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Sir Robert Borden
He was the 8th prime minister of Canada. He was elected October 10th, 1911 in Ottawa, Canada. He was the prime minister for 9 years and led through WWI. He did many good things for Canada, including making us a more independent country, to improving our military. He falls under the "Canada and it's changing roles" theme, and "Significant Canadians". -
Franz Ferdinand
On June 28th, 1914, the nephew of Emporer Franz Joesf and the heir to the Austro-Hungarian empire, Franz Ferdinand, was shot along with his wife by a Serbian nationalist in Sarejevo, Bosnia. This assassination is one of the direct causes for the start of WW1.
This falls under the themes of significant people and changing roles.
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The Start of World War 1
World war 1 was a brutal battle of trench warfare against 2 different sides. It happened from July 28th, 1914-November 11th, 1918. It took place on the Western Front in France. It was basically lines of trenches stretching over western France. This Included Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Canada, USA, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Serbia. The themes would fall in "battles" and "technology".
The picture was titled "life in the trenches" and it just shows what a basic trench looks like. -
2nd Battle of Ypres
From April 22nd-May 25th, 1915, the second battle of Ypres took place in Belgium. It was fought between the British, French, and Belgium vs Germany. This battle is when Germany first introduced the new gas weapon for the first time. They used poisonous chlorine gas that swooped down into the trenches. After 5 weeks of fighting, the fight was going nowhere so the Germans ended it.
This theme falls under "battles" and "technology"
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Battle of the Somme
From July 1st- November 18th of 1916, there was a battle of British and French empires vs the Germans near the Somme river in France. After 2 years of trench warfare, the allies attempted to break through German lines on the Western Front. The battle lasted for months and resulted in more than one million causalities. It was one of the largest battles of WW1.
This falls under the battle theme and technology them.
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Vimy Ridge
On April 9th, 1917, Canada beat Germany and took over Vimy Ridge. In Northern France, they used large portions of shrapnel and explosives and forced Germans to stay in their trenches.
This falls into the theme of battles and technology.
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Influenza Pandemic.
The influenza pandemic of 1918 affected more than 500 million people worldwide and killed around 20-50 million people. More than 25% of the American population became sick. It actually ended up killing more people than WW1 did. It has been said to be the most devastating epidemic ever recorded in history. It also has been said that this infection originated in China and was spread by the transportation of Chinese people through Canada in sealed train cars. -
Winnipeg General Strike
In Winnipeg, Manitoba from May-June 26th, 1919, there was the largest mass strike in Canada history. It consisted of underappreciated workers of Winnipeg and they were frustrated from unemployment, inflation, poor working conditions, and regional disparities after WW1, workers joined together to create a large enough force to shut down or drastically reduce most services.
This falls under the theme of "Canadian significant events" and "technology"
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Treaty of Versailles
On June 28th, 1919, the treaty to end WW1 had been signed. It was a negotiation between the allied powers and Germany. Germany was responsible for reparations, had their military cut down, and had their land taken away too. It was signed in Versailles, France just 10 miles outside of Paris. It consisted of the president of the United States and the 3 prime ministers of Great Britain, France, and Italy. There were representatives from Germany as well but they weren't allowed to sit with them. -
Women getting the right to vote
Women all over Canada finally got the right to vote starting in WW1 and by 1919 every women in Canada had the right to vote. Women were serving in the war and taking over men in factories and offices. Women got the federal vote in three stages: Military voters act of 1917 (nurses and armed services can vote), Wartime Election act (women who had husbands), and then all women over 21.
This falls under the theme "women & it's changing roles" and "homefront"
This is a picture of women protesting.
