1914-1929

  • War Measures Act -2 political

    Used controversially to suspend the civil liberties of people in Canada. It gave broad powers to the Canadian government. This led to mass arrests and detentions without charges or trials.
  • Battle of Second Ypres +1 political

    Canada’s first major battle. Faced the first use of chlorine gas. A third of the force were killed, hurt, or captured but Canadians kept the Germans from breaking through and earned the name "Stormtrooper"
  • Wartime Elections Act +1 political

    Election mainly on the issue of conscription (mandatory military service). Some Canadian women were able to vote for the first time, while other Canadians lost their right to vote.
  • Influenza Outbreak aka Spanish Flu -1 social

    Carried by soldiers from overseas after World War One. Fifty thousand Canadians died during the epidemic. The virus led to the establishment of the Federal Department of Health in 1919
  • Prohibition +1 social

    Soldiers came back from the war suffering from PTSD and turned to alcohol so the Canadian government banned the production and import. Women and other groups were supportive. It caused crime rates due to alcohol to go down.
  • Bloody Saturday -2 economic

    Bloody Saturday took place in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Many people were frustrated by being unemployed and having poor working conditions after WW1. That created a general strike. It ended in “Bloody Saturday” that resulted in the death of one person and many injured.
  • end of WW1 +2 political

    Germany signs the treaty of Versailles and World War I comes to an end.
  • Discovery of Insulin +2 social

    Medical student, Charles Best and Dr. Frederick Banting of University of Toronto announced the discovery of insulin the cure to preventing diabetes and controling normal metabolism.
    This was one of the biggest discoveries in medical history.
    They received the Nobel Prize.
  • Chinese Exclusion Act -2 political

    Banning most forms of Chinese immigration to Canada. Racism occurred and people were scared that the Chinese would take the people's original jobs.
  • Black Tuesday -2 economic

    Black Tuesday was when the New York Stock Exchange crashed and caused thousands of people to lose their fortunes.

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