Canadian Prime Ministers
This Prime Minister scrapped the Avro Arrow program in 1959.
John Diefenbaker
This war began in 1939 in Poland, and ended in 1945, where Canada would serve in battles like D-Day, the Scheldt, and Ortona.
World War II
This organization was created in 1945 to preserve world peace and resolve conflicts through negotiation - Canada was a founding member and a heavy contributor
This interceptor aircraft was meant to be the most cutting edge, and strengthen Canada's aerospace industry, before it was scrapped in 1959
The Avro Arrow
in 1982 Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau signed this into action, guaranteeing the freedoms and rights of Canadian citizens
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
This Prime Minister removed the Bomarc-1 Missiles in Canada and committed Canada to Nuclear Non-Proliferation in 1973
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
This war began in 1914 in Serbia, and ended in 1919, with Canadians participating in battles like the Somme, Passchendaele, and Ypres.
World War I
These missiles were purchased by Canada as a replacement for outdated interceptor aircraft to protect Canada in 1959
Bomarc-1 Missiles
The last of these schools closed in 1996, but were designed to assimilate and wipe out Indigenous cultures and peoples
Residential schools
This Prime Minister led Canada through World War II, and created the modern welfare state in Canada afterwards.
William Lyon Mackenzie King
This "Police Action" began in 1950 and is technically ongoing, and was a civil war between Communist and Capitalist forces, where Canada volunteer 26 000 troops, participating in battles like Kapyong.
The Korean War
This "Pact" was created by the Soviet Union in 1955 to counter the USA and provide collective security for communist countries
The "Fat Man" and "Little Boy" were examples of these kinds of weapons, used for the first time to end World War II in 1945
Nuclear Bombs
This dark day in 1929 kicked off the Great Depression as stock markets around the world crashed, lasting until 1939
Black Tuesday
This was the Prime Minister during the Great Depression, and who is generally seen as incompetent.
R. B. Bennett
This war began around 1945, and lasted until 1991, with tensions being high between the two superpowers of the time, coming close to nuclear war.
The Cold War
This organization was created to protect North American airspace against Soviet planes and missiles in 1958
During World War I and II, this Canadian city became a massive dockyard, building and repairing battleships and convoy vessels bound for Europe
Halifax
Beginning in 1942, these Canadians were rounded up and forced to work deep in Canada, while their possessions were confiscated and sold by the Canadian government
Japanese-Canadians
This Canadian Prime Minister during World War I promised no conscription, before using conscription to fill the front lines in 1917.
Robert Borden
This conflict began in 1979, and was the result of the Soviet Union building tons of weapons and not using them, it went very badly and led to the Soviet Union collapsing.
The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
This alliance system was created before WWI and was made of France, the UK, and Russia, who all came together to protect themselves against Germany
The Entente
This British bolt-action rifle was the standard rifle for Canadian troops in World War I, and even until the Korean War, it was known to jam in mud and be generally unreliable
During the 1960s, Canadian child welfare services systematically stole Indigenous children from their families, placing them into foster care, becoming known as the "Sixties ____"
The Sixties Scoop