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Prohibition
Prohibition in Canada was a ban on alcoholic beverages that arose in various stages, from local municipal bans in the late 19th century, to provincial bans in the early 20th century, and national prohibition, a temporary wartime measure, from 1918 to 1920. -
The Spanish Flu
Spanish flu, also known as the Great Influenza epidemic or the 1918 influenza pandemic, was an exceptionally deadly global influenza pandemic caused by the H1N1 influenza A virus. -
Winnipeg General Strike
The Winnipeg Gerenal Strike was a strike after the World War 1. They had this strike because the citizens of Winnipeg wanted three things, decent wages (85 cents per hour), an eight hour day, and the right to bargain collectively for better working conditions. In the end, the citizens got a what they wanted. -
Bloody Saturday
Bloody Saturday took place on June 21st 1919, during the Winnipeg General Strike. Crowds had gathered to watch a parade protesting the arrest of strike leaders, however, parades had been banned at that time. The Royal North-West Mounted Police were called by the Mayor and the crowd was charged. Violence erupted resulting in the death of one man, the injury of 30, and the arrest of hundreds. Five days later, the general strike was over. -
Group of Seven
The Group of Seven, also known as the Algonquin School, was a school of landscape painters. It was founded in 1920 as an organization of self-proclaimed modern artists and disbanded in 1933. The group presented the dense, northern boreal forest of the Canadian Shield as a transcendent, spiritual force -
Flappers
The classic image of a flapper is that of a stylish young party girl. Flappers smoked in public, drank alcohol, danced at jazz clubs and practiced a sexual freedom that shocked the Victorian morality of their parents. -
Insulin
Insulin is a treatment discovered by Frederick Banting. It is a medicine to help prevent diabetes. Frederick Banting, Charles Best and J.B. Collip helped treat diabetes in the late 1922s. In 1923, Frederick Banting and J.R.R. Macleod got the Nobel Prize for discovering insulin. Banting and Macleod shared their award money with Best and Collip. There is still arguements on who deserved the credit for discovering insulin. -
The Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act was an act to ban all Chinese from entering Canada. An exception was if you were a student, merchant or a diplomat. From 1923 - 1947 only eight Chinese people were allowed to come to Canada. On July 1st, 1923 this was called "Humiliation Day" for the Chinese Canadians. After World War 2, on May 14, 1947, they removed the law of banning all Chinese from entering Canada. -
The Royal Canadian Air Force
The Royal Canadian Air Force was used for peace keeping. It was used to patrol for forest fires, watch for smugglers crossing Canada's border, and checking fishing boats. The Royal Canadian Air Force used to be just the Canadian Air Force but then after when Britain removed the Canadian Air Force and they couldn't go to war, they started a Royal Canadian Air Force. -
Person’s Case
The Persons Case was a constitutional ruling that established the right of women to be appointed to the Senate. The Persons Case was a constitutional ruling that established the right of women to be appointed to the Senate. -
Talkies
By 1920 Hollywood emerged as the center of the movie-making world. "A Golden Age" of Movies began Silent Movies were often accompanied by piano for dramatic effect. The first produced movie with sound was "The Jazz Singer" in 1927. The technology layered recorded sound directly only the film reel -
Black Tuesday
Black Tuesday, also known as the Great Crash, was a major American stock market crash that occurred in the autumn of 1929. It started in September and ended late in October, when share prices on the New York Stock Exchange collapsed. -
Great Depression
Great Depression, a worldwide economic downturn that began in 1929 and lasted until about 1939. It was the longest and most severe depression ever experienced by the industrialized Western world, sparking fundamental changes in economic institutions, macroeconomic policy, and economic theory. -
Five Cent Speech
The Five Cent Speech was a speech said by Mackenzie King in 1930 to avoid the Great Depression. The Five Cent Speech said that he wouldn't give any money who lost their jobs unless that province had a Liberal government. Due to this speech, this lead Mackenzie King out of the election and lead to a new Conservative Prime Minister R.B. Bennett. -
Foster Hewitt
Foster Hewitt was a play by play broadcaster. He broadcasted his first hockey night game that night. He was famous for his famous quote "He shoots, he scores!"