Timeline With Attitude

The New Women +2

Jan 1, 1920

A well known symbol of the Roaring Twenties is a young woman with bobbed cut hair and short skirt who drank and smoked known as the flapper. Flappers pushed for the lifestyle people back then thought were outrageous, doing ‘unladylike’ things aiming to be more sexually free.

Timeline With Attitude

Period: Jan 1, 1920 to Dec 31, 1929

Prohibition [Eighteenth Amendment] -1

Jan 16, 1920

A ban prohibited the production, distribution, and sales of alcohol

First Female Member of Parliaments in Canada +1

1921

In the 1921 Federal Election, Agnes Macphail was elected to the House of Commons as a member of the Progressive Party of Canada for the Grey Southeast electoral district, becoming the first woman Member of Parliament in Canada.

Revival of KKK -2

1921

Having the revival of the KKK in 1921, it was a battle of white supremacists against Catholics, African Americans, Jews and foreigners.

Mass Communication and Consumerism +1

1922

Airplanes, automobiles, movies, radio and jazz music were all novelties in the 1920s. It was an exciting time of technological innovation. Canada introduced its first radio stations in 1922, establishing a Canadian presence on the airwaves and an alternative to American broadcasts. The world's first documentary film, "Nanook of the North," shot in Quebec, was a box office hit.

Independence from Britain +2

1923

Demanding more independence at the Imperial Conference in 1923, Canada began to see itself away from Britain. With the ability to make our own decisions, Canada had determined to sign their own treaties and have a separate identity from the League of Nations. They made more decisions about following Britain into war and overall, became more self-sustainable.

The Democratic Convention -2

Jul 4, 1924

With the gain of power from the KKK, all members came together to block certain nominations such as Al Smith in 1924. Gathering together on July 4th, they had thrown baseballs at a figure representing Al Smith causing him to withdraw from the contention at the 99th ballot.

Aviation +2

May 20, 1927

Continuous development of Aviation. Travelled from New York to Paris

Automobiles +2

1928

Canada's demand for cars steadily increased, expanding the automobile industry, along with highway construction and related businesses.

A Turbulent Economy -2

1929

Although having it’s rough starts with post war-joblessness in the beginning, the economy in the 1920s began to recover mid-decade. That however, didn’t last for too long as in the 1929s, the stock market crash caused the roaring 20s to stop as the world went into the Great Depression.