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Billy Bishop (+2)
Flying was still in its infancy. Taking off and landing a plane without crashing was a significant accomplishment. Bishop flu across enemy lines and attacking a German derodrome, shooting down three German planes. -
The battle of Ypres (-1)
In the battle of Ypres in April 1915, the Germans introduced poison gas. The cost of Ypres was high. In these 48 hours, 6035 Canadians, one man in every three, became casualties of whom more than 2000 died. -
Jeremiah Jones (+2)
During the battle of Vimy Ridge in April of 1917, Jones rescued his unit from an enemy machine gun nest in what was to become a battle that is now know as Canada’s greatest success and source of great national pride. -
War Artists (+2)
In July 1917, more than 80 000 people flocked to see the official Canadian War Photographs Exhibition in London featuring the work of Canadian artists. -
Big Explosive (-2)
On December 6, 1917 a Norwegian ship was leaving the harbour carrying war supplies. At the same time, a French ship was approaching from the opposite direction carrying cargo of explosive material. There was a confusion over the paths the ships would take and a collision occurred, producing a force greater than any manmade explosion before it. More than 1500 people were killed immediately and hundreds died from their injuries soon after. -
Air Attack (-2)
Nursing sister Kathrine MacDonald lost her life at the age of 25 after an enemy air attack on the 1st Canadian General Hospital on May 19th, 1918. -
A German U-boat (-2)
A German U-boat torpedoed the Llandovery Castle on June 27, 1918. Of the 258 people on board, only 24 survived, all 14 nursing sisters, including Mae Belle Sampson, were dead. -
Women's rights (-1)
In 1918, women were aloud to vote if they were the age of 21 and over. But Chinese women, Hindu or east Indian women, and Japanese women were not aloud to vote until late 1940s -
Racism (-2)
In February, 1919 white soldiers got special treatment after they returned home from war. But black soldiers did not get any of that, they were still facing racism. -
Women working (+2)
Of the almost 300000 factory workers engaged in war production in 1917, approximately one in eight were women. Unemployed women found work and those who worked as office clerks or domestic servants moved into better-paying factory jobs.