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The Prohibition was a law made by the federal government which banned the production, import and transport of liquor across the boarder -
when soldiers came home from the war they brought this virus called "the Spanish flu" from over seas. many people got pneumonia and ended up dying because penicillin and sulpha drags haven't been created yet. during the epidemic 50 000 Canadians died. -
It united skilled and unskilled workers believing that all together they could force employers to pay higher wages and have shorter working hours. -
A large number of immigrant workers had settled in Winnipeg to find jobs but wealthier citizens opposed the demands of people they saw as racial foreigners. the building and metal trades councils went on strike and were asking for 3 things decent wadges,an eight hour day, and the right to bargain collectively for better working conditions. -
thousands of workers in Winnipeg went on strike and violence broke out in the streets. -
In the 1920s and 1930s aboriginal nations struggled to keep their cultures and to have their rights recognized and their children would be put in these schools to get their culture "removed". in 1931 there was a total amount of 80 residential schools in Canada. -
in 1920 Makenzie King was elected as prime minister and would continue to be the prime minister from 1920 to 1930 -
It was known as the great communication device of the 1920s. they were now able to broadcast news, voices, and music across the country using radio signals. the earliest sets for houses had crystals instead of tubes, had to tune in a signal by moving fine wire called (whiskers), and they didn't have speakers so they had to use earphones so then you could hear was was being said. -
in 1921 over a million people had diabetes but nobody knew how to treat it. Until 1922 when Fredrick Banting found the treatment which was insulin. -
this act banned all Chinese except students, merchants, and diplomats from entering Canada. from 1923 to when the act was repealed only 8 Chinese people were admitted to Canada. -
in 1924 there was an oil strike in Alberta. Turner valley south of Calgary exploded into flames and continuously burned for several weeks -
Many say that the great depression was caused by the stock market crash, but that's not true. the Great depression was a sign that the economy of North America was very sick. -
Makenzie King gave a speech called the 5 cent speech which nobody could forget. he stated that he would not give a five cent piece to any province that did not have a liberal government. -
in 1930 Makenzie king was over thrown as prime minister by the new one named R.B. Bennet who was conservative. he stated that he could fix Canadas economic issues but he in fact made them worse so eventually king was elected once again. -
the union was a political party created by french Canadians. the leader of the group was Maurice Duplessis who was a lawyer. they claimed that the English minority and the federal government were the cause of economic and social problems in Quebec.