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Canadian War Museum
1 Vimy Place
Ottawa, Ontario
K1R 1C2
Tel. (819) 776-8600
toll-free 1-800-555-5621
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Military History
Montcalm meets Wolfe on the Plains of Abraham; a thirty-minute
battle changes Canada and the world.
The Seven Years' War becomes
humanity's first world war as the French and British empires wage a titanic
struggle for imperial dominance. In North America, the war leads to the British
Conquest of Canada, the American Revolution, and the first step towards
recognition of Aboriginal Title by the Crown
One revolution creates two countries, Canada and the United States.
Most of Britain's American colonies rebel in 1775 and form the
United
States of America in 1783. Other British colonies remain loyal to the Crown,
defeat American invasions in 1775-76, and eventually unite in 1867 to form the
Dominion of Canada.
The Canadian War Museum offers teachers and educators formal school
programmes, teaching resources and expertise to help students understand
Canada's experience of war.
Propaganda is the organized dissemination of information to influence
thoughts, beliefs, feelings, and actions. The posters and photographs on
this site demonstrate how words and images were used in Canada in the
service of war between 1914 and 1945.
Find out what
happened in Canadian military history on this day or any day of the
year.
Democracy at
War: Canadian Newspapers and the Second World War is a fully
searchable digitized collection of 144,000 newspaper clippings that
report on the events of the Second World War. Fifty-five short historical
articles introduce the main facts and, so far as is possible, the main
conclusions of historical research and analysis that has taken place since
the Second World War.
The South African War (1899-1902) marked Canada's first official
dispatch of troops to an overseas war. Over seven thousand Canadians,
including twelve women nurses, served in South Africa, and their experience
led to important reforms of Canada's modest armed forces on the eve of the
First World War.
Every November 11th, Canadians across the
country pause in
silence to remember the men and women who served our country during
wartime. Discover the origins of Remembrance Day in Canada, its symbols
and how we remember those who fought for Canada in the First World War,
the Second World War, the Korean War
and those who took part in Peacekeeping Operations.
The Canadian War Museum's Youth Page. Do you want to know more about
Canadian war heroes? Do you want to play adventure games about the
Canadian
War Experience? This section is for you!
After 1945, Soviet
actions in Eastern Europe and elsewhere created the impression that global
Communism was a ruthless, expansionist force. Secret talks on mutual
security in 1948 between Canada, the United States, and Britain soon
expanded to include other European nations. In the end, twelve nations
signed the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949. They pledged mutual
defence, but also - at Canadian insistence - social and economic
cooperation. For the first time in its history, Canada had joined a
peacetime military alliance.
During the First World War (1914-1918),
the Canadian government used posters to encourage popular participation in
the war effort. Those on exhibit here invited French-speaking Canadians to
enlist in the armed forces.
As part of a British
offensive in April 1917, Canadian soldiers captured the heavily fortified
Vimy Ridge in northern France. Many historians and writers consider the
Canadian victory at Vimy a defining moment for Canada. But it was a victory
at a terrible cost, with more than 10,000 killed and wounded.
The Salvation Army (SA),
an evangelical, socially-minded Christian religion organized in London,
England in 1865 has existed in Canada since 1882. Despite its
martial-sounding name, military organization, and rank structure - all
reflecting its 'war' on social evils and faithlessness - the SA does not
advocate taking up arms against fellow human beings.
Canadian military history at a glance with 55
introductory articles to Canada's military history from 1000 to 1946. Learn
how Canada was shaped by war, from early encounters between Europeans and
First Peoples, to British North America, the First World War and right up
to the end of the Second World War.
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