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Joseph Armand Bombardier
He is the inventor of the snowmobile. -
Model T and assembly line
Each worker on the assembly line had a searate job. Some added arts, while others secured the parts in place. This was calle the division of labour. As a result, Ford was able to produce the famous, pratical "Model T" at a price that average North Americans could afford. -
Person’s Case
The Persons Case underlined the inequality women still faced. In 1916, Emily Murphy was made the first woman judge in the British Empire and she was appointed to an Alberta court. -
Spanish flu
In 1918, Canada was struck with a terrible epidemic called the Spanish flu. This was a result of soldiers returning home from the war and carrying the virus with them from overseas. Civilians usually got pneumonia when diagnosed with this epidemic and often died from it because penicillin and sulpha had not been discovered yet. In efforts to stop the spread of this flu, schools, theatres, and churches closed their doors. Death had come to the homefront. -
Prohibition
Tje federal government introuduced prohibition, banning the production, import, and transportation of liquor across the country. -
Winnipeg General Strike
Workers unrest came to a head in Wwinnipeg in 1919. Winnipeg was a growing economic centre. A large number of immigrant workers had settled in the city. Leader arrested, it's a failure, some people died. -
Xenophobia
An intense dislike of foreigners is known as xenophobia. Changes to the Immigration Act in 1919 reflected feelings of xenophobia. It became compulsory for immigrants to pass an English literacy test. -
Radio
Invented by Guglielmo Marcoli, improved by Edward "Ted" S. Rogers. -
Bloody Saturday
Bloody Saturday took place on June 21st 1919, during the Winnipeg General Strike. Crowds had gathered to watch a parade protesting the arrest of strike leaders, however, parades had been banned at that time. The Royal North-West Mounted Police were called by the Mayor and the crowd was charged. Violence errupted resulting in the death of one man, the injury of 30, and the arrest of hundreds. Five days later, the general strike was over. -
Group of Seven
The Group of Seven formed in 1920, originally consisting of Franklin Carmichael, Lawren Harris, A.Y. Jackson, Franz Johnston, Arthur Lismer, J.E.H. MacDonald, and Fredrick Varley. They were a group of Canadian painters who were famous for their paintings of the Canadian landscape. The Group of Seven were the first to create a Canadian national style in painting. Their influence and popularity still continues to grow all over the world. -
Flapper
A flapper was a young woman who dressed outrageously. In winter, she wore galoshed with buckles unfastened to create greatest possible flap. -
Jazz Age
Jazz moved north from New Orleans in the United States and was made popular by such musicians as Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong. -
Golden Age of Sports
The 1920s were a goldent age of sport in Canada. Many of the sports heroes of the decade were amateurs. They seemed to come out of nowhere to grab the headlines and establish world records. -
Bennett Buggy
Automobiles by two horsepower, eight kilometres an hour, but those oat burners got you there. Then sombodu got the idea to call these contrations Bennett Buggy. -
Cause of the Great Depression
The Great Depression was caused by Over-Production, Over-Expansion, Canada's dependence on a few primary products, Cnada's dependence on the United States, High Tariffs chocked off international trade, too much credit buying and too much credit buying of stocks. -
Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King
Mackenzie King was a dominant Canadian political liberal leader from the 1920's to the 1940's. He was Canada's 10th Prime Minister, with 21 years in office. However in 1930, King insisted that social welfare was the responsibility of the provinces, declaring he would not give a "five cent piece" to any province that did not have a liberal government. This speech was not popular among voters. In the election of 1930, The Liberals were voted out of office & the Conservative Party came into power. -
Insulin
A kind of medicine.In 1921, the population of North America had greatly been affected by diabetes. At that time, no one knew the cause or treatment of the disease. However, in 1922, Canadian medical researchers at the University of Toronto had discovered a treatment called insulin. Ontario doctor, Frederick Banting, determined that people with diabetes could not absorb sugar & starch from the blood stream because they were missing an important hormone-insulin. Results were astounding & saved th -
Foster Hewitt
In 1923, one of the most famous sportcasters in the Canadian history called his firsty hockey game. Years later, the story of that first broadcast became famous. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
On 1 July 1923, Canada passed the Chinese Exclusion Act. This Act banned all Chinses except students, merchants and diplomats from entering Canada. From 1923 until the Act was repealed in 1947, only eight Chinese people were admitted to Canada. "Humiliation Day" -
Talkies
Talkies did not arrive Canada until 1927. For most of the decade, films were silent. The stars of Hollywood's silent screen were idolized by the Canadian Public. -
Great Depression
In 1929, the general prosperity in Canada quickly disappeared as Canada plunged into the Great Depression, the worst economic downturn it had ever faced. Consequently, many people lost their jobs, their debts became heavier, & families saw most of their assets disappear. Even though the stock market crash of 1929 played a big role in this economic downturn, it wasn't the cause. The prosperity stage of the 1920's was followed by a recession which eventually turned into a depression by the 1930's. -
Black Tuesday
The day the stock market crashed in October 1929 was one of the most dramatic events signalling the Deoression. A lot of people played the stock market because they want to get rich, but they wouldn't know it crashed. -
Relief
Relief was emergency financial assistance given to some of the unemployed to kee them from starving. -
Five Cent Speech
In the election of 1930, those words came back to haunt him. The voters refused to forget King's "five-cent piece" speedch. The Liberals were voted out of office, and the Conservative party came into power. -
New Political Parties
In 1930s, people were looking for strong local leaders who understood the problems they faced in their own region. They also wanted dramatic action to deal with the problems of the Depression. -
CBC and CRBC and NFB
In 1933, the government created the CRBC. It was meant to counteract American domination of the airwaves and to encourage the development built more stations across the country to improve the quality and couverage of Cnadian broadcasting. In 1936, thecommission became the CBC. The NFB is established in 1939. -
New Deal
In 1935, just before a election, Bennett introduced radical reforms. He wanted to establish unemployment and social insurance, set minimum wages, limit the hours of work, guarantee the fair treatment of employees, and control prices so that businesses could not make unfair profits. -
On to Ottawa Trek
In June 1935, thousands of men fed up with life in the British Columbia relief camps boarded freight trains bound for Ottawa to protest to the government. Their journey became known as the On-to-Ottawa Trek.
