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Spanish Flu Influenza
The Spanish Flu Pandemic lasted March 1918 up until June 1920. The pandemic supposedly killed 40-50 million people around the world. The source of the virus is unknown however; it appeared to be avian like -
Prohibition
Prohibition was a law that restricts the manufacturing, transportation, import, export and sales of alcohol. This law lasted nearly 14 years. The law was first enacted in Prince Edward Island in 1901. -
World War One Ended
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Group of Seven
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Group of Seven
The Group of Seven were a group of commercial painters that was formed in the year of 1920. The group first started calling themselves THE GROUP OF SEVEN in the year of 1919. The first seven members of the Group of Seven were Franklin Carmichael, Lewis Harrison, A.Y. Jackson, Franz Johnston, Arthus Lismer, J.E.H. Macdonald and F. H. Varley. Tom Thomson was included in this group however, he supposedly died while canooing at Algonquin Park. The actual date they formed is unknown. -
Winnipeg General Strike
The Winnipeg General Strike was a strike which led to massive unemployment rates due to the success of the Russian Revolution. Within the first hours of the strike 30 000 workers had left their jobs. -
Branch Plants
A branch plant is a business owned by another company in another country. This 'event' effected Canada because Canada could then easily export their products into another country to gain profit. -
Insulin
Insulin is a hormone found in the pancreas. it was first isolated in 1922 by Doctor. Frederick Banting, Charles Best, Professor J. J. R. Macleod and Dr. James Collip. Insulin is now used to help treat diabetes. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act was an act that denied the immigration of chinese people into Canada. The bill was originaly passed in 1885. -
Royal Canadian Air Force
The Royal Canadian Air Force was the air force of Canada from 1924 up to 1968. -
Person's Case
It was a case that involving women's rights. The women took the case to the supreme court in Canada. They then ruled that women are considered actual people. -
Black Tuesday
Black Tuesday was a major crash in the stock market which is considered the beginning of the Great Depression. On this date Wall Street experienced a 13 decline in the Dow Jones. By the end of October 1929 stocks had fallen a total of 40 percent. The major cause of the crash was because many people had purchased stock of credit. -
Five Cent Speech
The Five Cent Speech was a speech made by Mackenzie King on February 16th, 1930. The speech was made by the leader of the conservative party , William Lyon Mackenzie King not long after WWI. -
Foster Hewitt and Hockey Night in Canada
Foster Hewitt is one of the most famous Canadian sports casters. He was the first person to do a play-by-play commentary. For his very first report he sat in a glass booth at floor level which was not good because he ended up not seeing because the glass fogged up. He was also the person that first said "He shoots! He scores!" -
Statute of Westminster
The Statute of Westminster was a British law clarifying the power of the government. It granted full freedom to former colonies such as Canada. -
League of Indians
It was the first attempt to make a united voice for the Indian community. -
CBC's First Broadcast
The Canadian Broadcast Corporation began when the government decided to create a nationwide radio station. -
World War Two Started
