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Prohibition
prohibition is the banning of production, import, and transportation of liquor across the crountry. That started a new crime called bootleg booze -
spanish Flu
The Spanish flu struck the United States with a vengeance. In fact, over a quarter of all Americans were hit with the virus. In New York City alone some 33,000 people died. In San Diego, California city officials imposed the precaution that everyone had to wear gauze masks when within the city of San Diego. Masks of four-ply surgical gauze which were tied around the mouth and nose were given out to all residents of the city. Not surprisingly, the law was less than popular with the local citizenr -
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Group of Seven
Franklin Carmichael, Lawren Harris, A.Y. Jackson, Franz johnston, Arthur Lismer, J.E.H. Macdonald and F.H. Varley. they were painters that were influenced by canadien landscape they made some of the worlds best landscapin paintings -
Insulin
1921 was the discoverey of insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is central to regulating fat and seriods metabolism in the body. Insulin make the cells in the liver, muscle and fat to take up glucose from thye blood -
Prime Minister William Mackenzie
Prime Minsiter William Mackenzie was the Prime Minister of Canada in 1921. he was Prime Minister on December ,29 ,1921
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Hockeey Night In Cananda
Foster Hewitt was the first sports broadrcaster for hockey night in canada and it wasn't television it was a radio braodcasting. In those days no one had ever done a playby play of an hockey game. -
Chines Exclusion Act
the act stipulated that any person of chines origin in canada, irrespectful of citizenship is requierd to register witht he government within twelve months after the act came into force, recieve a certificate of registration -
Persons Case
When women were recognized as 'persons'. Emily Murphy, Henrietta Muir Edwards, Irene Parlby, Louise McKinney and Nellie McClung were the women whom went to court about women not being considered persons. -
Assembly Line
the assembly line is when henry ford was -
Black Tuesday
black tuesday was when the stock market crashed. It was of the most devastating crash in history -
Five Cent speech
the five cent speech was made by Sir William Mackenzie about the GREAT DEPRESSION and how the socail welfare was the responsibility of the province. he would not give a five cnet piece -
Prime Minster R.B. Bennett
Richard Bedford Bennett was prime minister of Canada fro 1930 August 7 to 1935 October 23 he lead canada through the great depresion. -
New Deal
R.B Bennett had a radio series werehe said he made aNEW DEAL. The new deal promised a progressive taxation system and a maximuim work week and unemployment insurance and others . -
CBC Canada Broadcasting Company
CBC use to be a radio a stattion from 1919 then it wnet to televsion in the 1936. it went to televiosn of the high new technology that they were getting -
S.S. St.Louis
the S.S St Lousis was ship with 938 passengers that were jewish trying to leave germany and flea to cuba in 1939. on the ship was a prisinor that was being held by the nazis and was beaten and if he did leave the country in less than 14 days.
