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In 1918, Canadian soldiers believed that there was justice after the Great War. They were disappointed and angry because Canadian government had no plans for these veterans. The veterans also had no retirement pensions, medical cares and no jobs. In western Canada, union leaders became sociailist in their policies to form governmnet to care about the working class. All factories were been owned by public. However, the economic issues were depressed so they still lived in Great Depression.
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In 1919, Winnipeg building trades workers quited their jobs to bargain good working condition with high wages. Business leaders formed one thousands of citizens had revoultion on the street. After the strike leaders were arrested and sent to jail so the strikers were back to work on June 26. The strike leaders were inspired to new political parties and changed the traditional Canadian party system.
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In 1920s, manufacturing increased and the manufacture of cars and radios drew people into urban areas. Now they had jobs but with low wages.
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In 1920, there had industrialization in Canada. Canada had great prosperity by exploiting natural resources. Mining and hydroelectricity brought Canada new wealth.
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In 1920, Canada Constitution provided many Services like building roads.
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In 1920, US invested in Canada so Canada had markets to trade with the other countries like France. US government ruled many Canadian industries and controlled Canada’s economy.
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In 1921, Aboriginal Nations had little good life. Federal government refused to know land rights and take in them through residential school system.
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In 1922, women could not represent at the provincial level but could vote. They also had not fully participated in political life.
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In 1922, some Aboriginal Nations found valuable resource- oil in Alberta. However, federal government gave them part of oil revenues so they got little benefits.
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In 1924, U.S. State department adopted restrictions on immigrations from Russia and Eastern Europe because they were accused of being socialist revolutionaries. They went to US to work on farm hands for low wages.
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In 1924, companies sold stocks in their business to investors so investors could get profits from company earnings in return. However, New York Stock Market collapsed, investors had so many debts.
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In 1925, economy improved so Canadian government no longer sponsored immigration so they worked in company towns for pitiable wages.
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In 1925, League of Indians of Canada united all Aboriginal Nations to talk about revenues of their jobs in Department of Indian Affairs so they were accused to be communist.
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In 1928, oversupply of wheat made prices of products turned down, but Canadian industries increased productions and made the problem worse.
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In 1928, Prairies were hit by natural disaster, Drought. Millions of hectares of fertile topsoil blew away with seeds and grasshoppers were also descended on Prairies.
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In 1929, Personal Case of 1929 brought the female participation and Murphy could rule and judge in Supreme court of Alberta, Canada.
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In 1929, few women had opportunity to become well-educated. Women worked in business or industry held jobs like sale clerks and domestics; they earned much less than men doing the same job.
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In 1929, many Canadians had “Black Tuesday,” New York Stock Market collapsed, the world got into the Great Depression because investors borrowed money to sell stocks to cash on high values. Then many Canadians lost all works in companies.
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In 1929, many Canadians could not pay rent in their apartment and their water and electricity cut off. They also get vouchers to buy food.
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In 1930, Dionne Quintuplets brought happiness to distract Canadians in realities of the grim depression. People could see daily lives of quints behind one-way screen. Therefore, the Canadians had released temporary sad mood but their daily life just had little improved.
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In 1934, League of Indians fell and many aboriginals in Alberta asked the federal government to cut the League of Indians benefits from Aboriginal Nations jobs.
