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Spanish Flu
After the first world war, when soilders returned home, they brought along with them the Spanish Flu. If they didn't die in the war, they could of died from this flu. Most victims were healthy young adults. -
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Winnipeg General Strike
The Winnipeg General Strike was Canadas best-known general strike. There was massive unemployment and inflation. In March 1919 in Calgary western labour leaders met to discuss the creation of "one big union". Then later in Winnipeg on May 15, thenegotiations broke down between management and labour in the building and metal trades, the Winnipeg Trades and Labor Council called a general strike. -
League of Indians
The 1927 Indian Act forbade aboriginals in Canada from forming political organizations, as well as practicing their traditional culture and language. Basically, the government told the aboriginals that if they wanted rights they would have to say there weren't Indian, and they would have to give up their culture for rights. -
Prohibition
Prohibition was the banning of alcohol. Al Capone was one of the top "gangsters" who produced illegal alcohol for those who wanted it. Prohibition started because of Temperance groups (mainly Christians), they refused to drink alcohol because it did damage to family lives.
Two of the groups were Anti-Saloon League and the Women's Christian Temperance Union, these groups presuaded the government to ban alcohol. -
Insulin
Medical researcher Frederick Banting discovered insulin in 1921. He believed he could fine the cure for the "sugar disease" in the pancreas (diabetes). -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Federal Government moved to restrict the immigration of Chinese to Canada. Despite the Head Tax, Chinese immigrants continued to come to Canada. In 1923, the Canadian Parliament passed the Chinese Immigration Act excluding all but a few Chinese immigrants from entering Canada. -
RCAF
The Royal Canadian Air Force was the air force of Canada from 1924 until 1968. When three branches of the Canadian Military were merged into the Canadian forces. On April first the RCAF was formed by adding on Canadian Air Force onto Royal -
The Persons Case
When women were recognized as 'persons'. Emily Murphy, Henrietta Muir Edwards, Irene Parlby, Louise McKinney and Nellie McClung were the women whom went to court about women not being considered persons. -
Black Tuesday
Black Tuesday was the Wall Street Crash of 1929. It was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of the United States, taking into consideration the full extent and duration of its fallout. -
Five Cent Speech
The Five Cent Speech was given by Mackenzie King. He gave this speech not long after Black Tuesday. He was saying that he would not give anyone a 5 cent piece if work was not done, to people who lost their jobs, and people who were asking for relief payments. -
Foster Hewitt & Hockey Night in Canada
Foster Hewitt was born on Nov. 21, 1902.
He was the broadcaster on Hockey Night in Canada, the first radio program widely listened to in Canada. Hockey Night in Canada broadcasts were simulcast on television until 1963 when he handed over the television broadcasts to his son, -
Statute of Westminster
The Statute of Westminster is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Canada and other countries were colonized by The Statute of Westminster. -
New Deal
Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president in 1932. But he took office on March 4th 1933. He had 3 goals for his new deal.
1.Help the people hurt by the Depression
2.Bring the U.S. out of the Depression
3.Make changes for the better After Roosebelt was in office aafter 100 days Congress passed many laws. They were government lent banks money, money in banks cause insured, the government helped farmers by lending them money, and the government controlled the prices of farm products. -
On to Ottawa Trek
On to Ottawa Trek was a social movement of unemployed men in the year 1935. The protest was about the dismal conditions in federal relief camps scattered in remote areas across Western Canada. The men lived and worked in the camps at a rate of 20 cents a day before walking out on strike in April of 1935. -
SS. St. Louis
The SS. St. Louis was a German ocean liner, the most memerable voyage it had was in 1939. Because her captain, Gustav Schröder, had tried to find homes for the 937 German Jewish refugees after they were denied entry to Cuba.
