History Roaring 20s and 30s

Group of Seven - Group of famous Canadian artists. Mostly done in the 20’s. Mainly painted landscapes of Northern Ontario and are still famous to this day.

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Mary Pickford - America’s sweetheart although is Canadian became a big hollywood star. Pickford was the biggest star in her time.

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Arthur Meighen - When Robert Borden resigned in 1920 he took over as the prime minister and led the conservative party. 

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William Lyon Mackenzie King - When Laurier died the liberals chose him and chose them to be their party leader. Believed that he should let the depression take its course because the situation was temporary and that over time economy would recover itself and go back into prosperity

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Agnes Macphail - Ran for Progressive Party and was the first female elected as a member of parliament.

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Louise Mckinney - Women’s rights activist. First woman elected to legislature in Canada. She played a big role in giving Alberta women the right to vote.

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Irene Parlby - Women's right activist. Advocate for women and children. Selected to represent Canada at the League of Nations. She was the first female cabinet minister.

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Emily Murphy - First woman magistrate. Honorary senator in 2009 and was a politician. 

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Nellie McClung - Social activist. Influences were mainly across the prairies. Helped tManitoba women the right to vote in 1914. 

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Henrietta Muir Edwards - A part of several religious organizations discovering the traditional role of women. Significant because she founded the working girls association after launching a working woman of Canada. 

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R.B Bennett - He was the prime minister during the worst years of the Great Depression. He would give people money to help those struggling during the great depression. He didn’t have a plan for anything. He had a new deal which consisted of:

• Fairer taxation

• People who earned more money paid more taxes

• Insurance

  • Protect workers from illness, injury, unemployment

• Regulated workplaces

  • Minimum wage, regulated work hours, work condition)

• Old age pensions 

  • Increased payments to workers over 65

• Agricultural support programs

  • Help farmers and regulated the prices of wheat

  \n Henry Ford- He created the Model T.Significant because it was discovered like mass production, increased pay for workers, avoided design changes.

Immigration - Increased during the 1920’s as the government started endorsing it in the west. They restricted many groups because they wanted English immigrants rather than other groups. Japanese immigrants were unwanted and heavily discriminated against. 

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Progressive Party - Founded in Canada and largely consisted of farmers from Ontario and the Prairies. They wanted lower tariffs or free trade. 

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Person’s Case - The right of women to serve in the senate. Started by the Famous five. As a result, women were included as people under law. Declared women could be judges and senators

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Great Depression - Started in 1929 - 1939 it was a time in history were the economics started to go downhill. Banks became poor, There was a big unemployment rate, people were homeless, and struggled to meet basic needs. It was caused by the stock market crash of 1929. 

Flapper - Term given to a woman who did not lead a traditional female lifestyle. Flappers would wear a lot of makeup and perfume as well as dancing, drinking and partying throughout the night. Women's fashion changed a lot and skirts were above the knees

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Boyish - Clothing and hair was the modern look looked like a boy

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Xenophobia - Unreasonable fear or hatred of foreigners. Very common in Canada.

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Model T - Henry Ford completed this car model and created a mass production in the 20’s. 

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Black Tuesday - Started on October 29, 1929 . People were confident in the economy and saw the stock market was an easy way to make money. People invested in the stuff and lost a lot of money and the stock market crashed. Over 30 Billion dollars in value. 

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Domino Effect - The depression in Canada continued to move from bad to worse. The economy crumbled like the jenga tower. 

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Dust Storm - Ground dried so much that top layers became dust. Strong winds whipped the dust into Black blizzards. Significant cause it Destroyed lands, homes, vehicles. 

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On to Ottawa Trek - People went to Ottawa to voice their concerns with the government. It was significant because thousands of angry unemployed men fled federal relief camps in British Columbia and boarded boxcars to take their demand for work and wages directly to Ottawa.

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Regina Riot - Bennet told the RCMP to stop protestors from traveling any further in Regina. Led people to kill police officers, injuries to over 130 men and they were arrested.

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Eradicate the Indian - Getting rid of the indians. Significant because 

\n Stock market crash - The stock market crashed because of the Treaty of Versailles. It caused global trade to slow down. Another cause of the stock market crash was margin trading. Investors had the choice to buy stocks and get a loan or borrow money, which then led to the effects of the market decline.

Chinese Exclusion Act of 1923 - Ban on Chinese immigrants to Canada. 

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Assimilation - Led to the loss of Aboriginal culture. Assimilated people of their culture to become sm they weren’t.They attended residential schools.

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Unemployment Relief Act - Gave provinces 20 million to create projects in hopes that people would get more jobs. 

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Raised taxes on Importance - Protect Canadian businesses. But it did more harm than good.

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Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act - Help farmers with irrigation.

\n Roaring 20’s - was mainly about new music like jazz and new fashion. The roaring 20’s were happy that the war was over and new technologies were made. idk

Winnipeg General Strike - The Winnipeg General Strike is Canada's best-known general strike. There was a large amount of unemployment and inflation. Because of the Winnipeg general strike, the government was scared of the rise of communism and the government being overthrown. 

Spanish flu - The Spanish flu was the greatest medical holocaust in history. The soldiers had returned home from the front and brought diseases they picked up in the battlefields of Europe, which caused the Spanish Flu. The Spanish flu had killed 3% to 5% of the world’s population. Nearly one-third of the global population were infected,