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The total banning of production and selling of all liquor-related products (with the exemption of medically prescribed alcohol). (political change)
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As soldiers returned from the first war, many unknowingly brought home the deadly flu in the late fall. (social change)
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A union of workers in Winnipeg, Manitoba decided to walk out in hopes of getting their employers' attention. They demanded better working conditions, better wages, and the right to collective bargaining. (Social change)
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The assembly line was popularized by the Ford automotive manufacturers, boosting the economy in the roaring twenties. Specifically the Model T Ford. (economic change)
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The Chinese Immigration act A.K.A. the Chinese Exclusion Act, the government of Canada bans all immigrants from the country of China. (political change)
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His Majesty's Privy Council ruled in favour of the famous five, that the word persons should mean both women and men. (social change)
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The start of the economic downfall that became the great depression. When investors initially dumped their stocks back into the market (economical change)
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The Bennet government set up financial relief camps for young and unemployed men seeking shelter. The camps were not very effective and most men felt they lost more than they gained (political change)
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As a result of the relief camps' poor conditions and wages, over 2,000 men working in camps staged a walkout. Government officials became afraid and sent in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.(social change)
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In the federal elections, Prime Minister R.B. Bennett (shown above) loses his reelection to Mackenzie King. (political change)
