To what Degree did This Time Period Represent a Period of Progress or Decline? - A Timeline with Attitude

Year

Period: 1914 to 1929

The Declaration of WW1 -2

Jul 28, 1914

As a British colony, Canada was automatically brought into war with the British Declaration of war.

Limited War-Time Suffrage 0

1917

In the 1917 federal election, Prime Minister Borden extended the right to vote to female relatives of soldiers and nurses actively serving overseas.

Conscription -2

May 18, 1917

The Military Service Act of 1917 made military service mandatory for men between 20 and 45 years old.

Halifax Explosion -1

Dec 6, 1917

Due to wartime business and industry needs the Halifax harbor was constantly busy and prone to uncontrollable traffic and collisions. Because of a miscommunication a Norwegian ship and a French ship collided.

The End of WW1 -2

Nov 11, 1918

All nations agreed to stop fighting while the terms of peace were negotiated.

Enormous Economic Growth +2

1920

After going into the 1920s in a state of depression, Canada saw extreme growth in the amount of exports in natural resources and manufacturing in addition to agriculture.

Residential Schools -2

1920

In 1920, a joint agreement was formed between the national government and various churches to establish residential schools.

The Discovery of Insulin +2

1922

Frederick Banting, Charles H Best, and JJR McLeod discover insulin and change millions of people's lives.

The Famous Five +2

1927

Emily Murphy, Henrietta Edwards, Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney, and Irene Parlby petitioned a law that stated: "women were not persons in the matter of rights and privileges".

Fanny "Bobbie" Rosenfeld, Athlete +1

1928

Canadian female athletes were allowed to compete for the first time at the summer Olympics in 1928. At those Games, Rosenfeld won a silver medal in the 100 m race. Her exceptional athleticism only continued from there, as she earned herself the title of Canada's top female athlete for the first half of the twentieth century.