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The Was in Afghanistan was brought on bu the United States, supported by the United Kingdom, then Canada and 40 other countries. The was was to put a stop to the terrorist group Al-Qaeda. The Was in Afghanistan is Canada's longest fought war and most significant fight since the Korean War. Canada sent troops and warships to assist in the fighting. Canada also supported the U.S. and U.K. by maintaining armored vehicles, tanks and artillery. Canada also supplied transportation via air.

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When Germany invaded Poland in 1939, after the United Kingdom and France declared war on Germany, Canada also declared war on Germany on September 10th. Canadian Forces assisted greatly in the Allies forces during the war. World War 2 also caused Canada to start shifting more towards industry rather than agriculture.

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In November of 1963, 35th President John F. Kennedy, is shot twice and killed by Lee Harvey Oswald, who was killed 2 days later by Jack Ruby. John F. Kennedy was killed by Oswald because of differing political beleifs.

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From 1950-1953, North and South Korea were at war. The United States played a big role in the war, assisting South Korea after being called on by the United Nations. In 1952, after president Eisenhower publicly spoke about using the Unites States' nuclear arsenal to end the war, both sides by 1953 were ready to sign an agreement to end the war.

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In 2003, the United States declared war and invaded Iraq. Although Canada never formally declared war on Iraq, The Prime Minister of Canada stated that Canada would support the United States, if the United Nations allowed them to. However, is has been speculated that a high-ranking official in Canada promised to support the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

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From 1950-1953, North and South Korea were at war. The Canadian forces were apart of this war, and were on the side of the United Nations. Canada sent over 26,000 soldiers, and 8 destroyers. Canada also provided aircraft transport and supplies during the war.

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On September 11th, 2001, terrorists attack the World Trade Center in Manhattan. The terrorist group al-Qaeda were responsible for the attacks, which killed almost 3,000 people and injured double that number. 9/11 is an event in American history that will never be forgotten. And was a significant event on the war against terrorism.

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In 1959, Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce file a patent for the microchip. This groundbreaking invention would go onto be improved and distributed all across the world, for computers and technology.

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During World War I, Germany held an area of land outside the French village of Vimy. French troops has attempted to take this area back multiple times, but none were successful. It wasn't until the Canadian Troops attempt that the invasion was successful.

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The Persons Case of 1929 is a Canadian Constitution case that decided that women were able to be in the Senate of Canada. The Court of Last Resort overturned previous conclusions by the Canadian Supreme Court, allowing women to sit in the Canadian Senate

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Canadian Independence from The British Empire

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Canadian Independence from The British Empire

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In 1931, the United Kingdom signs the Statute of Westminster. This gives Canada and Australia Independence from the British Empire

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France and the United Kingdom went to war with Germany after they invaded Poland in 1939. The U.S. entered the war when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Days later, Germany declared war on the U.S. In May, 1945, The allied forces successfully invade Germany, and Germany surrendered. In July, 1945, the first successful test of the atomic bomb took place. Shortly later that year, while Japan and the U.s. are at war, The U.S. drops two atomic bombs onto Japanese cities, Nagasaki and Hiroshima. The U.S. bombed these two cities as a sign of power over Japan to convince the them to surrender instead of continuing the war. Japan surrendered to the United States, ending World War II.

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In 1867, Canada becomes a self governing entity of the British Empire through the enactment of the British North America Act, or the Constitution Act.

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In 1860, South Carolina declares succession from the U.S. Shortly after, 5 more states declare the same, forming the Confederate States. Confederate troops in South Carolina fired upon a U.S. fort that was on Confederate-claimed land, thus starting the Civil War. 5 more southern states would secede after this battle. After much back and fourth between the two sides, the Union comes out on top, and the Civil War ends with slavery abolished and the Confederate States fall and the 11 southern states are readmitted back into the Union.

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The war lasted from 1812-1815. The war was caused because of the U.K. attempting to block trade routes between France and the U.S, the U.K. During the war, The U.K. then invaded Washington D.C., but later invasions were stopped. In 1815 the Treaty of Ghent was ratified between the United States and United Kingdom.

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from 1775-1783, British Colonists rebel British Soldiers for independence from the U.K. The war ends when the U.K.  decides not to fight the war any longer, signing peace treaties with the colonists. In 1738, the U.K. signs the Treaty of Paris, granting the Colonies independence.