progress and/ or decline for Canadians and Canada

  • The start of world war one

    The start of world war one
    Archduke Francis Ferdinand and Duchess, Sophia were assassinated in Bosnia and exactly a month later, Austria-Hungary declared war against Serbia. each of their allies invade each other and declare war on each other. Canada fought in there first battle, "The Battle of Ypres" on April 22, 1915. the battle caused 6000 Canadian casualties. -2
  • Military service act

    Military service act
    the prime minister at the time (Robert Borden) imposed an act that forces men over the age of 18 to enlist in the war. they claimed that 100,000 men will be drafted but only 48,000 were sent over seas. men that were farmers, miners, loggers, and mechanics still had to go. school boys took over there fathers farms to collect food. -1
  • Women's right to vote

    Women's right to vote
    A group of men and woman begged the Manitoba legislative assembly for woman's right to vote. woman had replaced most of the men's role during the first world war so they felt like they should be treated like men and should be able to vote. they gave a petition with 40,000 signatures to allow woman to vote and ended up to the lieutenant government who passed it into the law. After female Manitobans got the right to vote, two years later, Alberta and Saskatchewan followed. +2
  • End of World war 1 and the treaty of Versailles

    End of World war 1 and the treaty of Versailles
    Germany formally surrenders. over 60,000 Canadians were killed during the war and more than 172,000 were injured. after 6 months, the treaty of Versailles wad introduced and signed on June 28 1919 to officially end the war between all countries. the Canadian prime minister at the time Robert Borden, insisted for Canada to be a separate nation. the treaty was signed to show independence. +2
  • Winnipeg general strike

    Winnipeg general strike
    The general strike in Winnipeg was the largest strike in Canada, due to inflation, housing was scarce, rent was put too high, and if you didn't work, you didn't get paid. Around 30 000 people left their jobs and it shut down the city; this led to Bloody Saturday on June 21, arrests for strike leaders, injuries, and two deaths. The strike ended on June 25, One Big Union was destroyed, but the strike let their voices be heard for social and economic problems. 0
  • mass production of cars, and other inventions

    mass production of cars, and other inventions
    After WWI, many inventions were produced. The Big Three, Ford, Chrysler, and GM, created many new cars, and started mass production of them, including the first care made by Henry Ford, the Model-T. Soon, Canada became the second-largest producer for cars in the world. In 1889, it was found that the pancreas helps prevent diabetes and after 30+ years of trying to find a cure, most scientists gave up. In 1921, Fredrick Banting created insulin and was first given to a 14 year-old. +2
  • Entertainment

    Entertainment
    Entertainment started to rise in the 1920s. Jazz music by Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, etc., were spreading throughout the country as well as orchestras became popular. Dances was also trending during this time. The Charleston, Lindy Hop, and Black Bottom were dances that became popular and set Chicago and Toronto roots for their popularity. These new entertainments were the start of the Twenties and carried on for many years. +2
  • residential school

    residential school
    Residential schools were Indigenous children's house. It was the law under the "Indian Act" for all Indigenous children to go and live there and was illegal for them to go somewhere else. They were never allowed to speak their own language. Some was physically abused to the point where they were killed. Around 3,200 Indigenous children were recorded as dead due to this "white-washing" idea. Students that came back couldn't communicate to their parents anymore from the new language. -2
  • Persons case, AKA The Famous Five

    Persons case, AKA The Famous Five
    Emily Murphy and her four friends, known as the Famous Five signed a petition for the Supreme Court to look if the government could have a female Senator. The Supreme Court said that they are qualified persons. So, they then asked the Privy Council in England with their petition, and they believed that women were people and could be a Senator. However, the "Persons Act" was not changed to include women as people. +1
  • the great depression begins

    the great depression begins
    The U.S. had a four-day stock mart crash and many countries were affected. One cause was overproduction. Farmers went in debt because of the overproduction of crops causing the price to go down in stores. It led to consumers not being able to pay for their items. buy now, pay later and major companies lost revenues because they relied on the spending of consumers. Due to this, the "Roaring Twenties'' was over and The Great Depression went through the 1930s. -2