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Choose a category to show related flashcards.Skip Navigation LinksThe "Father of Manitoba". He fought with the Métis of Red River against Canada for taking over their land near Winnipeg. He was later sentenced and killed for fighting against Canada.
The Métis' greatest military leader.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). A military alliance between Canada and other democratic countries that formed during the Cold War.
The North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD). Canada and the U.S.A. are members of this.
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). They fought in the Battle in Britain and helped the Allies fight in World War 2.
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). They fought in the Battle of the Atlantic and protected ships from German submarines.
The Remembrance Day poppy
This is the symbol of Remembrance Day. It reminds us of the sacrifice of Canadians who have served or died in wars up to the present day.
1914 - 1920: Over 8,000 Austrian and Hungarian immigrants to Canada were forced into labour camps.
Japanese Canadians during World War 2
1988: Canada apologized for treating Japanese Canadians who lived in British Columbia like enemies during World War 2.
The Loyalists were loyal to...
The Crown. They wanted to stay loyal to Britain, and did not want to fight in the American Revolution against Britain.
1837 - 1838: A British reformer.who wanted to unite Upper and Lower Canada and make government more democratic.
He was the first black man to be awarded the Victoria Cross.
1943: He earned his Victoria Cross in the Second World War.
He was a flying ace. He earned his Victoria Cross during the First World War.
He was not born in the British Empire. He earned his Victoria Cross during the First World War.
Lieutenant Alexander Roberts Dunn
1854: He was the first Canadian to receive the Victoria Cross.
Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray
He was the last Canadian to receive the Victoria Cross until now.
1812 - 1814: Who tried to conquer Canada?
The U.S.A. tried to conquer Canada.
Reformers who thought that Canada should be more like the U.S.A. and rebelled against the British colonial government. They lost.
When and what is Remembrance Day?
November 11: A day to remember the sacrifice of Canadians who have served or died in wars up to the present day.
2 things people do on Remembrance Day
(1) Wear a red poppy (2) Have a minute of silence at 11:00 a.m.
1943 - 1944: Who did Canada help liberate?
Canada helped liberate Italy during World War 2.
June 6 1944: What happened on this day?
D-Day. When Northern France was invaded.
1944-1945: Who did Canada help liberate?
Canada helped liberate the Netherlands during World War 2. This helped end the war.
1941 & 1942: Where did Canadian troops die?
Canadian troops died trying to defend Hong Kong from Japan, and in Dieppe, France.
August 14 1945: Who surrendered? What ended?
Japan surrendered. This ended World War 2.
Late 17th - Early 18th Centuries: A great hero of New France who fought against the British
1812 - 1814: A Shawnee Aboriginal chief who helped defend Canada when Canada was fighting against the U.S.A.
Major-General Sir Isaac Brock
1812 - 1814: A French-Canadian who helped capture the city of Detroit when Canada and the U.S.A. were at war.
1813: She made a dangerous 19 mile (30 km) journey on foot to warn Canadians of a planned U.S.A. attack.
Major General Sir Sam Steele
A famous Canadian member of the RCMP, frontier hero and a soldier of the Queen.
General Sir Arthur Currie
Canada's greatest soldier in World War 1. He helped Canada win the Battle of Amiens.
The Canadian female nurses who served in World War 1 were nicknamed Bluebirds. There were more than 3,000 of them.
1759: This British defeated the French on the Plains of Abraham (near Quebec City). They were battling in the 1700's to decide who would control North America; this win was important for the British.
A canal in Ottawa built to protect Canada from U.S.A. invasion.
1950 - 1953: Canada (and the UN) defended South Korea during the Korean War. 500 Canadians died, and 1,000 were wounded.
1899-1902: 7,000 Canadians volunteered to fight in the Boer War in South Africa. 260 died.
# of Canadians who served in World War 1
Over 600,000.
1917: The Canadian army captured Vimy Ridge in France. Vimy day celebrates the braveness of the soldiers during the Batle of Vimy Ridge.
The end of World War 1. Germany and Austria surrendered.
# of Canadians killed and wounded in World War 1
60,000 killed and 170,000 wounded.
1915: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae wrote this poem about the soldiers who died and are buried in a cemetary where poppy flowers grow.
Countries that were fighting against Nazism in World War 2 were called the Allies.
1914 - 1918: World War 1 (World War 1).
1939 - 1945: World War 2 (World War 2).
% of Allied soldiers that were Canadian
10%.
# of Canadians and Newfoundlanders who served in World War 2
Over 1 million.
# of Canadians and Newfoundlanders who were killed in World War 2
44000
Helped Britain with food, clothing and supplies during World War 2.