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Canada starts to gain independence from Britain 1919 (+1)
The British put Canada on equal footing with other countries who shared common interests. Westminster basically gave its dominions full legal freedom and equal standing with England and one another. Canada took the time to cut its legal ties to England. Meanwhile, it adopted its own national symbols, like the Canadian flag, featuring the maple leaf, which debuted in 1965.https://www.history.com/news/canada-independence-from-britain-france-war-of-1812?li_source=LI&li_medium=m2- history -
Tax wars 1916-1920 (0)
The economy home front started the colonial governmental taxes that collected taxes, usually through customs duties, and sent them to the two major countries, England and France. 1917, as a temporary measure to help finance the war, the federal government introduced the Income Tax War Act, covering both personal and corporate income. They were also sending out victory bonds to the soldiers who successfully captured Vimy ridge. -
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Prohibition of 1918-1921 (0)
In 1918, the Candian federal government banned the production, import and transportation of liquor. Prohibition was supported by women's groups. It was also supported by the farm, church, lodge, and merchant groups. They people campaigned for the ban of liquor because the believed that liquor didn't support the war effort. Some of the pros of Prohibition were that crime rates decreased, arrests for drunkness decreased a lot. https://www.sutori.com/story/canada -
Vimmy Ridge WWI 1918 (1)
Vimy Ridge was one of The most famous battles that were fought by the allies and Canadians. This battle showed bravery from the Canadian soldier and supporters. Although we won the battle, there were still thousands of lives lost. The Canadian Corps was to invite Vimy Ridge In April 1917. Lucky enough we were strong and determined which helped win the war and take over Vimy Ridge. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/first-world-war-wwi -
The Start of Residential schools 1920 (-2)
The First Nations children were being physical, emotionally and physically abused when attending residential schools. They were also punished when speaking their native languages or preforming anything from their practices. Many children committed suicide or severely harmed themselves for many reasons. The people who survived have many horrible and horrific stories and never want to think about those times they had to experience. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/residential-schools -
The Women's movement (sufferage) -1920 (2+)
Women were not very social during this time period. They were only supposed to maintain the house and take care of the children while the men got to do actual work and had an actual job. This was a big opportunity for a widespread of women and young girls out there who always wanted to participate in the workforce instead of just staying and working around the house all day.
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Cape Breton Labour strike 1920 (-1)
A local conflict to the Winnipeg and Montreal ,General strikes which resulted in many conflicts (eg: changing the balance in power and political party leaders). They wanted to change working conditions for workers meaning less time off and more time on the force. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/cape-breton-strikes-1920s -
Discovery of Insulin - 1921 (Social) (1)
The spring of 1922, medical student, Charles Best and Dr. Frederick announced they found something called insulin. Insulin would be the cure for preventing diabetes and controlling any type of metabolism.
This was a very significant event in Canadian history because this was one of the biggest discoveries in medical history. https://www.sutori.com/story/canada-s-major-events-during-1920-s-and-1930-s-timeline--24stj74irSKVbaQHrG1aBKr1 -
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Economy improvement (1)
In the early 1920s, the Canadian economy was slowly starting to recover. Jobs were starting to become available to more workers including women. The overall stability for our economy started to become stronger after the war and people were settled down the overall economy has improved -
Matheson 1921 (+1)
A place located just located outside of North Bay Ontario. It was used as a supply centre for the First Nations and Aboriginal communities. Unfortunately, it was burnt down in 1916 but re-established in 1921. It was used for gold mining and became settlement homes and growing crops.
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Branch plant 1922 (1)
The branch plants marked the beginning of US expansion in Canada. Products still made Canadian territory so taxes/tariffs were not charged at any kind of boarders. The good about this branch extension was Canada gained new jobs and opportunities to new technology. The only downside was the top management jobs were in control of US citizens and company partners. https://www.sutori.com/story/canada-s-major-events-during-1920-s-and-1930-s-timeline--24stj74irSKVbaQHrG1aBKr1 -
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The Great Depression 1929-1939 (-2)
Great Depression, the worldwide economic downturn that began in 1929 and lasted until about 1939. It was the longest the most painful, severe, and alerting depression ever experienced. -
The famous 5 (the one stood stood up for Women's federal right) (2) 1929
The British North America Act of 1867. Many people argued that the Act was saying that only a man could be a person, and it was preventing women from being fully involved in politics and state affairs. This led to the Famous Five, a group of women activists (Emily, Irene Nellie, Henrietta and Louise ). The Supreme Court of Canada decided that the word "person" didn't include women. The word "person" doesn't include women and were starting to be seen as people, instead of objects.
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The Stock Market Crash of 1929 (-1)
On October 29, 1929, Black Tuesday hit Wall Street as investors traded some 16 million shares in a single day. Billions of dollars were lost, wiping out thousands of investors. This created Black Tuesday. America and the rest of the industrialized world (including Canada) spiralled downward into the Great Depression (1929-39). This was the deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn in history. https://www.history.com/topics/great-depression/1929-stock-market-crash
