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residential schools
Residential school were schools meant only for Aboriginal to turn them ito the westren culture. In the 1970s the government started funnding these schools with the help of churches. This happened because they wanted to eliminate there culture. Most of these schools were i British Columbia. -
model T and assembly line
Henry Ford installed the first assembly line in 1913. He reduced the time it took for around 12 hours to 2 and a half. The model T was introduced in 1908. To lower the price of his car he would just find a quicker way to make them. -
spanish flu epidemic
the spanish flu hit hard in Canada in 1918 and infected 500 million people around the world. It was known as form as influenza. -
winnipeg genral strike
The Winnipeg strike took place in 1919 and was the most influential strikes in Canadian history. The strike happened because people wanted better wages and better working conditions. -
bloody saturday
It happened in June 21,1919 near the end of the Winnipeg strike. 2 men were killed and 27 injuried when trying to fight the North West Mounted Police. -
flappers
Flappers were a generation of young western women in the 1920s. -
the jazz age
The jazz age was a post-World War I movement in the 1920s. -
prohibition
prohibition started in 1920. Alcohol was banned in most provinces which sparked a lot of crime. rumrunners were people that would sneak alcohol into America from Canada. -
golde age of sports
in the 1920s women were getting into sports and were more excepted in in them in Canada. -
talkies
the first talkie was the jazz singer in 1927. they were movies with sound that people loved. -
great depression
The great depression started in 1929 and ended 1939. It stared because of many reaons like over production. Many people were below or at the proverty line, adults went hungry so kids could eat. -
the persons case
The persons case took place in 1929 to decide weather or not women were considered as persons. which meant that women would now be aloud on parliament.The case was initiated by the Famous Five, a group of prominent women activists. -
black tuesday
On October 29, 1929 the New York stock market fell causing a lot of people go broke, Canadians suffered high poverty rates due high unemployment levels. -
5 cent speech
Mackenzie King, the Prime Minister of Canada, gave the 5 cent speech in 1930 saying that he will not give 5 cents to any province with a conservative government. -
bennett buggy
the Bennett Buggy was created during the great depression. They were a car which had its engine, windows and sometimes frame work taken out and was pulled by a horse. They did this because people couldn't afford the cars so they had to turn them into wagons that can be pulled around by horses.
