People 1920s

Mary Pickford

1920s, Famous Canadian Actress

Group of Seven

1920s, A group of painters that paints rugged Canadian Landscapes.

A.J. Jackson

1869-1952, Painted the Terre Sauvage, focused more on Quebec Landscapes (member of Group of Seven).

Emily Carr

1871-1945, A painter expressing her deep feelings about the landscapes of the west coast rainforest (One of Canadians Greatest painter).

Robert Borden

1911-1920, Canada’s prime minister during the WWI.

Woodrow Wilson

1913-1921, America’s president during WWI.

William Lyon Mackenzie-King

1921-1930/1935-1948, Liberal Government (Canadian Prime Minister served longer than any other prime minister in Canada).

Arthur Balfour

1920s, British Politician

Arthur Meighan

1920-1921 (briefly in 1926), Led the Conservatives (won more seats in parliament then the Liberals; 116-101) (prime minister).

Lord Julian Byng

1921-1926, Governor General (King asked Byng to dissolve Parliament so that an election could be called as well the normal procedure).

J.S. Woodsworth

1926, Sent a letter to King (MPs)

James Richardson

1926, Created western Canada Airport

Wilfrid “Wop” May

1919, He got involved in a dogfight with the oppositions (the Germens).

Clennell “Punch” Dickins

1928, found the element radium deposit in 1930 (pilot)

R.B. Bennett

1929, Bennett’s party the Conservatives won the election in 1930.

Emily Murphy

1927, One of Canada’s prominent suffragists, successful author, her and a couple others stated a petition and gave a letter to the Supreme Court (One of the Famous Five).

Nellie McClung

1927, Fought for women’s rights (One of the Famous Five).

Louise McKinney

1927, Fought for women’s rights (One of the Famous Five).

Henrietta Edwards

1927, Fought for women’s rights (One of the Famous Five).

Irene Parlby

1927, Fought for women’s rights (One of the Famous Five).

Duncan Campbell Scott

1916, Is a poet that wrote about the Indigenous people, he wanted to get rid of the Indigenous People (made a bill).

Agnes Macphail

1921, First women to be elected to the House of Commons.

Benito Mussolini

1920s, He was a Italian Dictator that was executed because he tried to flee the country (fascist).

Adolf Hitler

1920s, A German Dictator that started WWII and used Mussolini’s fascist principles; communism, democracy, liberalism, denouncing capitalism (Targeted and killed Jews).

Jospeh Stalin

He was under Vladimir Lenin (Communist Party), Soviet Union.