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World War One Begins
Canada join the First World War. the war kills thousands of Canadians and impacts every Canadian in some way. -
canadian suffrage movement
On 28 January 1916, Manitoba women became the first in Canada to win both the right to vote and to hold provincial office. -
Conscription
Sir Robert Borden decide to release the law of conscription. conscription ask every men on the enough age to go to the war. -
Battle of Vimy Ridge
On Easter Monday, four Canadian divisions and one British brigade captured Vimy Ridge, near Arras, France, with a loss of 3578 killed and 7000 wounded. It was a brilliant victory for the Canadians, who sensed a new national awareness. -
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
Possibly the most devastating epidemic in human history, which may have originated in Funston, Kansas, spread through Europe and the world, killing some 30 million people, including about 50 000 Canadians. The virus arrived with servicemen on board the ship Araguaya at Halifax. -
Winnipeg General Strike Begins
The Winnipeg General Strike, the largest strike in Canadian history, occurs. Between May 15 and June 25, more than 30,000 workers leave their jobs. The strike does not immediately improve job conditions, but it unites Canada’s working class. -
Bloody Saturday
On June 21 1919, near the end of the Winnipeg General Strike, saw the occurrence of the tragic event called "Bloody Saturday." Two men were killed and 27 others injured as strikers fought the North West Mounted Police. The strike began on May 15 as about 30,000 strikers took to the streets. -
Group of Seven Exhibit
The first exhibition of the Group of Seven was put on display at the Art Gallery of Toronto. The Group articulated a sense of a distinctly Canadian art, rooted in the Canadian landscape. -
William Lyon Mackenzie King (1921–1926, 1926–1930 and 1935–1948).
William Lyon Mackenzie King OM, CMG, PC, also commonly known as Mackenzie King, was the dominant Canadian political leader from the 1920s through the 1940s. He served as the tenth prime minister of Canada in 1921–1926, 1926–1930 and 1935–1948. -
Agnes Macphail Becomes the First Woman MP
Agnes Macphail becomes the first woman elected to the House of Commons. She champions prison reform, suggesting more education and less corporal punishment. Later, as a provincial legislator, Macphail successfully lobbies for Ontario’s first pay equity legislation, which passes in 1951. -
Chinese Immigration
The Chinese Immigration Act, 1923, known today as the Chinese Exclusion Act,[1] (the Act) was an act passed by the Parliament of Canada, banning most forms of Chinese immigration to Canada. Immigration from most countries was controlled or restricted in some way, but only the Chinese were so completely prohibited from immigrating. -
The Great Depression
the Great Depression in Canada began with the export stopping due to the Great Depression also happened in European countries. -
On-to-Ottawa Trek
The On-to-Ottawa Trek was a long journey where a thousand unemployed men trying to get a job during the Great Depression -
WWII
The World War II begins with the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939. Canada join the war in a week after British joined, to show off their independence. -
Conscription Crisis of 1944
The political astuteness of Mackenzie King, combined with much greater military sensitivity to Quebec volunteers resulted in a conscription crisis that was minor compared to that of the First World War. French-Canadian volunteers were front and centre, in their own units,
