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Spanish Flu
Spanish Flu was an influenza pandemic that had spread across the world. It lasted from March 1918 to June 1920. It had killed 50 million to 100 million in the world -
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Winnipeg General Strike
Winnipeg General Strike was caused by the cost of living rising after WWI and the workers want the wage be more. At the end, there were about 30,000 people went on strike, the 10 leaders were arrested and 15 men had died. -
Prohibition in Canada
Prohibition in Canada started in the 1920s, it was for preventing people selling and buying alcohol. The drinking of Alcohol was widespread in the early 19th century, so there were many public pressure and they tried to buy alcohol illegally. Prince Edward Island was the longest place that last the Prohibition. Finally, the prohibition was cancelled for all provinces in 1948. -
Group of Seven
Group of Seven was a group that was most famous of painting Canadian landscape and it was formed by seven artists: Franklin CARMICHAEL, Lawren HARRIS, A.Y. JACKSON, Franz JOHNSTON, Arthur LISMER, J.E.H. MACDONALD and F.H. VARLEY -
Mackenzie King
Mackenzie King became a prime minister in Canada on December 29, 1921 to June 28, 1926. When he was a Prime Minister, he planned how the city looks and he shows Canada be independent from England -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Chinese Exclusion Act was an act that had passed in 1923. It allows Chinese to immigrant to Canada. Before 1923, Chinese immigration was controlled by the Chinese Immigration Act of 1885. Finally, there were 8 Chinese immigration from 1923-1947 -
RCAF
RCAF is also known as Royal Canadian Air Force. It was the air force of Canada from 1924 to 1968. RCAF was built because it helped air defence of Canada. Britain government had help Canada by managing the operation of over 100 surplus aircraft. -
Five Cent Speech
Five Cent Speech is a speech that taught by Mackenize King. He said he would not give 5 cent to the men that lost their job and for people asking for relief payments -
Black Tuesday
Black Tuesday is also known as the Stock Market Crash of 1929. In Oct 1929, the Stock Market got crashed and there were many people who bought stock went bankrupt and there were many banks was closed too. It made people in the US and Canada hard to live and the economy didn't went back on track until 1939. -
Person’s Case
Person's case was a legal and political battle that fought by five Alberta women. It made women had right to vote and more freedom for women. -
Statute of Westminster
Statute of Westminster is a law that Britain gave power to Canada's Parliament and those of the other Dominions. -
On to Ottawa Trek
On to Ottawa Trek was a movement of unemployed men in 1935 that they went to Ottawa for more job opportunties. It happen because after the strike, the government gave 20 cents per day for single men to construct road and for other men, they gave some job with also 20 cents per day. The working and living condition was horrible. So there were hundreds of men that went on the train and head to the east for better living condition. -
Foster Hewitt & Hockey Night in Canada
Hockey night in Canada was hosted by Gordon Calder and Foster Hewitt through the radio. It was the highest rate program and it is still on the radio now. -
Canadian Broadcasting Company
Canadian Broadcasting Company is a Canadian crown corporation that serves international television and radio. Its services are news, radio, television, commercial service, online and etc. By now, CBC is a well-known company and many people in Canada watch its news everyday. -
SS. St. Louis
SS. St. Louis is a ship that carried many Germany Jews that got declined from immigrating to Cuba.
