Canada (1918-1939)

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    Woman's Rights

    Woman's got a lot more right after the war since they got to work for factory's and do more things to contribute to the war. there was also the persons case witch made woman legally people.
  • The end of WWI

    This date marked the end of the most gruesome war to date with over 40 million with 61000 of those being Canadian
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    the start of clubbing

    The 20's are well known for their parties, dances, and their music and for a good reason, with all the new found free time people had they needed something to do. there were even people named floppers who had short hair, wore short skirts, and listened to jazz.
  • the signing of treaty of Versailles

    The treaty of Versailles was the conditions set by the USA, France, and Brittan towards Germany. these included giving up all overseas colonies, no troops in the Rhineland, and to pay for the costs of the war. The treaty of Versailles and its many conditions were one of the main reasons Hitler waged war on the rest of Europe.
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    Residential Schools

    Residential schools were made mandatory for all native American people. Residential schools had been in effect since 1880 but now under the Indian act they were made mandatory.
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    Technology

    Technology was rapidly improving in the 1920's with new Technology such as the radio, silent films and the refrigerator. there was also a boom in the amount of cars on the roads with the war-time invention of the assembly line. The assembly line made cars a lot easier and cheaper to produce.
  • Blacked Tuesday

    black Tuesday was the crash of the stock market. this was caused by people over buying stocks on credit then not being able to pay it back due to the Great Depression.
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    Canadian dust storms

    during the 1930's Canada was ravaged by dust storms that destroyed farmers crops. Canada in the early 1900's was a big supplier of wheat and when Canada couldn't produce wheat anymore many farmers lost their jobs.
  • The 5 Cent speech

    The 5 cent speech was a speech done by Makenzie king where he said he wouldn't give any province who wasn't liberal any money, not even a cent
  • The Donnie Quintuplets

    The Donnie Quintuplets were five sisters Annette, Cecile, Yvonne, Emilie, and Marie. these sister were seen as a source of hope because if they could all survive then you cold survive in these difficult times.