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Chapter 2 timeline
Question | Answer |
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Who is assassinated in June 1914? | Franz Ferdinand; Crown Prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, assassinated by a Serbian Nationalist, June 1914. |
Germany invades which nations in 1914? | Belgium and France |
What was Britain's Reaction to Germany's assault? | Britain declares war on Germany in 1914, Canada has to follow suit. |
What act did Canada pass at the start of the war? | The war Measures act. It granted the Canadian Government the authority to do everything necessary for the security, defence, peace, order, and welfare of Canada. |
What was Canada's war involvement in 1915? | Battle at Ypres, Belgium, where the troops were exposed to poisonous gas. |
1916, women gain the right to vote where? | In Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta in provincial elections. |
in 1916, the Newfoundland Regiment are involved in what? | The battle of Somme, where they were almost destroyed right at the beginning. |
1917 victory for Canada | Canadian troops capture Vimy Ridge, France. |
Women in Ontario and British Columbia gain what? | the right to vote in Provincial elections. |
1917, war times elections act is passed and allows what? | gives federal vote to women related to servicemen. |
1917, who is re-elected as head of Union government? | Borden |
Passchendaele, Belgium, 1917 | Canadian troops succeed in muddy battles. |
What disaster befalls Halifax in 1917? | A French munitions ship explodes in its harbour. |
what becomes manditory in 1918? | Conscription |
What is declared on the Western Front in Europe in 1918? | Armistice |