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Period: to
Progress or Decline During the Period 1914-1929
To Demonstrate if Period of 1914 to 1929 is a period of Progress or Decline -
Sir Robert Borden Declares Canada's Joining WW1
Sir Robert Borden decides Canada will join the war to support its Mother Country, Great Britain. Canada was allied with Serbia, Russia, France, Great Britain, Japan, Italy, United States, the British Empire Dominions and Colonies. Scale: 0
Theme: Political -
Battle of Second Ypres
This was the first major battle Canadians faced at Ypres Salient in Belgium where the Canadian Division confronted the first time use of chlorine fumes as a weapon line in the war. About one third of the 6,000 soldiers were killed, injured or taken captive. Scale: -1
Theme: Social -
Poem In Flanders Field Published
John McCrae poem In Flanders Field was published in Punch magazine. On Remembrance Day, the poem is read all over the world by millions of people. Scale: +1
Theme: Social -
Conscription Bill, Military Services Act Introduced
By 1917 volunteer enlisting in Canada reduced which led to the introduction of the Conscription Bill, Military Services Act by the Prime Minister Borden. Scale: -1
Theme: Political -
Wartime Elections Act & Military Voters Act
Canadian women 21, years and older who were either: wives, sisters, daughters and/or widows of men or women who were part of the military earned the right to vote for the fist time. Canadian women serving as Nursing Sisters in the military earned the right to vote in elections. Scale: +2
Theme: Political -
Halifax Harbor Explosion
Roughly 2,000 people died and 9,000 injured when a French freight ship full off bombs crashed into an Norton ship due to a miss-communication, causing an explosion. The towns near the harbor of Halifax were in flames, the windows blasted and the buildings diminished to ash and debris. Scale: -2
Theme: Economic and Social -
End of First World War
The first world war came to an end and due to the extraordinary service of the Canadian military, Canada won a separate signature on the Peace Treaty. Scale: +2
Theme: Political -
Winnipeg General Strike
After World War 1 ended the cost of living rose. Winnipeg’s building and metal workers went on strike for higher wages from May 1, 1919 to June 25, 1919. Scale: -1
Theme: Economic -
Women Declared As "Persons"
On October 18, 1929 Women were declared as ‘Persons’.
This was possible due to the hard work of 5 Alberta women:
Emily Murphy, Nellie McClung, Irene Parlby, Louis McKinney and
Henrietta Muir Edwards who came to be known as the Famous Five and their battle started in 1916 during the time of WW1. Scale: +2
Theme: Cultural and Political -
Stock Market Crash
The roaring twenties took a deep plunge with the crashing of the stock market. Scale: -2
Theme: Economic
