Introducing the 1920´s

  • Postwar (After WWI)

    Postwar (After WWI)
    Once the fighting ended, canadian troops were eager to return home to join their families and resume their lives. 1- Historical Perspective
  • Xenophobia --Hutterites, Mennonites and Doukhobors

    Xenophobia --Hutterites, Mennonites and Doukhobors
    In 1919, public opinion in Canada was turning against Hutterites, Mennonites and Doukhobors because they were considered "foreign" and unpatriotic because of their beliefs. -2 - Historical Perspective and Change and Continuity
  • Residential schools

    Residential schools
    Every Indigenous child was required to go to a residential school as it was illegal for them to attend any other academy. -2 - Cause and Consequence and Historical Perspective
  • Chanak Affair

    Chanak Affair
    The Chanak Affair was Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King's first major test of foreign affairs, It was an additional move forward into Canada's worldwide independence. 2- Change and Continuity ad Historical Perspective
  • Halibut Treaty

    Halibut Treaty
    The halibut treaty was an agreement between Canada and the United States on fishing rights in the Pacific Ocean.
  • Invention of automobiles

    Invention of automobiles
    by 1924, however the economy in many regions had started to improve as manufacturers made products such as automobiles for consumers in canada and other countries. 2 - Ethical dimensions and Historical Significance
  • Manufacturing and Exports

    Manufacturing and Exports
    The economy in many regions had started to improve as manufacturers made products such as automobiles for consumers in Canada and other countries. 2 - Historical Perspective and Ethical Dimensions
  • Coal Industry

    Coal Industry
    The coal industry was producing too much coal and not enough people and countries wanted to buy it as oil became more popular as a result a lot of people lost their jobs. -1 - Historical Perspective
  • King-Byng Affair

    King-Byng Affair
    The King-Byng Affair was a Canadian legal violation in 1926 that opposed a prime minister's powers against the responsibilities of a governor general. 0 - Historical Perspective
  • Women´s right

    Women´s right
    In 1929, the British Privy Council ruled that women were ṕersons'and can be appointed to run for government positions. 2- Change and Continuity and Historical Significance
  • Statue of Westminster

    Statue of Westminster
    a British Parliament act confirmed Canadian independence and accepted the dominions' virtual independence 1- Ethical Dimension and Historical Significance