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First World War Timeline

The First World War of 1914–1918 was the bloodiest conflict in Canadian history, taking the lives of more than 60,000 Canadians. It erased romantic notions of war, introducing slaughter on a massive scale, and instilled a fear of foreign military involvement that would last until the Second World War.

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Second World War Timeline

The Second World War was one of the most significant events in Canadian history. Canada played a vital role in the Battle of the Atlantic, and contributed forces to the campaigns of western Europe beyond what might be expected of a small nation of then only 11 million people. Between 1939 and 1945 more than one million Canadian men and women served full-time in the armed services.

2SLGBTQ+ History
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Acadians
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Act of Union
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Acts and Treaties
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19th Century Map of Canada
Alberta
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Rocky Mountains, Alberta
Arctic Exploration
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Canadian Arctic Expedition
Arts
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Asia-Canada
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Constructing the CPR
Black History
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Governor General of Canada Michaëlle Jean at the "door no return" in Elmina Castle in Ghana, 2006 .
British Columbia
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Western Red Cedar Rainforest
Colonization
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Old Map of Western Canada.
Communication and Transportation
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Confederation
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Night Rideau Canal
Disasters
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Chicoutimi River Flood, 21 July 1996
Economy and Labour
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Grand Trunk Railway
Education
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Students in the classroom, ca. 1910-1920.