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbour
Pearl Harbour
Japanese attack Hawaii; over three thousand Americans killed, multiple ships sunk. Very few Japanese casualties. -
Germans Surrender at Stalingrad
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Allied Victory in North Africa
This victory gave Allied forces the ability to move on with the battle of Italy. -
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Battle of Burma
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Italy surrenders but Germany takes over the Battle
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Sovient Offensive gathers pace in Eastern Europe
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Liberation of Warsaw
The Soviet army enters the devastated city of Warsaw and clears the German resistance -
Liberation of Auschwitz
AushwitzSoviet army entered Auschwitz and liberated more than 7,000 remaining prisoners, who were mostly ill and dying. -
German Surrender
Russians reach Berlin, Hitler commits suicide, and Germany surrender. -
Japan Surrenders
After atomic bombs are dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan surrenders on 14 August. Oficial signing took place on Sept. 2nd -
Cold War Contribution
Mackenzie KingCanada's major Cold War contribution to international politics was made in the innovation and implementation of 'Peacekeeping'. Although a United Nations military force had been proposed and advocated for the preservation of peace vis a vis the U.N.'s mandate by Canada's representatives Prime Minister Mackenzie King and his Secretary of State for External Affairs Louis St. Laurent at the United Nations Conference on International Organization in San Francisco in June 1945, it was not adopted at -
Bizonia Formed
The American and British zones of control in Germany are united to form the Bizone also known as Bizonia. -
Newfoundland joins Canada
Though it is the first land discovered, Newfoundland becomes the 10th province to join Canada. -
Canada-India Reactor Agreement
Canada and India formally sign Canada-India Reactor (CIR) Agreement. Canada agrees to provide India with a nuclear reactor (CIRUS) which is to be employed exclusively for 'peaceful uses.' However, over subsequent years, ample evidence is uncovered that India is using the reactor to enrich plutonium for its nuclear weapons program. -
Trans-Canada Highway
Work intensified on the Trans-Canada Highway, which ran from St. John’s, through Newfoundland, all the way to Victoria, BC. Would take 20 years to complete. -
Yalu River Approach
United Nations forces approach the Yalu River. In response, China intervenes in Korea again, but with a 500,000 strong army. This offensive forces the United Nations back towards South Korea. -
Non-Aligned Movement
The Non-Aligned Movement is pioneered by Jawaharlal Nehru of India, Sukarno of Indonesia, Tito of Yugoslavia, Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt and Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana. This movement was designed to be a bulwark against the 'dangerous polarization' of the world at that time and to restore balance of power with smaller nations. It was an international organization of states considering themselves not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc -
Suez Canal Crisis
United Nations ForceDuring the Suez Crisis of 1956, the idea promoted by Canada in 1945 of a United Nations military force returned to the fore. The conflict involving Britain, France, Israel and Egypt quickly developed into a potential flashpoint between the emerging 'superpowers' of the United States and the Soviet Union as the Soviets made intimations that they would militarily support Egypt's cause. The Soviets went as far as to say they would be willing to use "all types of modern weapons of destruction" on L -
John Diefenbaker
Diefenbaker
Diefenbaker became the first Prime Minister whose father was neither English nor French; he was German. -
NORAD is Developed
In partnership with the United States, Canada jointly establishes NORAD: The North American Air Defence Command, as a response to the threat of Soviet long-range nuclear bombers. Presided over by Canadian and American officers, NORAD was established to provide aerial defense of the continent in the case of a nuclear attack. -
Missile Shooting Match
Missile Shooting Match
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev claims that the Soviet Union has missile superiority over the United States and challenges America to a missile "shooting match" to prove his assertion. -
Sino-Soviet Divide
The Chinese leadership, angered at being treated as the "junior partner" to the Soviet Union, declares its version of Communism superior and begin to compete with the Soviets for influence, thus adding a third dimension to the Cold War. -
Quiet Revolution
The quiet revolution was a period of intense socio-political and socio-cultural change in characterized by the effective secularization of society, the creation of a welfare state, and realignment of politics into federalist and sovereignist factions -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Following a period of indecision, John Diefenbaker declares that missiles in Cuba are a threat to Canada and offers support for U.S. actions by aligning Canada's military alert status with that of the United States. -
Gulf of Tonkin Crisis
US President Lyndon B. Johnson claims that North Vietnamese naval vessels had fired on two American destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin. Although there was a first attack, it was later proven that American vessels had entered North Vietnamese territory, and the second attack is proved unfounded. The Gulf of Tonkin Incident leads to the open involvement of the United States in the Vietnam War, after the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. -
Adoption of Canadian Flag
Red EnsignThe present Canadian flag is adopted, replacing the Canadian Red Ensign, which had included a Union Jack and was considered to be not representative of the Canadian population as a whole. -
Canada Pension Plan
Pearson’s government started the Canada Pension Plan, which improved on existing pension schemes. -
Canada's Centennial Birthday
Towns and cities throughout the country celebrated Canada’s centennial, or one-hundredth birthday. The celebrations reached a peak in Montreal, the site Expo 67, an international fair that brought the world to Canada -
