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When: the group was formed in March 1920 and their first exhibition of paintings was held at this time as well; A.J. Casson joined in 1926
Why: they were influenced to do these type of paintings because they were inspired by the Impressionists & they wanted the public to enjoy their paintings as much a they did
How: Group of Seven were known worldwide, they inspired many people; first to create national style in painting. People still are looking for their artwork -
Group of Seven
Who: they were a group of Canadian landscape painters that included :
Franklin Carmichael,
Lawren Harris,
A.Y. Jackson,
Frank Johnston,
Arthur Lismer,
J. E. H. MacDonald, &
Frederick Varley
What: talented artists joined together & formed a group; they were inspired by Canada and they painted many paintings of various Canadian landscapes
Where: Group of Seven formed in Canada and spent most of their time in northern Ontario -
The Discovery of Insulin
Who: Frederick Banting, doctor & former U of T student, created insulin with Charles Best & J.R.R. Macleod
What: diabetes impacted many people & unaware of cause or treatment for it; didn't eat starch & sugar since they lacked insulin hormone. Professor at U of T allowed Banting to use research lab
Where: Insulin discovered in U of T
When: Insulin created in 1922 & they won Nobel Prize in 1923
Why: treated many diabetic people and still a major factor in Canada medical discoveries -
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How: changes in the medical field after this discovery and its interrelated with social concepts, significant people and historical importance -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Who: immigrants from Japan, China, India, and other asian countries were discriminated by this act
What: this act didn't allow Chinese people coming into Canada, except for students, merchants and diplomats; didn't allow non-British or "foreigners" coming into their country & if they somehow had jobs their wages would be cut
Where: act was issued in Canada
When: act was passed on July. 1,1923 also known as was "Humiliation Day" for Chinese people -
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Why: Canada was developing a hatred towards immigrants, and they wanted immigrants that were easy to be assimilated; foreigners had to pass a English Literacy Test
How: the act was so discriminatory that it forbidden Chinese Canadians to vote and they'd work in menial jobs -
The Person's Case
Who: Emily Murphy & the Famous 5 members fought against the Canadian Law for women's right's
What: Emily Murphy, 1st woman judge in British Empire, a lawyer questioned her right to be a judge since she was a woman but she was supported by Supreme Court of Alberta
Where: Person's case started in Alberta when lawyer questioned her right to be a judge
When: Aug. 1927, Famous 5 ran against the PM & Apr.1928 Supreme Court of Canada stated that women weren't "persons" -
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Why: the women wanted to be considered "persons," so their opinions would be heard in discussions like debates and to be treated in the same way as men
How: this caused major social changes since women and men were entitled to have equal rights; the women fought by themselves and achieved their goal & there were key people like the members of the Famous Five -
Black Tuesday
Who: business people who bought, sold, & invested in stocks
What: people in 1920s wanted to get rich by playing with stocks; fairly simple, people would buy large amount of stocks when they were cheap & then sold it when price was high; selling stocks caused the market to go down & everyone started to become broke
Where: stock crash impacted places like New York, U.S. at Wall Street & Canada as well -
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When: stock market crashed Oct. 29,1929, which started the Great Depression
Why: people wanted to make more money buy investing & by buying great amount of stocks when cost was low and sold it when it became high to make great profits; market crashed since people sold the stocks at the same time
How: significant event that started the Great Depression; people were rich then were poor the next day. People were running everywhere to get money so that they could make a living & support their family -
Mackenzie King Speech
Who: if a Liberal government wasn't present in a province, Mackenzie King stated that he wouldn't offer a "five-cent piece" about that province
What: affected the Liberal party negatively since they were voted out & the Conservatives came into power
Where: the election took place in Canada
When: election happened on February 1930 -
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Why: conservative leader had replaced a Liberal leader; the Conservative leader was dedicated to his goal & gave $20 million for emergency funds, wanted Canada to thrive in many ways
How: because of the "five-cent piece" speech, the Liberals were overthrown by the Conservatives, which was a historical significance & another historical significance was that R.B. Bennett replaced Mackenzie King (a change in Prime Minister) -
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Why: buggies invented since people couldn't afford to pay for gas/repairs, travelled at least (8 km/h); called Bennett Buggies & this gave a constant reminder to R.B. Bennett that he was the PM when the disaster happened
How: took out the engine of cars, they used 2 horsepowers even though it was much slower it was financially the best method to use; -
Prime Minister R.B. Bennett Elected & Bennett Buggies
Who: Canadian PM after Mackenzie King & wanted everyone that was able to work to have a job
What: wanted to give the provinces $20 million as emergency funds & wanted to improve Canadian manufacturing and their business
Where: Bennett Buggies were used in Canada
When: in the 20s the farmers had automobiles which was later thrown out since the gas & repairs were expensive -
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Why: provinces & federal government couldn't agree on making changes to the B.N.A. Act & freedom that would be given to the countries under the British Ruling
How: Canada was now able to govern itself on its own rather than with the help from Britain & it became a self-governing nation; first time that Canada wasn't controlled by any other country -
Statute of Westminster
Who/What: British Parliament issued the Statute of Westminster & this allowed Canada to make their own laws & regulations. Privy Council in Britain still higher than Supreme Court of Canada
Where: document signed in Britain since Canada was still part of British Empire at the time, but it was signed to make changes for Canada not Britain
When: British Empire passed the Statute of Westminster on Dec. 11,1931 & Canada gained complete independence in 1931 -
On-to-Ottawa Trek
Who: men from B.C. that were homeless and starving that went to relief camps were going to protest in Ottawa
What: camps were crowded and the men had to work 8 hour shifts with 20¢/hour which was what caused them to go to Ottawa & protest
Where: men went to Ottawa to do the protest but the RCMP caught them at Regina
When: Men left at June 7 ,1935 and riot started on Jul. 1,1935; several people were wounded & many police officers were killed -
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Why: workers wanted to protest because they felt that they needed more money to support their family; trekkers also wanted economic reforms like minimum wages, social and unemployment insurance
How: men had enough and they stood up for what they believed in and fought as hard as they could, they even risked their lives to do it which resulted in social adjustments -
Start of World War II
Who: Britain, France and Germany
What: Britain and France declare war on Germany
When: September 2, 1939
Where: In England Neville Chamberlain declared war and France joined them
Why: Germany was taking over too much land. They already took over Czechoslovakia, Austria, and Poland. This agression made Britain and France Declare war
How: Hitler broke the Munich agreement where Germany would get a portion of Czechoslovakia called Studentanland but he invaded them anyway. Canada join in the war -
Bibliography
Canada A Country by Consent: The Roaring Twenties. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 May 2017.
"Roaring 20S". Canadahistory.com. N.p., 2017. Web. 1 May 2017.
Struthers, James. "Great Depression". The Canadian Encyclopedia. N.p., 2017. Web. 1 May 2017.
"World War Two - Causes - History On The Net". History on the Net. N.p., 2017. Web. 1 May 2017.
