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Beginning of U.S Branch Plants
+1 (Economical)
Throughout the 1920s, branch plants from the U.S started to come into Canada. They improved the Canadian Economy by creating more job opportunities for Canadians. This event shows the economical growth of Canada of 1920s recovering from the Great War -
The Indian Act
-2 (Political)
In 1920, the legislation for compulsory attendance at a school for Indian children was added into the Act. This was to prevent Indian children from helping the "Allied Inidna Tribes" which was an alliance between Indian tribes to fight for rights and titles of Indians. This Act shows how disrespected and unfairly treated are the Indians were in the 1920s. -
The Group of Seven Artists
+2 (Social) The Group of Seven Artist is a Group of Seven Canadian artists. They are Franklin Carmichael, Lawren Harris, A. Y. Jackson, Frank Johnston, Arthur Lismer, J. E. H. MacDonald, and Frederick Varley. The group went around the whole country drawing Canadian landscapes and they created a Canadian art style for drawing the landscape of Canada which is still in use till today. For Canada, and By Canada. This shows the development of the Canadian arts community in the 1920s -
The Chanak Affair
+1(political)
In the fall of 1922, Britain asked its dominions to help to defend Chanak which the British forces were. However, Prime Minister Mackenzie King refused saying that only the Parliament could only decide on sending expeditionary forces. When this issue was discussed in the Parliament, the conflict had already begun and finished. This event shows the first international interaction in Canada and showing how Canada was starting to perform international activity after the Great War. -
Discovery of Insulin
+2 (Social)
In spring of 1922, Sir Fredrick Banting and his coworkers Charles Best, J.B. Collip and their supervisor, J.J.R. Macleod announced the discovery of Insulin. It made a huge impact on the world because before they discovered insulin, there was no way of treating Diabetes. Sir Fredrick Banting and his supervisor J.J.R Macleod was awarded the Nobel prize a year after in 1923. This shows how Canada has made an impact on the whole world in the 20s. -
The Chinese Exclusion Act
-2 (Social)
The Chinese Exclusion Act in 1923 was put in place banning new Chinese Immigrants except for Students, Diplomats, Canada -born Chinese, Merchants excluding laundry, restaurant and retail operators. The Act also made huge numbers of restrictions for the Chinese people already in Canada. This shows how much Canada hates Chinese Ethics and the fear that the Chinese ethnics will overpopulate the country. -
The Halibut Treaty
+2 (Political)
In 1923, Canada negotiated a treaty with the U.S about fishing rights in the Pacific Ocean. This was the first treaty that Canada signed by itself instead of a British Representative signing on behalf of Canada and showing its efforts to be gain independence from Britain. -
The King-Byng Crisis
In1926, Prime Minister Mackenzie King requested the General Governor Julian Byng for an election. However, Julian Byng refused. A request for dissolution while a motion of censure was under debate was never done before. The General Governor Julian Byng than asked the Conservative party which was the opposing party from King to create a new government under Arthur Meighan- letter from Byng to King
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The Person's Case
+2 (Social)
on October 19th, 1929, women's rights were drastically improved in Canada. From the day of October 19th, 1929, women were officially recognized as a person and was given the rights to work in the Senate. This event shows how Canada's society started to change in the 1920s. -
Beginning of the Great Depression
-2 (Economical)
In Oct 29th, 1929, the stock markets in the U.S dropped leaving many U.S population bankrupted because most people used their savings on stock market impacting the whole world including Canada. This shows how Canada started to involve in the greatest economic disaster in HIstory.
