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The Model T is made
The Model T was one of the first mass produced cars in the world, only costing $850 per car. The Model T was simple to operate, the driver's side was on the left, the engine block and crankcase unit were a single unit, and shifting gears were easier. A toolkit was also provided below the passenger seat, and a windshield was provided as an option. -
Model T assembly line
The first Model T assembly line was made on December 1, 1913. This line took the 12 hours to make a car down to 1 hour 33 minutes, the line had workers trained for a specific purpose. In February 1914 Ford added a conveyor belt, the belt could move at six feet every minute. -
Jazz age
The jazz age was amazing, teenagers were rebelling, woman were getting rights and being free, slang was becoming popular, people were sitting on flagpoles and dancing, stocks were all the rage and credit was cheap. The jazz age seemed to be amazing, however in certain aspects it was awful, the cheap credit and stocks contributed to the great depression, as well as gangs like the Ku Klux Klan were attacking and killing -
Spanish flu
The Spanish flu started sometime in 1918, and affected 50 million people worldwide. The virus spread especially fast during world war 1 when soldiers kept in tight living spaces and trenches spread the flu around, it was also a unique feature that the virus infected people between 20-40, 65+, and younger than 5. This meant that soldiers would especially spread it fast. -
Winnipeg General Strike begins
The Winnipeg general strike was the largest strike in Canadian history. The strike started on May 15 as a result of unsafe working conditions in factories. After the strike was called, over 30 000 left their jobs, soon a claim was made that all the strikers weren't Canadian and shouldn't be listened to. the government threatened to fire workers if this continued. -
Bloody Saturday
On June 17, during the Winnipeg General strike, the protestors vandalized a car, and as a result were attacked by police, the police fired guns, and beat protesters with clubs. This as a result killed 2 people and injured 30, thus called Bloody Saturday. The police later arrested Fred Dixon, and J.S Woodsworth, the editors of the daily strike bulletin. -
Winnipeg general strike ends
After the events of the bloody Saturday the government and employers forced the strike to end, on the 25 of June the strike leaders announced a return to work, and after this they were arrested and charged for planning to overthrow the government. They received six months and two years in jail, and the charges on Woodsworth were dropped shortly after. -
Spanish flu starts to end
Over time, the Spanish Flu became less infectious and deadly, according to the people in the 1920's, however people were in reality developing immunity to it, the virus wasn't growing weaker, the people were growing stronger. -
Residential schools become mandatory
In 1920 the Indian Act made residential schools mandatory for indigenous children to attend. This act, not only made school a must, but it was illegal to attend any other form of schooling. The purpose of this act was to remove any and all indigenous culture from children Speaking practicing or anything to do with indigenous culture would result in beatings, hair was cut short, boys and girls were separated, and uniforms were forced. -
flappers start
Flappers were women who smoked, danced, drank alcohol, and celebrated their freedom, they often had shorter hair along with shorter dresses. Flappers came as a result of the new freedom for women in the 1920's, women could now work, drive, vote, smoke, and much more. So of course they wanted to celebrate their new freedom. -
Radio is invented
On November 6 1919, the radio was invented, the 1920's a radio costed around $150 to own, which today would roughly be $1 000. The radio starred in describing sports plays, playing music, comedians, and news channels, similar to our modern day television. -
Insulin is discovered
was discovered by Sir Fredrick G Banting, James B Collip, Charles H Best, and JJR Macleod in Toronto Ontario. They started by tying of the pancreatic duct of a dog and killing the insulin and giving the remaining extract to dogs. After 70 days of this, they had successfully treated a dog. They then made a purer form from cattle and successfully treated a human, they then sold the patent for $1 and Banting stated "Insulin does not belong to me, it belongs to the world." -
Chinese immigration act
In 1923 the Chinese immigration act took effect, this act made it so only people who were born or staying in Canada shortly, like college or governments, could not come to Canada. Chinese people in Canada, immigrants and Chinese Canadians were made to carry id, during the great depression Chinese people in Canada were encouraged to return home, furthermore Chinese women and children were not allowed to enter Canada, this resulted in many Chinese men returning to China, -
Persons case begins
The persons case was a constitutional ruling that allowed women the right to rule in the senate. In 1928 a group of women known as the famous five challenged the legislation. Later in 1928, women were deemed not people and were not allowed serve. By 1929 women were legally recognized as people by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, the law was reversed. -
Last model T rolls off the assembly line
On May 26 1927 the last Model T rolled off the assembly line, the Model T by this time had become 57% of all cars in the world, this was the 15 millionth Model T ever made. This Model T was made in Highland Park, Michigan. -
Jazz age comes to an end
The jazz age was a popular age, especially with the invention of the radio, however in 1929, with the great depression and stock market crash, the jazz age came to an end. -
Great depression begins
The great depression was the most severe and longest depression the western world had ever experienced, in 1933 production in the United States had fallen 47%, unemployment reached 20%, and prices of sales had fallen 33%, these statistics combined meant stores and factories were making less this meant employees were being paid less, and as a result, they also bought less, This caused the world and America to fall into the great depression. -
Black Tuesday
On October 29 1929 the stock market took a bad fall, this day is now referred to as "Black Tuesday." the DJIA fell 12%, and in the panic 16 million shares were traded and sold, this ended the roaring 20's, and started the great depression. -
Persons case is won
On October 19 1929, the persons case is officially won, the case did not include aboriginal, or Asian women, this still marked a great day for women in Canada, they now had the right to be appointed senate, it also helped with public and political life for women as women were now considered people. -
Bennet buggy is invented
The bennet buggy was the Canadian term for a car with no engine or windows that was pulled by horses. It was called this because of Richard Bedford Bennet who was blamed for the poverty in Canada during the 1930's, the Bennett buggy was popular because cars costed too much money to operate during the 1930's, so people turned to the Bennett Buggy. -
Five cent speech
The "five cent speech" was made after the conservative party of Canada demanded Mackenzie Kind the liberal prime minister give them money for unemployment rates, he saw this as a tactic for them and gave the "five cent speech." on how he would not be giving them money. -
Great depression ends
World war II may seem to have been an awful outcome, however it was in fact the saving grace for the great depression because of Hitler's reign of terror in Britain, countries needed workers, and suddenly most people had jobs, this meant more money, and so the great depression was finally gone. -
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