Final Exam Dates Review Flashcards
1
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1874
A
The WCTU was founded (Women’s Christian Temperance Union)
2
Q
1885
A
Chinese Head Tax implemented
3
Q
1914
A
- WW1 began
- The Black Hand are determined to free Bosnia from Austria-Hungary
- Britain declares war on Germany–Canada is automatically at war as part of the British Empire
- War Measures Act passed in Canada (pg. 30)
4
Q
1915
A
Battle of Ypres
5
Q
1917
A
- An Act was passed that made conscription compulsory for all Canadian men between the ages of 20 and 45, calling up the younger men first
- Military Voters Act
- Wartime Elections Act
- khaki election
- Coalition government agreed to ?????
6
Q
1918
A
WWI ended
7
Q
1919
A
- One Big Union is formed (OBU)
- Winnipeg General Strike
- The Treaty of Versailles was signed
8
Q
1923
A
Chinese Head Tax ended
9
Q
1929
A
- New York Stock Exchange crashes on Wall Street
- 1929 marks the beginning of recession, which progressed to a decade-long depression in Canada (start of Great Depression)
- Female Suffrage (Person’s Case)
10
Q
1930
A
R.B. Bennett becomes prime minister
11
Q
1933
A
- Unemployment hits highest level
- Hitler comes to power in Germany
12
Q
1935
A
- On-to-Ottawa Trek
- Mackenzie King becomes prime minister
13
Q
1939
A
- End of the Great Depression
- WWII begins
At first Canada doesn’t want to get involved, but it eventually does (around when Great Britain announces they’re at war)
14
Q
1945
A
- WWII ends
15
Q
1947
A
- Cold war begins
