1 extra event for each decade

1900

chinese head tax or teacher laws

teacher laws

-teachers couldn't be married, loiter downtown in ice cream shop, or leave city w/o permission

1910

world war one/ww1 propaganda

ww1 propaganda

-governent realized not enough soldiers or $ so they used propaganda to persuade, organise and command entire nation (used to pressure everyone! and get more $)

1920

flappers or jazz culture or alcohol prohibation

jazz culture

-Louis Armstrong was the first time a black man was put on the cover of times magazine, known for playing trumpet and united reacism thru jazz and his music

-Emmett till was abducted in 1955 when he was accused of defending a white woman and die at age 14

alcohol prohibation

-moonshine is alcohol made by citizens rather than government

-prohibition was gov losing $

- is illegal now due to high alcohol content and cant be diluted once its in body by drinking water

1930

great depression or stock market crash

stock market crash

-stores became bankrupt when there were no more sales cuz ppl stopped buying

-you are now losing so much money and still need to pay rent and everything

1940

japanese internment camps or ww2 or juno beach or holocaust

japanese internment camps

-japanese canadians faced widespread racism and discrimination and took to interment camps, hired for their expertise in fishing and started making more money. no apology was given until trudeau spoke up

-after the japanese internment ppl still hated the japanese even though they didnt do anything

juno beach

-canadian troops were sent to beach to secure land

-lots drowned due to carrying heavy equipment

-lots were injured due to high tide

-they secured 3 important villages and got more land than anyone else

holocaust

-Canadian soldiers were freeing jewish people from concentration camps

-They were a sign of safety

-Providing aid and medical treatment to support those people since they were suffering

-Most known for the netherlands saving 900 dutch jewish people

-40 000 holocaust survivors resettled in canada after war

1950

baby boom or korean war

korean war

Canada joined the United Nations force to fight in the Korean War

1960

60's scoop or quiet revolution

quiet revolution

a period of intense societal, political, and economic change in Quebec during the 1960

-a time of rapid transformation that fundamentally changed Quebec's identity and its relationship with the rest of Canada

1970

hippie mini vans and culture or october crisis

hippie mini vans

-Made with bright colors and flower patterns to show rebellion against mainstream and get attention

-Countermovement in US to the Vietnam war, war depicted on live tv and people were horrified that they would throw up in their own living rooms (not censored)

-Napalm carpet bombing

A substance like honey, so hot that would burn people alive

2000 degrees fahrenheit

388 000 tons of napalm were dropped onto villages

october crisis

-Group of french speaking people that believed english ppl in quebec were getting better wages, living conditions and better lives

-So they turned against government since they thought they were singled out

-Kidnapped James Cross and Pierre Laporte, and told they would release 23 members of their group, like a prisoner exchange

-Led to panic since police could arrest anyone on the streets

-afterath of crisis evoked war measures act where ppl were able to be arrested more easily

1980

terry fox marathon of hope

terry fox marathon of hope

run across canada to raise awareness and funds for cancer research

1990

oka crisis

2000

y2k computer bug or 9/11 racism and airport security in canada

airport security in canada

-Back then there was a door that only detected metal so if you had a weapon made of different material you won't get caught

-Now they have regular body scanners

-Must take off shoes, take out phones etc