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Spanish Flu
Spanish Flu hit Canada in Sept 9.1918. Over thousdands of people died from pneumonia. That time to avoid spreading the flu--School, threatres, and churches were closed. Public health departments and clinics aroos the country were flooded with the number of sick and dying people. about 50,000 Canadians died during the epidemic. -
Winnipeg General Strike
In15 May-25 June 1919, Winnipeg General Strike had started. They wanted to improve working and living conditions. Such ideas for change drew suspicion from wealthier citizens like decent wages (85 cents per hour) and eight hours a day. The Winnipeg od one thousand were determined to crush the strike. There were a lot of people trying to push the bus over because they are pissed. After five day, the Central Strike Committee ordered the workers back to their job. The general strike was over. -
Residential Schools
in the 1920s and the 1930s. Canadian government wanted the Aboriginal nations should be educated to make them lose their old traditions and culture, therefore they give up their traditions and be absorbed into the “white culture”.Aboriginal children were taken from their homes, and forced to live at a school. they were forced to become Christians, also only can speak english with their friend or they will be in big trouble. -
Group of Seven
Group of Seven are a group of famous artist. Artisits aorund the world uses drawing to expressing themselves. There is one man in the Group of Seven went to Algonquin park and had died. his death was a mystery. -
Talkies
In the 1920s. Most of the films were silents. they only have words on the bottom to read.. Later on, past few year. people start to get smart and invent sounds in the films. -
Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King
Mackenzie King was a Canadian political liberal lGovernment from the 1920's. He was Canada's 10th Prime Minister longest P.M. However in 1930, R.B Bennett won the election and had said to the people that he is a bad P.M. But in the election of 1935 , He won the elections again and gaid the power to controoled Canada. -
Joseph Armand Bombardier
Joseph Armand Bombardier was the son of a prosperous farmer in Valcourt, Quebec. When he was 15, he bulit his first snow machine. His son,Yvon, died of appendicitis during a raging winter snow. the next year, he travelled through Quebec taking his son invention with him. Bombardier sold 50 B7. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
On 1 July 192, Canada passed the Chinese Exclusion Act. This Acy banned all Chinese people from entering Canada. From that time until the Act was repealed in 1947, only 8 Chinese people were admitted to canada. For Chinese Candians, that day is known as "Huniliation Day" -
Model T
in 1924, Ford invented a car called model T. Fod was the first car company in Canada. It cost around $400 dollars. It was easier for people to go anywhere they wanted to. That's the time Ford became popular -
Radio
Radio was the greatest communication inention in the 1920s. it was invented by Ted Rogers (Canadian) in 1925. It was very popular at that time because people living in other country can hear about the hockey game from montreal, but people have to put earphone before so they can hear what's the radio saying. -
Person's Case
In 1916, Emily murphy was made the first woman to judge in the Brutish Empire and she was appionted to an Alberta court. One lawyer in her courtroom challenged her right to judge any case because she was a woman. In 1927, Emily and other four prominent women decided to petition the prime minister. Prime Minister,William Lyon Mackenzie King, support women's right. -
Black Tuesday
n the 1920's, many people played the stock market, thinking they could get rich over the nexts day. Unfortunately, October 29, 1929 was the oworst day of the people's lifes. the stock market went down so its called "Black Tuesday" the day Canada's stock market crashed,which this was known as the Great Depression. Everyone has lost their jobs and their House. -
Bennett Buggy
A car with a horse attached. People did this because they did not have enough money to buy gas or even their own car. The name of the horsecar is called “Bennett Buggy”. they made it name like this was becuase they dont like R.B. People thought he was not doing enough to help people. -
On to Ottawa Trek
On to Ottawa Trek was in the 1930s. the worker who dont have a job, jumps on the train and travel to an other country. A big group of man workers planned to trek to ottaa so they can see R.B., but R.B told the train driver tom stop in Regina and had told them to send 8 leader in the group and go to talk to him.later on , the meeting didnt went well and the man workers are mad at him. -
New Deal
Bennett had a new idea to make people vote for him. Everyone in Canada are angery at the Prime Minister R.B. Bennett, becuase the workers doesnt have a job. But too bad In 1935, Mackenzie King had won the election again because of R.B's behavior to the people.
