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Prohibition
In 1918, the federal government introduced prohibition, banned the production, import, and transportation of liqunor across Canada. The women's groups had campaigned for a ban on liquor since before the turn of the century. Prohibition had some positive social effects, the crime rate dropped, and arrests for drunkenness decreased dramatically. -
Spanish Flu
In 1918, Canada was struck with a terrible epidemic called "Spanish flu." Soldiers carried the virus with them from overseas. The epidemic ravaged countries around the world. Thousands of people died before the discovery of penicillin and sulpha drugs. To stop the spread of the flu, schools, threatres, and churches closed their doors, no comunities. In all, ther were about 50000 Canadians died during the epidemic. -
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Canada: The Roaring Twenties & The Dirty Thirties
Canada's 21-year history!! -
Winnipeg General Strike
The worker unrest came to a head in Winnipeg in 1919, On 21 June, a day that became known as Bloddy Saturday, violence erupted. A huge crowd gathered to watch a parade protesting the arrest of the strike leaders. Not long afterward, the crowd overturned a streetcar and set it on fire. One man was killed and 30 were injured. Five days later, the central strike Committee ordered the workers back to their jobs. The general stike was over. The general strike dragged on for 37 days. -
Group of Seven
At the turn of the century, art is changing. Some of the old rules were breaking down. Canadian artists, particularly members of the Group of Seven, were influenced by the Impressionists. They took their inspiration from the Canadian landscape. The first exhibition of paintings by the Group was held ini may 1920 at the Art Gallery of Ontario. They originally consisting of Franklin Carmichael, Lawren Harris, A.Y. Jackson, Franz Johnston, Arthur Lismer, J.E.H. MacDonald, and Fredrick Varley. -
Radio
The radio was the greatest communication technology in the 1920s. People could communicate all through Canada. Needed earphones in the beginning. People listened to hockey updates. Originally invented in the 1880s, Battery-less radio (radio without batteries) Was invented by Ted Rogers (Canadian) in 1925. Sold for $120 in beginning (radio called “Type 120”). -
Jazz Age
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in black communities in the New Orleans of Southern United States and was made popular by such musicians as Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong,Both Black Americans. The dance of the decade, the Charleston, also emerged out of Black American culturea, and it became the emblem of the roaring "Jazz Age". Black culture was enjoying a resurgence in the United States and its influences were flet in Canada. -
Insulin
In 1921, over a million people in North America had diabetes. In 1922, at the University of Toronto, Canadian medical researchers discovered a ground-breaking treatment, which is insulin. An Ontario doctor, Frederick Banting, was given the major credit for the discovery. In 1923, Frederick Banting and J.R.R. Macleod were awarded the Nobel Prize for the discovery. The discovery of insulin has saved the lives of millions of people. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
In efforts to stop immigration from China, the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed in Canada on July 1st 1923. This Act banned all Chinese except students, merchants, and diplomats from entering Canada. Canadians feared that the Chinese would take over their jobs. To Chinese Canadians, 1 July 1923 is known as "Humiliation Day." -
Model T and assembly line
The 1920s also saw the growth of the automobile industry. Henry Ford set up and assembly line that from one end of a building to another. At one end of the line were the frames of the Cars, At first, the line did not move. The workers work alone it adding parts to the automobiles. Each worker on the assembly line had a separate job. Ford was able to produce the famous practical "Model T" at North Americans. In 1924, it could be purchased for around $395. -
The Persons Case
In August of 1927, Emily Murphy and four other prominent women (Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney, Henrietta Edwards, Irene Parlby) decided to petition the prime minister about the meaning of 'persons' in Section 24 of the British North American Act. In April of 1928, the Supreme Court of Canada decided women were not 'persons' qualified for appointment to the Canadian Senete, They decided to appeal their case to the In Britain, and finally they declared that women were considered 'persons' in law -
Black Tuesday
Black Tuesday, the day the stock market crashed in October 29 was one of the most dramatic events signalling the Depression. In 1920s, many people played the stock market and dreamed of getting rich overnight, but Tuesday October 29, 1929 would forever be known as Black Tuesday, the day Canada's stock market crashed. Many people who invested in the stock market were affected negatively and lost everything. This dramatic event had played a big role in Canada's economic downturn in the 1930's. -
The Great Depression
In the early 1930s, Canada was plunged into the Great Depression which his the worst economic downturn the country has ever faced. Many people would say that the Depression was caused by the stock market crash of 1929. However, the stock market crash was not the cause of the Great Depression. It was a sign that the economy of North America was very sick. -
Residential school
The Indian Act was passed in 1867 to force assimilation. Therefore give up their traditions and be absorbed into the “white culture”. One way to assimilate Native Peoples was to put them in residential schools. In these schools, they were forced to become Christians, and to forget their old languages and traditions. Often, childen had to live in bad conditions, and many of them were abused by the people who work at the school (nuns, teachers). They were most common in the 1920s and 1930s. -
On to Ottawa Trek
In June 1935, thousands of men fed up with life in the British Columbia relief camps boarded freight trains bound for Ottawa to protest to the government. As the trekkers moved eastward, they were joined by other men. The men got as far as Regina, where they were stopped by the mounted Police, Prime Minister Bennett clainmed the trekkers were disobeying the law and were a part of a plot to overthrow the government, A riot broke out dozens of people were injured and a police officer were killed. -
CBC - Canadian Broadcasting Company
In 1933, the government created the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Comission (CRBC) which became the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in 1936. In 1939, the CBC covered the royal tour to Queen Elizabeth. The first visit of a reigning monarch to Canada was carried by radio to even the most remote areas. The CBC was proving that it could be a powerful force in establishing a sense of national unity across Canada.
