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Date |
Event(s) |
| 1 | 1871 | - 1871—25 Jul 1871: British Columbia
British Columbia becomes the sixth province of Canada.
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| 2 | 1873 | - 1873—1 Jul 1873: Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island becomes the seventh province of Canada.
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| 3 | 1880 | - 16 Dec 1880—23 Mar 1881: First Boer War
First Boer War
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| 4 | 1899 | - 11 Oct 1899—31 May 1902: Second Boer War
Second Boer War
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| 5 | 1904 | - 1904—1905: Russiao-Japan War
Russiao-Japan War
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| 6 | 1905 | - 1905—1 Sep 1905: Alberta and Saskatchewan
Alberta and Saskatchewan are separated from the Northwest Territories to become the eighth and ninth provinces of Canada.
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| 7 | 1911 | - 1911—1912: Chinese Revolution
Chinese Revolution
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| 8 | 1914 | - 2 Aug 1914—11 Nov 1918: World War I
World War I
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| 9 | 1917 | - Nov 1917—Oct 1922: Russian Civil War
Russian Civil War
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| 10 | 1918 | - 1918—24 May 1918: Right to Vote
Women are granted the right to vote in Canadian federal elections. Provinces follow suit at different times between 1916 and 1940.
- Jan 1918—Dec 1920: Spanish Flu Pandemic
Spanish Flu Pandemic, the first of the two pandemics involving H1N1 influenza virus. •Approximately 20% to 40% of the worldwide population became ill
•An estimated 50 million people died
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| 11 | 1939 | - 1 Sep 1939—2 Sep 1945: World War II
World War II
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1871 - 1951 (79 years)