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Chapter 1 Timeline
A Different Canada
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Wilfrid Laurier becomes prime minister | 1896 |
| Klondike Gold Rush begins | 1896 |
| Canada sends volunteers to fight in Boer War in South Africa | 1899 |
| Alaska Boundary dispute is settled | 1903 |
| Alberta and Saskatchewan become provinces | 1905 |
| B.C. Native chiefs take land claim to King Edward VII of England | 1906 |
| Vancouver race riot occurs | 1907 |
| 'Anne of Green Gables' is published | 1908 |
| 1st airplane flight in Canada takes places | 1909 |
| Laurier era ends | 1911 |
| RMS Titanic sinks off coast of Newfoundland | 1912 |
| WWI begins | 1914 |
| Passengers on the Komagata Maru are refused landing at Vancouver | 1914 |