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More than 150,000 indigenous children were forced to attend church-run, government-funded schools. Children were removed from their families and forced to learn English, and embrace Christianity. There have been 139 recorded residential schools across Canada. These children were tortured, starved, and traumatized. Most of the children died while they were there, and the ones who did manage to escape were deeply traumatized. This led to major generational trauma.
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Xenophobia is the dislike of people from other countries. This took place a lot, especially with the men who traveled to find work during the Great Depression
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Prohibition banned the making and selling of liquor across Canada. Women expressed that grain should be used for the soldier in war instead of making liquor. This caused the crime rate to drop and arrests of drunk people to decrease. -
Society was completely devastated by the Spanish flu that invaded Canada. This happened because of soldiers coming home from overseas and carrying the virus with them. Civilians never really got better because medications were slim and antibiotics were not helpful to fight this virus. To stop the spread of the flu, schools, churches, and theaters closed their doors to the public -
This event took place during the Winnipeg General strike. Crowds have surrounded the area to protest the arrest of strike leaders. Authorities were called and the whole crowd was charged. The violence occurred which resulted in 1 man dead, 30 injuries, and the arrest of hundreds. 5 days later, the general strike was over. -
The Group of Seven were men who were famous for painting the Canadian landscape. Their popularity and influence continue to grow all over the world. -
Flappers were young women who dressed in an "inappropriate" way. They wore short skirts, had short hair, revealing tops, and dressed unlike any women who was "modest" -
Radios were very common in housing during the 1920s. Hundreds of radio stations popped up during the whole decade. These stations developed and broadcasted news, serial stories, and political speeches. -
Talkies were short films with sound. They were played in movie theaters, instead of silent movies. -
In 1921, some of the population of North America was affected by diabetes. At this time nobody knew the cause of the disease. In 1922, researchers at the University of Toronto found a cure called Insulin. Ontario doctor, Fredrick Banting observed that people with diabetes could not absorb sugar from the bloodstream because they were missing a hormone, insulin. This saved the lives of millions. -
5 women stood up against their government and decided to petition the Prime Mister about making women seen as "people". In April 1928 The Court of Canada decided that women were not viewed as people. However, the Privy Council In Britain went against this idea and Canada's government was overruled. Women were now viewed as people in the eye of the law. -
In the 1920s, many people invested in the stock market with the idea they will get rich. On Tuesday, October 29, 1929, the stock market crashed. Many people who invested in the stock market lost everything. This eventually led to the Great Depression in the 1930's -
In 1929, the great depression had just begun. Canada was at an all-time economic low. Many people lost their jobs, their debts became too much to handle, and many of their belongings disappeared. The Roaring Twenties, became the Great Depression -
Relief camps were made by Richard Bedford Bennett for men who didn't have jobs to fill their days. They provided food, clothing, medical aid, and money in return for manual labor. -
Prime Minster R.B. Bennett knew that Canadians were not happy about the economic downturn. During his election, he proposed a promise of social insurance, fair treatment of employees, and control of prices so business owners could not make their profit unfair. Even with these promises, he was never voted back in.