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The Stock Market Crash
The New York Stock Market Crash or the Great Depression Started October 29th in 1929. It devastated the economy for 10 years. -
The Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl was an extended drought on Canadian and American Prairies which lasted throughout the entire great depression. It caused damage to agriculture and blew away almost 75% of topsoil in areas like The Palliser Triangle. It was a time where there was a lack of rain that resulted in Grasshopper infestations and severe sand storms, partly because of the farming methods of the time, which included too much ploughing. -
Canada Is Granted "Full Legal Freedom" under the Statute of Westminster
Canada was given full legal freedom from Britain by The Statute of Westminster -
On To Ottawa Trek
The On To Ottawa Trek was peaceful movement organized by Arthur "Slim" Evans, a communist labour organizer. The movement involved the relief camp workers across Western Canada. These workers were all single men who received no federal support except 20 cents a day and a place to live to work physically demanding jobs. The workers were traveling from Vancouver eastward towards Ottawa holding peaceful protests along the way. This eventually resulted in a Police Raid and Riot in Regina. -
Canada Illegally fought in the Spanish Civil War
The Canadians Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion joined the Spanish civil war despite Canada's non-intervention policy. -
Canada Declared War on Germany and their allies
Canada declared war on Germany and their allies shortly after Britain did and it's thought that a big part of this choice was that people still felt we owed Britain. -
Unemployment Commission Insurance
In 1940, Canada's unemployment insurance act became law. It was the result of a royal commission that was started in 1937 to provide support to people who were unemployed based on revenue collected from people who are working. The early form of this program didn't provide support to all workers but later became more accommodating. This was significant because it was one of the most important parts of Canada's social safety benefits that we have today. -
Canadians In The Defence of Hong Kong
Due to Hong Kong being a British colony, Canada fought with the Allies to defend Hong Kong. There were many tensions in the pacific because of Japans alignment to Germany and also because of the fact that they controlled much of the area north of Hong Kong. Japan attacked Hong Kong around the same time as they did Pearl Harbor and other parts of Asia. The Allies ended up surrendering on Christmas day of 1941. 290 Canadians died and many faced horrible conditions in Japanese war prison camps.
