The
World
1911: Iceland gives the vote to all women over 25.
1912: Titanic sinks after hitting an iceberg on its first voyage.
1914: WW 1 – 1914 – 18: The Empress of Ireland sinks in the St.
Lawrence River, killing more than 1000
1915: Battle of Ypres in Belgium – first major Canadian action.
1917: Russian Revolution and the beginning of Communist rule.
Canada
1910: Royal Canadian Navy established
1914: Oil dicovered in Turner Valley, Alberta
1917: Conscription Crisis
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Manitoba
1916: Manitoba is the first province to give women the vote.
1919: Widespread drought. Winnipeg General Strike.
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