U2A7 by Phuc An Nguyen

Main events of Canada in WWI

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Leo Le Boutillier, Thomas-Louis Tremblay and French-Canadian Soldiers in 1916. / progress +2

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Le Boutillier and Tremblay were part of the 1000 French Canadian volunteers in the first contingent to go to Britain. They showed loyalty to Canada and French through representing Canada and French in Britain, despite being struggle with English, they still aimed it.

After the French-Canadian Regiment, the 22nd Battalion, was formed, many French-Canadian soldiers could finally be promoted to higher ranks after all the difficult days they've been through. But The 22nd Battalion was involved in the Battle of the Somme that took place in 1916 and the local offensives before it .At the Somme, under the command of British General Douglas Haig, they joined the Newfoundland Regiment which suffered disastrous consequences on the first day of battle, July 1st. Of 801 men at the beginning of the battle, only 68 were not wounded or killed. The dead included 14 sets of brothers, including four brothers from one family in St John's. More Canadian soldiers entered the Somme offensive at the end of the summer.

Billy Bishop and the War in the Air in 1914/ progress +2

701031655 — 2025-07-08 15:31:21 UTC

Canadian pilots, like Billy Bishop, helped to advance Canada's reputation as a reputable air force in WWI. Canada did not have its own air force until the final months of the war; however, by war's end, almost a quarter of all British flyers were Canadian. Yet, in August 1914, flying was still in its infancy. And with Billy Bishop's encouragement, many soldiers were trying with aircraft and got into air force which made a progress in Canadian military.

Ontario government consequences in 1918/ -2

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In 1918, under the War Measures Act, the federal government enacted prohibition, which banned the making and selling of liquor. Several provinces had already brought in prohibition. Prohibition was widely seen at this time as a patriotic duty and a social sacrifice, to help win the war.

Prohibition led to an increase in illegal manufacturing and selling liquor between provinces from 1920 to 1933. Especially Quebec, where drug was a big concern . The government was expected to make Canada greater but due to lack of control on drugs and liquor, it made Canada worse.

First nation children in 1920 / -2

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Schools were opened for First nation, Metis and Inuit people and children were forced to go to those school. During school time , these student got bullied as well. This showed a decline in education, which supposed to be increased and this definitely wasn't a good opportunity for every kids.

Frederick Banting discovered Insulin in 1922/ +2

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Frederick Banting wasn't a strong student with good grades and he also failed his first year in university. However, in 1922, he and a colleague discovered Insulin which had significantly impacted life of diabetic people.

Mary Pickford in entertaining field in 1920s /+1

701031655 — 2025-07-08 19:12:27 UTC

Mary Pickford is a Hollywood star. She made the first step for entertaining industrial of Canada by founding in the international academy of motion pictures art and science . The founding in future is really helpful because it created more actor and actress who are famous in Hollywood.

And especially in 1923, She opened a studio that continuing to develop till now and was really well-known in Hollywood.

Lack of job in Halifax Herald in 1919/-1

701031655 — 2025-07-08 19:30:57 UTC

Workers protested but got ignored by the government and 17 strike leaders had been arrested . And the government fail to keep up for job demanding and started to blame the enemy instead of solving problems. This showed a decline in Canadian Government.

Returning soldiers speech in 1919/ -2

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"The returned soldier, or any other white man, must be given decent working conditions, as well as decent living conditions and a decent wage. If those conditions in any occupation at present are unfitted for a white man then they must be made fit. It will then be unnecessary to depend upon enemy aliens for labor to develop the resources of Canada." -Winnipeg Telegram

This speech states that despite being loyal to the country, they were still disrespected by the government, especially Military hospital when the hospital expected those soldiers can recover by themselves.

Paris Peace Conference in 1919/ +2

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Robert Borden represented Canada as a separate nation from Britain, at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. This states that Canada's Identity had been declare which is a big progress for Canadian.

Legend

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Red: political

Green: Economic

Blue Social

Nellie McClung 1914/ +2

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She's a right activist. She made a protest in Alberta that gave Women the right to vote. This changed women life forever by gave them speech in a lot of field than before.