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Stock Market crash date
October 29, 1929
first treaty canada ever negotiated and signed without a british representative
Halibut treaty
Indian act
the 1920 act that made it mandatory for indigenous kids from ages 7-15 to go to residential schools
Chinese immigration act
An act that forced chinese immigrants to pay a head tax to enter canada, and eventually just banned immigrants of Chinese descent from entering canada at all
Deputy superintendent general of indian affairs. In 1920, he talked about wanting to solve the "Indian problem"
Duncan Campell Scott
6 long term reasons for the great depression
Overproduction, Over dependence on resources, Dust bowl and drought, Economic ties with the US, tariffs, and easy credit
Red scare
Fear that communism would spread to canada
first time canadians didn't automatically join a war with britain
The Chanak Crisis
Prohibition
Liquor regulations in canada
Temperance movement
A movement advocating for the regulation or the complete ban of alchohol
bootleggers
People who smuggled alcohol into canada during the prohibition era
Winnipeg general strike
A worker lead strike in winnipeg in 1919, demanding better pay, better conditions, and shorter weeks
Bloody saturday
June 21, 1919. The RCMP were sent to charge a crowd of protesters during the winnipeg general strike
collective bargaining
negotiation of a contract between unions and management regarding things such as wages and working conditions
Eugenics
The scientifically false theory that humans can be improved by the selective breeding of population
Mackenzie King
Canada's longest running prime minister, and was the Leader of Canada's liberal party. He's known for giving Canada the independence it has today
Riding the rods
Men hitching rides on trains looking for jobs
Relief camps
A place that provided jobs that were considered slave labour, poor quality shelter and food for single men who were looking for work.
Regina riot
When the on to ottawa trek was stopped by the rcmp in regina, resulting in several injuries and a death
On-To-Ottawa Trek
(June 1935) A group organized by relief workers, hopping to get to ottawa to persuade prime minister bennett to take more action
R.B. Bennett
The prime minister during the great depression. Made a lot of promises he didn't keep, and ultimately did very little to help people in need
US President at the time
Woodrow Wilson
Group of 7
School of landscape painters
League of Nations
Nations Joined together to make sure war doesn't happen. Wilson founded it, but didn't end up joining
Wilson's points that supported lasting peace
14 points