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Model T Ford Assembly Line
The model T Ford assembly line was created so that automobiles could be built more quickly and more efficiently. In 1913 Henry ford installed the first one, reducing the time it take to build a car from 12 hours to 33 minutes. This method also created many more jobs for the working population. -
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin was a Canadian silent film actor who most commonly played "The Tramp". Charlie acted and produced his own films and was a great inspiration to Canadians. Charlie's first film debuted on February 2nd 1914. Charlie was important person in Canadian history because of how much entertainment he provided for the nation. -
Spanish Flu
The Spanish flu was a disease that took over 1918, with 50,000 death in Canada alone. It started in Canada when the returning troops from the war came ho,e and it spread all over. This event was devastating to the economy and to the workforce because of all the important roles that the people who died played in their communities. -
Flapper's
A flapper was a group of women in the 1920s know for their energetic freedom and for their "rebellious" behaviour like dancing, smoking, driving, partying, and the way they dressed. Flappers dressed in short dresses and short hair, they wore long boots with the boots un-buckled and makeup. This was important time in history because it really showed the kind of progress being made in women's rights and equality. Flappers became popular in the U.S and in Europe as well as Canada. -
Buying On Credit
Buying on credit was thought of by Henry Dunning Macleod in 1889 and introduced in the 1920s in the U.S. Credit became a big hit for people everywhere who where looking to buy new things that they could not afford at the moment. This method was not all good because it was large factor in causing the great depression. This method had such a big impact because people did not fully understand how credit worked and when they bought stuff they were not able to pay back what they paid. -
The Group Of Seven
The group of seven was a Canadian group of landscape artists founded in 1920. The group of seven were some of the most important artists of the 20th century. The group had a big part in inspiring Emily Carr another Canadian artists. The group was important to Canada's history because it was another form of entertainment that took peoples mind off of war and the great depression. -
The Discovery Of Insulin
In 1922 the discovery of insulin in Canada was made by Sir Frederick G Banting. He figured out that diabetes was the inability for the body to absorb sugar. This discovery saved many people with diabetes. This also was a big step in the advancement of our medical technology. -
The First Radio Broadcast
on March 22nd 1923, Foster Hewitt a hockey a sportswriter made one of the first hockey radio broad casts in Canada. this was a big moment for Canada because it was a sign that our entertainment and technology was really advancing and that steps were being taken. It was also big because it meant Canadians could listen to a hockey game and not have to buy a ticket and go see a live game. -
The Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese exclusion act was a law that banned Chinese immigrants from coming to Canada in 1923. The law was put in place so that Chinese people would stop coming to Canada and "taking over". as a result of the act only 50 Chinese people were aloud to immigrate into Canada because of exceptions. The population was also reduced by 25% starting at 39,587 and falling to 32,528 by 1951 -
The Debut Of Talkies
"The Reagent" was Canada's first cinema to show a talkie in 1928. Talkies represented a new age in modern entertainment. -
Women Were Declared "Persons"
This declaration fought for by the "famous five" in 1929 paved the way for so many other women's rights acts and movements. including women having the right to have a job and to wear pants. -
Black Tuesday(Stock Market Crash)
Black Tuesday was a the crash of the stock market in 1929. The crash was the result/symptom of the great depression. This event was significant because of how many people it affected and the amount of damage and ruin it caused for anyone who was invested in the stock market. -
Residential School's
The first residential school opened to indigenous children in 1831 however the system reached its height in Canada around 1930.The last residential school did not close till 1996. The point of the schools was to oppress their cultural and "take the indian out of the child". These school were very damaging to all indigenous families and devastated there population. even after the schools were closed the families of the victims still suffer from the cultural genocide that took place. -
Statue Of Westminster
The statue of westminster was a law passed by the British on December 11th 1931. It was one of the final steps to Canada's independence. This was a big moment because of how confirmed that Canada was its own nation completely different from Britain. It also created a stronger sense of unity between Canadians and helped them to really feel like a "Canadian". -
Joseph Armand Bombardier
Joseph Bombardier was the inventor of the snowmobile in the 1930s. he first came up with idea in 1935 and had a patent for the invention in 1937. Josephs invention was a important moment in Canadian history because it once again demonstrated Canada's advance in technology. It also made it possible to travel through snow more easily with less effort which was well desired in Canada.