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The Person's Case
On January 28, 1916, 5 Women campaigned to the Supreme Court of Canada to let women vote for, federal, municipal, and provincial governing leaders https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/persons-case -
The Halifax Explosion
The Halifax Explosion was a collision of two boats carrying explosives in the Canadian city of Halifax, killing approximately 2000 people and injuring many.
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The Halifax Explosion is the largest artificial non-nuclear explosion to date
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World War 1 ended
On November 11, 1918, the four-year war between The Ottoman Empire and the Allies ended with the result in Germany signing the Treaty of Versailles -
Spanish Flu first arrives to Canada
Around the autumn of 1918, the Spanish flu was contracted by thousands of visitors who came to see the Eucharist Congress held in Victorialand, Quebec.
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Winnipeg General Strike of 1919
On May 15, 1919, thousands of workers in Winnipeg went on a massive labor strike demanding better working conditions, higher wages, and the right to collective bargaining.
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League of Nation are founded
On January 10, 1920, 32 elected members of different countries united in Paris to end World War 1 and at the same time founded The League of Nation
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The League of Nations is the first intergovernmental organization whose main goal was to obtain world peace -
The Forgotten Depression
After World War 1 the world dealt with an economic crash which plummeted stock over 47% due to the Spanish Flu, The after-effects of World War and the rapid rise of interest. https://manhattan.institute/event/the-forgotten-depression-1921-the-crash-that-cured-itself#:~:text=In%20the%20Forgotten%20Depression%2C%20Grant,raised%20and%20spending%20was%20cut. -
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Spanish Flu ends worldwide
In April after two years the Spanish Flu ended with an estimated 500 million people infected and and around 50 million killed by the flu -
Forgotten Depression Ends
After a year the forgotten depression ended
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Jones Dows Industries stopped the forgotten depression by raising 500% in 9 years -
W.L Mackenzie King was elected Prime Minister
On December 29 W.L. Mackenzie King was elected to be the prime minister of Canada
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Halibut Treaty
in 1922 the Halibut Treaty was created to help against overfishing of Halibut, there would be restrictions on selling and catching Halibut between November 16th and February 15th.
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Chinese Exclusion Act Repealed
Since July 20, 1885, Chinese immigrants have had to pay 50 dollars head tax (around 1,6k in 2023) to immigrate to Canada and make it controlling immigration at will for Chinese Citizens.
https://parks.canada.ca/culture/designation/evenement-event/exclusion-chinois-chinese