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Spanish Influenza
Who: Victims of the Spanish flu across the world(50-100million people)
What: Spanish flu (weakened immune system) was a pandemic, deadly flu with no cure that sparked before WW1 ended
When: 18 months lasing flu starting from Sept. 9th 1918
Where: Common in rural areas, and cityside. The flu spread across the world even to the Arctic and Pacific Islands
Why: Came from resort town of San Sebastian on the coast of Spain.
How: Strucked young adults and people with immune system problems -
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Interwar Year Events (1920s-1930s)
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Winnipeg General Strike
Who: Employees/ Workers in the city of Winnipeg that went on strike
What: The best known general strike in Canada to date after World War 1;This caused much reaction from federal government and city council
When: Strike lasted from May 15 1919- June 26 1919; Strike ended on "Bloody Saturday"
Where: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Why: Workers were furstrated with the unemployment rates and poor working conditions after WW1
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League of Indian Nations
Who: League of Indians was formed by F.O. Loft, a veteran and member of Six Nations Reserve
What: Non profit organization representing all nations of North America
When: The League of Nations of Canada was formed in 1919
Where: Formed in Ontario, first meeting in Alberta
Why: This organization was formed to extend the relationship between Indians Nations (Natives) and Canadian citizens
How: F.O. Loft formed this group to advocate the needs of Indians. For e.g., Hunting/Trapping Rights, -
Prohibition
Who: Canadian Government enforcing Prohibition on Canadian citizens
What: Overall establishment to forbid alcohol sales with a few exceptions
When: The early 1920s, prohibition was enforced with the exception of PEI who established it in 1901
Where: CANADA!
Why: Social Reason, Economic Reason,Medical Reason
How: Men were spending family's saving on aclohol rather than important items;Many labourers were always drunk, so they couldn't perform their jobs;alcohol damaged health -
Group of Seven
Who: 7 Canadian Landscape Artists
What: These men highlighted the beauty of Canadian scenery through their masterpiece paintings
When: The 7 befriended each other in 1911, But the artistic group formed in 1920
Where: After World War 1 ended, the friends began to tour Ontario. In Canada, they were renowned artists
Why: Many thought of Canadian landscape as repulsive. The Group of Seven proved them wrong.
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Discovery of Insulin
Who: Canadian medical researcher, and Ontario doctor, Frederick Banting
What: Isolated insulin, as a cure for diabetes
When: The night of November 24th 1922
Where: The idea came to him in his bedroom, in Ontario; Medical reseach published in Canada
Why: Diabetes was a fast growing disease during that time period. A treatment must be found!
How: Banting was able to isolate Insulin from animals like dogs and inject Insulin into humans which cured diabetes -
Prime Minister: Mackenzie King
Who: William Lyon Mackenzie King, dominant Canadian political leader
What: 10th Canadian Prime Minister of Canada, liberal party. Also the Prime Minister that served for the longest lasting time
When: 3 terms in Canadian government starting in 1921. His two other terms started in 1926 and 1935
Where: Parliament of Canada!
Why: National unity was his longtime goal and attempted to make a change
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Chinese Exclusion Act
Who: The Canadian government VS. Chinese immigrants
What: AKA Chinese Immigration Act. This Act restricted Chinese from immigrating to Canada
When: The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed by the Canadian Parliament on July 1st 1923.
Where: Canada
Why: The government was afraid of the overwhelming Chinese immigrants... That they would take all the job revenues and opportunities away from other Canadians
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Person's Case
Who: A group of 5 Canadian women, AKA Famous Five
What: Women were officially declared as people and were qualified to be appointed to the senate!!
When: October 18h 1929
Where: The British Privy council... in Britain passed this law to be enforced in Canada
Why: Women's status was not considered 'persons' at that time. They needed to fight for their rights
How: They convinced the Government of Canada to induce the British Privy Council to clarify the meaning of “persons” -
Black Tuesday
Who: New York Stock Exchange investers
What: On this day, it marked the beginning of the Great Depression.
When: October 29th 1929
Where: United States
Why: People who spent unwisely investments in the New York Stock Exchange market soon when bankrupt when the stock crashed.
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Five Cent Speech
Who: Speech delivered by Mackenzie King
What: This speech talked about how social welfare was also the province’s responsibility
When: February of 1930
Where: Delivered to the Canadian public.. in Canada
Why: To ensure the public the the province will help with the misery of Black Tuesday/ Great Depression
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Prime Minister: R.B. Bennett
Who: Prime Minister of Canada during the Great Depression, also was a multi millionaire and lawyer
What: Bennett represented the Conservative party, 11th Prime Minister of Canada
When: Eleceted on August 7th 1930 defeating Mackenzie King
Where: Canadian Parliament
Why: Was elected to guide Canada through the Great Depression using his business man background
How: His plan for breakthroughing the Great Depression was to expand trade with the British Empire and adding tariffs -
Statute of Westminster
Who: Parliament of the United Kingdom
What: A British law that clarified the powers of the Canadian Parliament and other Dominion colonies
When: December 11th 1931
Where: Law established and passed in Great Britain
Why: Ensured the the powers of Canadian Parliament and other independant colonies were governed by no laws but their own.
How: Marked legislative independance! :) -
On to Ottawa Trek!
Who: The 1500 residents of the unemployment relief camps in BC
What: Strikers went to Ottawa to lay complaints to the Prime Minister and Parliament
When: June 3rd 1935
Where: Workers moved from Calgary by train and truck to Vancouver, then Ottawa
Why: Local government of BC/ Vancouver were unwilling to pay the striker's welfare
How: Therefore, they marched up to the Canadian Parliament and discussed with the Federal government about their conditions in these relief camps -
Canadian Broadcast Company (CBC)
Who: Canadian Broadcast Company, betterknown as CBC
What:The oldest Canadian crown corporation/public radio and TV broadcaster
When: CBC first got their radio liscences in 1922 and began broadcasting, they expanded from there and started broadcasting in the late 1936
Where: Broadcasts in Canada
Why: To deliver the latest local and national news and alerts
How: Through radio and live television!
