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Spanish Flu
In march 1918 a influenza pandemic that went across the world killing many, most victims were healthy young adults. It lasted for 2 years it ended in June 1920. Over 50 million people died that was about 3% of the world population and over 500 million were infected which was 1/3 of the world. -
Winnipeg General Strike
In March 1919 the Winnipeg General Strike was one of the most influentiant strikes in Canadian history. Lots of companies got enormous profits from the World War 1 contracts were dismal and labour regulations were mostly non-existent. -
Group of Seven
In the 1920s the Group of Seven were a group of Canadian Landscape painters who painted pictures of the land of Canada.
The group original members were Franklin Carmichael, Lawren Harris, A. Y. Jackson, Franz Johnston, Arthur Lismer, J. E. H. MacDonald, and Frederick Varley, -
Prohibition
Prohibition in Canada means a movement and a succession of actions at the local, county and provincial levels for the prohibition of alcohol, beginning in the late nineteenth century and continuing well into the twentieth century. The temperance movement reached its height in Canada in the 1920s, when outside imports were cut off by provincial referendums. As legislation prohibiting consumption of alcohol was repealed, it was typically replaced with regulation restricting the sale of alcohol -
Branch Plants
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Branch Plants were American companies building factories in Canada, so they can sell products in Canada. -
Prime Minister
William Lyon Mackenzie King served as the 10th Prime Minister of Canada. He was the dominant politcal leader from 1920s to 1940s. A liberal who served 21 years in office. He was smart but did not have charisma so many people didn't like him. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
1923, Canada passed an Exclusion Act, which was to stop Chinese immigration to Canada for almost a quarter of the century. It was in effect until 1947 where Chinese Canadians regained the right to vote.1967 the final element of the Exclusion act was eliminated -
Foster Hewitt & Hockey Night in Canada
Foster Hewitt was the Canadian radio broadcaster for hockey for 40 years he would call plays by plays. One of his famous saying was "he shoots, he scores". -
Person’s Case
The concept of "woman" has changed a number of times over the past several decades. Although women won the right to vote in several Canadian provinces, that status of women remains to be defined. The legal recognition of women as persons with rights was not obtained at the same time as the suffragette movement. Up until 1929, the legal term for person did not apply to women according to the Canadian Constitution. -
Black Tuesday
On Tuesday October 29th, 1929, Wall Street witnessed a 13% decline in the Dow Jones, an episode that became known in financial mythology as “Black Tuesday.” It is generally recognized that Black Tuesday was the beginning of the Great Depression. Between early September and the end of October 1929 the market lost a total of 40% in less than 8 weeks. -
Prime Minister: R.B. Bennett
Prime Minister: R.B. Bennett was the 11th Prime Minister of Canada he was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, politician, and philanthropist. After his defeat of Prime Minister he moved to England. and was elevated to the peerage as Viscount Bennett. -
5 Cent Speech
During the beginning of the Great Depression, King made a speech about how social welfare was the responsibility of the provinces. Also declared that he would not give a "five-cent piece" to any province that did not have a Liberal government. was one of the reasons why Liberals lost the elections and Conservatives too over. Prime Minister Richard Bedford Bennett replaced Mackenzie King. -
Statute of Westminster
Statute of Westminster is an Act of Parliment of the United Kingdom. Which established legislative equality for the self-governing dominions of the British Empire and the United Kingdom. -
New Deal
The New Deal was a response to the Great Depression which focused on what historians call the "3 rs": relief, recovery and reform. relief for the unemployed and poor, recovery of the economy to normal levels, and reform of the financial system to prevent a repeat depression -
SS. St. Louis
The MS St. Louis was a German ocean liner most notable for a single voyage in 1939, in which her captain, Gustav Schröder, tried to find homes for the 937 German Jewish refugees after they were denied entry to Cuba.
