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Prohibition
limited alcohol consumption, sale and production. It began in 1917 to help the war. It helped prevent drunkenness, poverty and abuse. It was supported by Christians and women. Creates new problems – bootlegging & smuggling
cold war
International tensions that developed at the end of WWII. The Cold War was a period of political and military tension between the United States and its allies, and the Soviet Union and its allies, from the late 1940s to the early 1990s. It was characterized by rivalry, ideological conflict (capitalism vs. communism), nuclear arms race, proxy wars, and limited direct military confrontation between the superpowers.
When were women given the right to vote?
Manitoba 1916 white women
1917 white women who are involved in the military service or had a male relative in the military.
1918 all white women got the right to vote in Canada.
vimy
France April, 1917
Canada won a seat at the Peace talks largely because of Vimy Ridge
Extremely well planned and rehearsed
Somme
France July, 1916
Most disastrous the British faced
On the first day, British (including Canadian) casualties were over 57,000 – highest ever in one day
ypres
Belgium April, 1915
Canada’s first major battle
First poisonous gas attack
Passchendaele
Belgium Fall, 1917
The unbelievable mud made it nearly impossible to advance
Germans won the land back later
D-day
June - August 1944 Normandy France. Canada landed on the Juno Beach. Largest amphibious invasion in military history.
Dunkirk
france
May-june 1940
Code name: Operation dynamo
Failure that it happened but success how it happened
Battle of Britain
Southeast england- britain
July-oct 1940
Germany attempt to take over britain, air battle
Code name: Operation sealion
Battle of hong kong
Hong kong
December 1941
Canada defending a british colony, many canadians were taken prisoner of war and were treated terrible many didn’t survive
Battle of the Atlantic
Atlantic ocean
September 1939- may 1945
Submarines were major factors
All about getting men food, weapons and machines from Canada to bring to britain.
Stalingrad
Stalingrad, russia
July-february 1943
Bloodiest battle in war, weather played a big role
Codename: Operation Uranus
Invasion of Sicily
Sicily italy
July - august 1943
Get sicily so they can move on from europe and get germany
Codename operation husky
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles, signed on June 28, 1919, officially ended World War I. It imposed heavy penalties on Germany, including territorial losses, military restrictions, and large reparations.
