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Timeline of cnadian history in the 20th century
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prohibition in canada
the Dunkin Act, or the Canada Temperance Act (1864), is passed, allowing any counties or municipalities to prohibit the retail sale of alcohol if supported by a majority vote. -
The Young Turks Rule
The revolt began in July 3 1908 with 200 followers demanding restoration of the constitution. The sultan's attempt to suppress this uprising failed due to the popularity of the movement among the troops themselves. Rebellion spread rapidly due to the ideology of the young turks -
The assination of archduke franz Ferdinand
On the morning of June 28, 1914, a 19-year-old Bosnian nationalist named Gavrilo Princip shot and killed Sophie and Franz Ferdinand, the future heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary. -
germany`s Blank Check
On July 5, 1914, in Berlin, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany pledges his country’s unconditional support for whatever action Austria-Hungary chooses to take in its conflict with Serbia, a long-running rivalry thrown into crisis by the assassination, the previous June 28, of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife by a Serbian nationalist during an official visit to Sarajevo, Bosnia. -
Surbia rjects the ultimatum
Serbia’s response effectively accepted all terms of the ultimatum but one: it would not accept Austria-Hungary’s participation in any internal affairs. -
Russia prepares for war
In 1914 the Russian government considered Germany to be the main threat to its territory. This was reinforced by Germany's decision to form the Triple Alliance. Under the terms of this military alliance, Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy agreed to support each other if attacked by either France or Russia. -
Britian declairs war on Germany
On August 4th 1914, Great Britain declared war on Germany. It was a decision that is seen as the start of World War One. Britain, led by Prime Minister Herbert Asquith, had given Germany an ultimatum to get out of Belgium by midnight of August 3rd. In fear of being surrounded by the might of Russia and France, Germany they marched on france so they wouldn`t to divide their army. -
The Armenian Genocide
The genocide was carried out during and after World War I and implemented in two phases: the wholesale killing of the able-bodied male population through massacre and subjection of army conscripts to forced labour, followed by the deportation of women, children, the elderly and infirm on death marches leading to the Syrian desert. Driven forward by military escorts, the deportees were deprived of food and water and subjected to periodic robbery, rape, and massacre. -
Victory in the Battle of Vimy Ridge
The Battle of Vimy Ridge was a military engagement fought primarily as part of the Battle of Arras The ridge fell under German control in October 1914 during the Race to the Sea as the British and German forces continually attempted to outflank each other through northeastern France. -
Conscrtption
After visiting Britain for a meeting of First Ministers in May 1917, Borden announced that he would introduce the Military Service Act On August 29, 1917. The Act was passed: allowing the government to conscript men across the country if the Prime Minister felt that it was necessary. -
Easter Riot
it started when two police constables, sent to quebec to track down people trying to evade conscription, stopped a young man, Joseph Mercier, in a bowling alley to ask him for his exemption certificate. when mercier said that he did not have the paper with him the constables arrested him. an angry crowd of 2000 gathered. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Versailles Treaty, signed on June 28, 1919, was the peace settlement between Germany and the Allied Powers that officially ended World War I. -
The Georgetown Boys
Canadians had been providing financial and moral support to the “suffering Armenians” of the Ottoman Empire. Governor-General Julian Byng, Governor-General Freeman were among many Canadians who brought profound public attention to the hardships of the Armenians. -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the 1930s. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations; however, in most countries it started in 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s. -
Adolf Hitler
Nazi leader Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) was one of the most powerful and infamous dictators of the 20th century. After World War I, he rose to power in the National Socialist German Workers Party, taking control of the German government in 1933. -
The Holocaust
the mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime during the period 1941–45. More than 6 million European Jews, as well as members of other persecuted groups, such as gypsies and homosexuals, were murdered at concentration camps such as Auschwitz. -
the munich agreement
On this day in 1938, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, French Premier Edouard Daladier, and British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain sign the Munich Pact, which seals the fate of Czechoslovakia, virtually handing it over to Germany in the name of peace. -
World war 2 begins
World War Two in Europe began on 3rd September 1939, when the Prime Minister of Britain, Neville Chamberlain, declared war on Germany. It involved many of the world's countries. The Second World War was started by Germany in an unprovoked attack on Poland. -
The Bombing of Pearl Harbour
Just before 8 a.m. on December 7, 1941, hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii. The barrage lasted just two hours, but it was devastating: The Japanese managed to destroy nearly 20 American naval vessels, including eight enormous battleships, and almost 200 airplanes. More than 2,000 Americans soldiers and sailors died in the attack, and another 1,000 were wounded. -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Truman decided to use the newly developed atomic bomb to end the war quickly and prevent more U.S. casualties. They dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945, killing about 78,000 people and injuring 100,000 more. On August 9, a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, killing another 40,000 people.
