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Assembly Line
the assembly line was created to speed up the process of putting together a Ford Model T. workers would have one job, such as attaching the shell of a door or the case of the wheel, and the repetitive motion of one task per person sped up the construction of the car. -
Edmonton Grads
the Edmonton Grads were a women's basketball team with a 93% victory rate. throughout their career, they only lost 20 times, and their talent is still considered some of the best in history. -
Prohibition
prohibition in Canada was mandated in reaction to trends in alcoholism during and after ww1. it did not last as long in Canada as it did in the US, and that made Canada into a very popular illegal import of alcohol to the us. the illegal shipping of Canadian alcohol over the great lakes was known as "rum running" -
Spanish Flu
the Spanish Flu emerged near the end of world war 1. though the origin is unknown, it was called the Spanish Flu due to the fact that Spain was covering the illness far more than other nations, because it was neutral and did not have much media censorship. -
Winnipeg General Strike
the Winnipeg general strike was the biggest strike in Canadian history. the workers in Winnipeg demanded better wages and working conditions, and almost all workers in the city joined in the six week long strike. -
Bloody Saturday
during the winnipeg general strike, the company owners and municipal government sided againt the strikers, and called in the northwest mounted police. there was a massive riot and 2 people were killed by the police. -
Group of 7
the group of 7 were a group of seven Canadian painters whose works focused on celebrating the Canadian landscape. they were influenced by a friend and fellow artist, Tom Thompson, who went out to paint Algonquin Park and then disappeared with no trace. -
Insulin
before the discovery of insulin, diabetes was untreatable and often lead to death. Frederick Banting and Charles Best spent ages refining insulin before finally using it to treat patients. -
Foster Hewitt Debut
Foster Hewitt was a popular sports radio broadcaster, and soon became a pop culture icon. Hewitt would narrate play by play hockey games, and his voice was recognizable to the nation. he continued to broadcast for 27 years. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
the Chinese exclusion act prohibited immigrants from China from entering the country. it also required all Chinese Canadians, including those born in Canada to register with the government or risk arrest, fines, or deportation. -
Persons Case
Emily Muphy, Henrietta Muir Edwards, Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney, and Irene Parlby, fought to give women the right to become a part of the senate. -
Black Tuesday
Black Tuesday, the day the stock market crashed, is often mistakenly labelled as the cause of the Great Depression. rather than being the cause, black Tuesday was just another effect of the various factors that lead to the Great Depression -
The Great Depression
due to exorbitant spending in the '20s, overproduction, over-reliance on the US, and a number of other factors, Canada fell into an economic depression. Costs were low, but people still could not afford anything. food and other necessities were scarce. -
5 Cent Speech
William Lyon Mackenzie King was Prime Minister for the liberal party during the early years of the great depression. He made a speech stating that he "would not give a 5-cent piece to any province without a liberal government". because of this controversial speech, he lost the next election. -
Canadian Broadcasting System
the CBC (formerly CRBC) was created to compete with amercian media. it would broadcast Canadian topics, stories, and media, in order to keep Canadian culture distinct from American cuture.