Timeline 20s and 30s

  • Spanish Flu1 Jun 1917 The 1918 flu pandemic

    The 1918 flu pandemic (the Spanish Flu) was an unusually severe and deadly influenza pandemic that spread across the world.
  • Winnipeg General Strike21 Jun 1919

    The Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 was one of the most influential strikes in Canadian history,
  • 1920 Bubonic Plague in India

  • Women granted he right to vote

  • Group of Seven1 Jan 1920

    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.
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    1920 / 1930

  • Mackenzie King 29 Dec 1921

    William Lyon Mackenzie King, PC, OM, CMG (December 17, 1874 – July 22, 1950) was the dominant Canadian political leader from the 1920s to the 1940s.
  • Insulin11 Jan 1922

    In 1921, the population of North America had greatly been affected by diabetes.
  • Royal Canadian Air Force4 Apr 1924

    The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) was the air force of Canada from 1924 until 1968.
  • The Great Depression1 Nov 1929

    More Info-In 1929, the general prosperity in Canada quickly disappeared as Canada plunged into the Great Depression, the worst economic downturn it had ever faced.
  • Black Tuesday29 Oct 1929

    The Wall Street Crash of 1929 (October 1929), also known as the Great Crash, and the Stock Market Crash of 1929, was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of the United States, taking into consideration the full extent and duration of its fallout
  • Five Cent Speech 8 Jan 1930

    during the beginning of the Great Depression, King made a speech about how social welfare was the responsibility of the provinces