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Spanish Flu breaks out
The Spanish Flu developed at the end of World War 1. The first patient appeared at an US Military Base. The timing of the flu was very critical, because a lot of people were travelling around the world The Spanish Flu is recognized as the most devastating pandemic in recorded world history. The Spanish Flu caused death pneumonia in both viral infections and secondary bacterial infections. It could kill a healthy and fit adult in less than 48 hours. Canada lost about 4.5 % of its population. -
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Prohibition
The Northwest Territories weren't part of the prohibition in the 1920s.
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League of Indians is formed
Returning Aboriginal soldiers were not given the same benefits as the other soldiers. They realized that the situation of them hadn't changed. Frederick Loft, a Mohawk Lieutenant, formed the League of Indians in 1919. Many Indians joined him to have a chance to be heard. They wanted to improve the conditions in the reserves. Although they didn't get very far with their goal, they gave hope to other political organizations coming after them, which fought for the rights of the First Nations. -
Start of the Winnipeg General Strike
Although many Canadian companies made large profits during World War 1, the contracts, wages and working conditions were bad. This led to the Winnipeg General Strike, which lasted until June 26, 1919 -
Group of Seven is formed
The Group of Seven was a group of Canadian landscape painters. The Group is best known for its painting of the Canadian landscape. They initiated the first Canadian art movement -
Branch Plants
The Branch Plant system involved american companies that were located in Canada to avoid the import tariffs that were part of the Nation's policy. There were to opinions about the system: One side said that it was a great opportunity to develop and strengthen the Canadian economy, the other side was afraid of an economic takeover of Canada by the United States of America -
RCAF is formed
The RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force) is the air force of Canada. It was formed in 1920 as the successor to the Canadian Air Force which was formed during World War 1. -
The assembly line is established in Canada
When the assembly line was established in Canada, it also meant that mass production came to life in Canada. With the assembly line, the companies could produce far more products in far less time. Companies could employ thousands of new workers. -
Frederick Banting isolates insulin
To insulate insulin was essential for all people with diabetes. Although a Romanian professor isolated insulin before, and had successful experiments with diabetic dogs, Frederick Banting was the first man to isolate insulin and inject it successfully to diabetic people. -
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Prime Minister: William Lyon Mackenzie King
One of Kings goals in his first period was to gain more independence or the full independence from Britain. At the Chanak Crisis in 1922 King refused to give the Britains Canadian troops, without a consultation of the British Parliament. He had to go, because of the King-Byng-Affair In this affair General governor Lord Byng of Vimy refused to dissolve the parliament, like Mackenzie King wanted. -
First Hockey Night in Canada
The popular Hockey Night in Canada began on February 8, 1923 on CFCA (Toronto) with Norman Albert. He was just announcing the third period, because they didn't want to discourage ticket sales. In the next month Foster Hewitt took over. After a couple of years the program went national with announcing all saturday night hockey games of the Toronto Maple Leafs on October November 12, 1931 -
Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act banned almost all immigration from China to Canada. It was remarkable, because nearly all immigration was controlled in some way, but just the Chinese were banned completely. -
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Prime Minister: Arthur Meighen
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Prime Minister: William Lyon Mackenzie King
Mackenzie King could force Byng to set up revotes. He won and was Prime Minister again. In his second period Canada gained more autonomy. He could set up the first ambassador of Canada. -
Persons Case
The Persons Case was about the right of women to become senator. The government said that "qualified persons" could only be men. However the Judical Commitee of the Privy Council said, that the word "persons" is including men and women. -
Black Tuesday
On the Black Tuesday there was a huge drop at the stock market. The golden promise of the 1920s was shattered within one night. The stocks were sold at any price. Anyone who invested in the market was hit pretty hard. -
Five Cent Speech
After the stock market crash a lot of people were unemployed. Mackenzie King however, had done nothing about it, because he thought the problems would go away on their own. Mackenzie King, the prime minister at that time, gave on April 3, 1930 the "Five Cent Speech" in front of the Canadian parliament. In this speech he said, that he refuses to five federal unemployment benefits to provincial governments, that were opposed to the government. He would not even give them a five-cent-piece. -
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Prime Minister: R.B. Bennett
R.B. Bennett became prime minister because of Kings failure in the Great Depression. During the Great Depression Bennett introduced his New Deal, which failed and let him lose against King at the next election. -
Statute of Westminster
The Statute of Westminster was an act from the British Parliament. The act gave equality to self-governing dominions of the British Empire like Canada. It is still law in Canada and other parts of the Commonwealth today. -
New Deal
Bennetts New Deal promised more progressive taxation, unemployment insurance, health insurance, closer regulation of working conditions and social reforms. The problem of Bennett was that he hasn't had the popularity to sell his reform, like Roosevelt could with his New Deal in the United States. With his New Deal Bennett lost the election against Mackenzie. After the election the Supreme Court still proved the New Deal, and found the most important parts unconstitutional. -
On-to-Ottawa Trek
The On-to-Ottawa Trek was the protest of men in relief camps across Canada. They protested about the conditions in these camps. They worked at a rate of twenty cents per day, before they decided to walk out and start the protest. -
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Prime Minister: William Lyon Mackenzie King
In his third period Mackenzie King focussed on the external policy. He was the first and only North American politician to meet Adolf Hitler. -
CBC is founded
Because major American radio programs grew bigger and bigger and gained influence in Canada the Canadian government decided to found a national radio broadcast. In 1932, the government established the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission. They took over a network of radio stations from the Canadian National Railway. This radio programs was made to entertain the passengers. On November 2, 1936 the CRBC was reorganised under its present name CBC -
MS St Louis
The MS St. Louis was one of the last chances to get out of Nazi Germany. On June 7, 1939 the ship arrived in Canada. But, the Jewish refugees were refused to enter Canada. So they got send back to safe harbors in Europe. 254 of its passengers later died in the Holocaust.