Merge of Military Forces
The three branches of the Canadian Forces (Army, Navy, and Air Force) are merged into one, adopting a common green uniform and Army-derived ranks. -
Canadian International Development Agency
CIDACanada creates the Canadian International Development Agency to support international cooperation with countries of the world. -
Treaty of Tlatelolco
Treaty33 Latin American and Caribbean countries sign the Treaty of Tlatelolco in Mexico City, which seek the prohibition of nuclear weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean. -
St-Jean-Baptiste Riot
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Pierre Trudeau becomes Prime-Minister
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Completion of Trans-Canada Highway
Trans-Canada Higway becomes the longest highway in the world upon completion in 1970 after 20 years of construction. -
October Crisis
James CrossThe October Crisis started with the kidnapping of James CROSS, by members of the Front de Libération du Québec (FLQ). It rapidly devolved into the most serious terrorist act carried out on Canadian soil after another official, Minister of Immigration and Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte, was kidnapped and killed. The crisis shook the career of recently elected Liberal Premier Robert Bourassa, who solicited federal help along with Montréal Mayor Jean Drapeau. This help would lead to the only in -
Muliticulturalism Act
The federal government, under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, declared in 1971 that Canada would adopt multicultural policy. Canada would recognize and respect its society included diversity in languages, customs, religions, and so on. In 1982 multiculturalism was recognized by section 27 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Canadian Multiculturalism Act was then enacted by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. -
Summit Series Hockey Tournament
Summit Series
The Summit Hockey Series took place. It was an eight game series between the Soviet National Team (USSR), and the Canadian National Team. The first four games were hosted in Canada, and the final four in Russia. Emotions were high, and not only because this was during the “Cold War.” Canada won the final three games to win the series 4-3 with on tie. -
Beaver: Symbol of Canada
The beaver becomes an official symbol of Canada. -
Degrees Celsius Adopted
Environment Canada switches to degrees Celsius. -
CN Tower Erected
The CN Tower is completed in Toronto. -
Wayne Gretzky
Gretzky
Wayne Gretzky, age seventeen, plays hockey for the Oilers; he is the youngest person in North America playing a major-league sport. -
Joe Clark becomes Prime-Minister
Joe Clark becomes Canada's sixteenth, and youngest ever, prime minister. On the same day, Flora MacDonald becomes Canada's first female Secretary of State for External Affairs. -
Uncostitutional Legislatures
Supreme Court declares Quebec and Manitoba's provincial legislatures to be unconstitutional because of their use of only one language. -
First Quebec Referendum
Parti Quebecois
A Québec referendum, called by the PARTI QUÉBÉCOIS (PQ) government, was held on 20 May 1980 to ask the people of Québec for a mandate to negotiate, on an equal footing, a new agreement with the rest of Canada, thus honoring the promise it had made in 1976 to hold a REFERENDUM before taking steps toward a sovereign Québec. The votes
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Terry Fox passes away
Terry Fox; humanitarian, athlete, and cancer treatment activist dies. -
Terry Fox Mountain
The government of British Columbia named a 2,639-metre (8,658 foot) peak in the Rocky Mountains after Terry Fox. -
Terry Fox Highway
The 83-kilometre (52 mi) section of the Trans-Canada Highway in Ontario where Terry Fox was forced to end his run, was renamed in his honour. -
Constitution Act
Constitution
Born out of a desire on the part of the Trudeau government to patriate the Constitution of Canada from the United Kingdom, the Constitution Act, 1982 came into force on 17 April 1982. The Act forms a part of the Constitution of Canada and is itself comprised of 7 parts. -
Metric System
The metric system of weights and measures is officially adopted by the federal government although Imperial units are still used. -
JoAnn Thatcher Murdered
JoAnn Thatcher, ex-wife of Saskatchewan MLA Colin Thatcher, is murdered in her Regina home. Colin would later be convicted of the crime. -
Jeanne Sauve
Jeanne Sauvé is appointed Canada's first female Governor General -
CAFTA
The Canadian-American Free Trade Agreement comes into effect. -
Space Agency
The Canadian Space Agency is created. -
Wayne Gretzky: Greatest NHL Player
The Great OneWayne Gretzky becomes the leading scorer in the history of the National Hockey League. -
Meech Lake Accord
Elijah Harper
Because the accord would have changed the constitution's amending formula, it needed the unanimous consent of all provincial houses before being proclaimed into law. It failed to be ratified in Manitobawhen Elijah Harper filibustered until the government's self-imposed deadline expired. The Newfoundland House of Assembly also abandoned the accord. -
Fall of Soviet Union
End of Cold War
The fall of the Soviet Union in December of 1991, and the end of the Cold War. -
B.C. Treaty Commission Established
In June 1991, the British Columbia Claims Task Force released its report, setting out a made-in-BC treaty process to "establish a new relationship based on mutual trust, respect, and understanding-through political negotiations". The treaty process was conceived as a constructive alternative to aboriginal rights litigation and confrontation. -
Charlottetown Accord Dies
The Charlottetown Accord was a package of proposed amendments to the Constitution of Canada, proposed by the Canadian federal and provincial governments in 1992. It was submitted to a public referendum on October 26 of that year, and was defeated. The votes were
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Second Quebec Referendum
The 1995 Quebec referendum was the second referendum to ask voters in the Canadian province of Quebec whether Quebec should proclaim national sovereignty and become an independent state, with the condition precedent of offering a political and economic agreement to Canada. Votes
No: 50.58 Yes: 49.42
