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On March, 1918, prohibition was put in place to limit/prohibit the use, sale, and ownership of alcoholic beverages. Prohibition was the result of the Temperance Movement- a movement started by a group of women who were against the use of alcohol. During the war, prohibition was put in place to save the resources used for alcohol, and use them towards the war efforts. Prohibition, however, led to other issues such as rumrunners and illegal sale of alcohol throughout Canada. -
Following the war, working conditions were poor for many. On May 15, 1919, a 6-week long strike was started to protest a number of issues in the workplace. One group of workers- the Building and Trades Council, asked for better wages, 8-hour work days, and the right to barter collectively for better working conditions. Men and women from all professions unified and stopped working during the Winnipeg. One strike later led to Bloody Saturday, where a number of people were killed and arrested. -
On Jun 21, 1919, a protest during the Winnipeg General Strike turned violent and became known as Bloody Saturday. On this day, the mayor of Winnipeg had called in the North-West Mounted Police to deal with the protesters. As they rode in on horses, they crashed into the protesters and fired their guns at random. One was killed, many were hurt, and hundreds were arrrested. -
Flappers was a term used to describe women throughout the 1920's who were rebellious against the gender norms of those days. Those women would often go out to bars/nightclubs and would wear more revealing and casual clothes. These women thought they should be able to express themselves and take part in activities previously thought to be unfit for a woman. They essentially redefined what a women was and could do. -
The invention of the radio changed the lives of many during the 1920's and still to this day. Radio prices became cheap enough that almost everyone had one in their home. Radios were important for hearing the news, weather, sports event, advertisement, and other forms of entertainment like radios. Radios were also made cheaper due to the use of production lines. -
Joseph Bombardier was an entrepreneur, and is most known for his invention of the snowmobile. After testing his first snowmobile on New Years Eve, 1922 at the age of 15, he went on to go to and study mechanical engineering. He returned home, and sold/made snowmobile models capable of being used for commercial use. After the start of WW2, the Canadian Military Showed interest in using some to use for troop transportation in winter months. His invention pioneered the way for modern snowmobiles. -
On, May 3, 1922, the breakthrough discovery of insulin used to help with diabetes was announced. Diabetes was considered a death sentence, as one's blood sugar levels would rise to deadly amounts due to low insulin levels produced by the pancreas. Dr. Banting and Dr. Best, along with contributions from others, were able to produce insulin to be used for injections into one with diabetes. This discovery is considered by many to be one of the most life saving discoveries in medical history. -
Throughout the 1920's and 30's, Foster Hewitt was a Canadian Radio Broadcaster for Hockey Night in Canada. He later in life started his own radio broadcast in 1965, broadcasting Maple Leafs games in Toronto. -
On July 1, 1923, Canada passed an Act to prevent Chinese from immigrating to Canada. As Canada was still developing, they feared many Chinese would immigrate to Canada to find/take over their jobs. Only a few select Chinese were aloud into Canada, such as trades people, government diplomats, and certain students. This also led to many men forced to leave their families back in China while they worked in Canada -
Talkies were a new type of movie where accompanying music or dialogue would be played synced to the film. Talkies would become popular near the end of the 1920's. Prior to 1927, silent movies were the main type of movie. Talkies reinvented how movies were created, and the stories they could now tell with accompanying music or dialogue. -
The Five Cent Speech was a speech given by Mackenzie King, a liberal PM, while he was PM of Canada during the start of the Great Depression. His speech stated how he wouldn't give 5 cents towards unemployment relief to any province run by the Conservative Party. This speech later led to an uproar and him consequently being removed from office in favour of Bennet replacing him as Canada's PM. -
On October 29, 1929, the stock market crashed, a contributing factor to the great depression. This day was called Black Tuesday. An Innumerable number of people lost their money on Black Tuesday, as many had most, if not all, their money tied up in the stock market when it crashed. This day was a huge contributing factor to the quick progression of the Great Depression. -
In April, 1935, over 1,500 men from unemployment relief camps in BC went on strike over terrible pay rates and working/living conditions in the relief camps. These men traveled to Vancouver to protest, but with no results, they trekked onwards to Ottawa by train. Along their way, they were stopped in Regina, and the protest organizers were arrested. This then later led to the Regina Riot, on July 1, 1935. -
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The Statute of Westminster was a statute from Britain granting Canada full control to make their own laws and regulations concerning things in Canada, without Britain's involvement. Prior to the Statute of Westminster, Britain had to sign off on laws and other documents before they could be passed and made official in Canada. The Statute of Westminster also played a huge part towards Canada's complete independence from Britain. -
Bennet Buggies were cars that had been converted into carts to be pulled by horses, due to gas prices being too high to be affordable during the Great Depression. The engine, windows, and other heavy parts of the car would be removed, and the car would be altered so that it could be pulled behind a horse. They were called Bennet Buggies after after R. B. Bennet, the Prime Minister at the time, promised to provide better living conditions during the great depression, but had failed to do so.