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Spanish Flu Pandemic
When many countries were still involved with the first world war, Spain would report new cases of a respiratory flu, which people later called "Spanish flu" There were over 2 million cases of the influenza by the end of the pandemic, and it did not help that soldiers returning home ended up spreading the flu from polish troops to Northern Ontario where the province ended up shutting down many businesses which was not good for the economy. -
Prohibition
More InfoProhibition was a country wide alcohol ban, to try to improve drink related crime, many woman's group's supported this idea. However instead smugglers found more creative ways to sneak "bootleg booze" which was made illegally into the country, like by boat across the lakes this caused more organised crime and illegal drinking. -
Bloody Saturday
More Info during the 1919 Winnipeg general strike, where angry workers were protesting for stable wages and better working conditions, things got violent and the Mayor Charles Gray called the Northwestern Mounted Police, who then charged into the crowd and 1 man was killed and 30 were injured and over a hundred were arrested. 5 days after, the strike ended. -
Model T Assembly Line
More Info Henry Ford discovered that if he put the framework of a car on a conveyor belt and had individual workers who added parts to the car as it went down the line, he could make cars, faster, and cheaper, like the Model T. This discovery helped many Canadians get from place to place, including finding new opportunities for work outside the city. At this time, the price of a Model T was only $395 -
Indian Act
More Info In the 1920's the Indian Act was passed as a mandatory law that every child of school age was to attend a residential school, and it was illegal for them to go to any other educational school in Canada. The Indian act broke up many families and caused stress and harm to many indigenous children -
Radio and Canada-wide entertainment
More Info In the early 1920's the radio became widely popular among Canadians, it was a way for people to connect with each other through the media shows they could listen to. There was a variety of programs you could listen to including sports, which brought many people together. -
Washing machines and Household appliances
More Info Washing machines helped shape the 1920's for what they were, they gave women a chance to get out of the house by giving them more free time. Instead of hand washing and scrubbing laundry, wives and mothers could use their new washing machine and get the job done quicker with less labour involved. -
The Great Depression prt.1
More InfoCauses of The Great Depression would be, Overproduction and Overexpansion, Businesses would make too many items that go unbought. Dependence On Primary Products, Canada as an economy needed to have enough of their primary resources,(fish, wheat, and pulp and paper) so canada could trade them with other countries. Canada Struck drought in 1920's.Dependance on the United States,65% of trades were with the US,(prt2) -
The Great Depression Prt.2
More InfoWhen the United States economy got sick, so did ours. High Tariffs, to prevent foreign businesses from copying canadians, prevented international trade. Too Much Credit Buying resulted in people being unable to pay back debt with all the interest on it, And Credit Buying of Stocks caused people who invested to lose more money than what they originally owed with interest. -
The Famous Five Signed the Supreme Court Act
More Info A group of five suffragettes, (lead by Emily Murphy, including Nellie McClung, Irene Parlby, Henrietta Edwards, and Louise McKinney) signed the petition which stated that any five persons could direct the supreme court to interpret a term of law, the famous five had signed the letter and it was sent to governor general -
Invention of penicillin
More InfoThe discovery of penicillin was very important because before this discovery many adults and children would die from pneumonia and other infections like scarlet fever. This discovery saved and prolonged many people's lives who would regularly have no hope after getting a respiratory infection. -
Flappers and New Dance Culture
More InfoFlappers were women who liked to express themselves through dance and stylish outfits, like shorter and boxy dresses and boots that had undone buckles that would flap when they would walk. They would wear short stockings and cut their hair in a short bob style, men would wear bow ties and fedoras, and have greased down hair. Flappers would often dance the charleston at speakeasies to new jazz music. -
Black Tuesday
More InfoOn October 29th 1929 the Stock Market had crashed, this showed that the economy was not doing great, and signalled that the country may soon enter a depression. Many Canadians saw the stock values dropped and decided to remove their money before its too late to pay back their loans, when everyone did this it caused most stocks to drop more than 50% -
Relief Camps
More Info Relief Camps were invented by Andrew McNaughton and gave men without jobs due to the depression a place to work. Here the men would get food, shelter, medical attention if needed, and a small amount of pay to live off of instead of living on the streets. However some men over time decided to take their chances in other cities finding work, since the pay was so little and the food and shelter were not great. -
Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation- CCF
More InfoThe forming of the new democratic political party, the CCF founded in Calgary Alberta. This party was a combination of progressive, socialist and labour groups. This party was made to help people affected by the great depression. This party now goes by NDP which is one of the three major parties in Canada. -
On To Ottawa Trek
Men had become tired of the relief camps, since they were working for the bare minimum of food, pay and supplies, men would often "ride the rails" and boarded trains to ottawa so they could protest the relief camps to the government. Men who rode the rails to ottawa all wanted a minimum wage, and securibility in their jobs, however the prime minister R.B Bennett didn't seem to mind their situations as the trekkers had "broken the law" and that they planned to overthrow the government.
