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Prohibition
Alcoholic beverages were forbidden from being manufactured, imported, or transported across Canada during Prohibition. Women's organizations pushed for a ban on alcohol, arguing that grain should be utilized to feed soldiers and civilians rather than being used to make alcohol. As a result, in 1918, the federal government established Prohibition, which reduced crime and arrests for intoxication. Rumrunners delivered the illegal booze made and sold by bootleggers. -
The Spanish Flu
The H1N1 virus, which first appeared during World War I, triggered the most catastrophic influenza epidemic in history for both Canada and the rest of the world. It is commonly referred to as the Spanish flu, despite the fact that its origins are uncertain. Between 1918 and 1919, it killed between 20 and 100 million people, including 50,000 Canadians. This was an easily spread virus that infected people all across the world. -
Winnipeg General Strike
The Winnipeg Gerenal Strike was a post-World War I strike. The strike was called because Winnipeg residents demanded three things: decent wages (85 cents per hour), an eight-hour workday, and the right to collectively bargain for better working conditions. In the end, the citizens received exactly what they desired. -
Bloody Saturday
Bloody Saturday occurred on June 21, 1919, during the Winnipeg General Strike. A procession criticising the arrest of strike leaders drew large crowds, but parades were forbidden at the time. The crowd was charged after the Mayor summoned the Royal North-West Mounted Police. As a result of the violence, one man was killed, 30 people were injured, and hundreds were arrested. Five days later, the nationwide strike came to an end. -
Group of Seven
Circumstances brought together seven artists in the early twentieth century who were motivated to study the distinctive nature of the Canadian landscape via art. They all agreed that Canada's rough natural regions needed to be captured in a unique painting manner. This style would be a departure from European heritage and reflect a growing sense of nationalism.
Original members: Franklin Carmichael, Lawren Harris, A.Y Jackson, Franz Johnston, Arthur Lismer, J.E.H. MacDonald and Fredrick Varley. -
Insulin
Frederick Banting discovered insulin as a treatment. It's a diabetes-prevention medication. Frederick Banting and J.R.R. Macleod were awarded the Nobel Prize for discovering insulin in 1923. Frederick Banting discovered that persons with diabetes were unable to absorb sugar and starch from the bloodstream due to a lack of a key hormone called insulin. The results were tremendous, and millions of lives were spared. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act was enacted in order to keep all Chinese people out of Canada. If you were a student, merchant, or diplomat, there was an exception. Only eight Chinese migrants were allowed to enter Canada between 1923 and 1947. For the Chinese Canadians, July 1st, 1923 was dubbed "Humiliation Day." On May 14, 1947, they repealed the law prohibiting all Chinese from entering Canada, which had been in place since World War 2. -
Royal Canadian Airforce
The Royal Canadian Air Force was called in to keep the peace(from after the war). It was used to inspect fishing boats, patrol for forest fires, and keep an eye out for smugglers crossing Canada's border. The Royal Canadian Air Force was originally known as the Canadian Air Force, but after Britain abolished the Canadian Air Force and they were unable to go to war, they established the Royal Canadian Air Force. -
Morley Residential School (McDougall Orphanage and Training Institution)
https://thechildrenremembered.ca/school-histories/morley/ This and other residential schools were established with the goal of eradicating all traces of Indigenous culture. Kids would get beaten, sexually harassed, and sometimes die just from simply being indigenous. Students had their hair chopped short, wore uniforms, and their days were thoroughly planned. During the 1920s, 4,100 children died at residential schools. Morleys residential school opened in 1926 and closed in the 1940s. -
Person's Case
The Persons Case is a defining moment in Canada's quest for political equality for women. The case is noteworthy in that it establishes that the Canadian Constitution can be interpreted to meet evolving societal demands and that the British North America Act, includes women as "qualified people." This ruling cleared the door for women's political participation in Canada by affirming their rights. -
Black Tuesday
During the 1920s, many people believed that by investing in the stock market, they could become wealthy quickly. Unfortunately, the October 29, 1929 stock market crash in Canada became known as Black Tuesday. Many people who had made stock market investments were harmed and lost everything. This historic event had a significant impact on Canada's economic downturn during the 1930s Great Depression. -
The Great Depression
Canada's general prosperity evaporated in 1929, as the country entered the Great Depression, the country's worst economic crisis ever. As a result, many people have lost their employment, their debts have escalated, and their families have lost the majority of their possessions. The 1929 stock market crash was a key contributor to the economic downturn, but it was not the cause. The prosperity of the 1920s was followed by a recession, which by the 1930s had developed into a depression. -
Bennett Buggy
During the Great Depression, a Bennett buggy was a phrase used in Canada to describe a car that had its engine, windows, and occasionally frame work removed and was towed by a horse. This word comes from Richard Bennett, Canada's Prime Minister from 1930 to 1935, who was blamed for the country's poverty. (also I couldn't find the exact date) -
Five Cent Speech
The Five Cent Speech was a speech said by Mackenzie King in 1930 to avoid the Great Depression. The Five Cent Speech said that he wouldn't give any money who lost their jobs unless that province had a Liberal government. Due to this speech, this lead Mackenzie King out of the election and lead to a new Conservative Prime Minister R.B. Bennett. -
The Statute of Westminster
The Statute of Westminster was an act passed by Britain to allow the colonies to self-govern and become independent nations. Since Canada desired to be an independent country rather than a British colony, Britain approved its request, and Canada is now an independent country.
