A Mohawk veteran from WW1 organized the League of Nations
There were 80 residential schools around the country
Every Aboriginal Child between 7 & 15 we forced to attend the residential schools
Aboriginals struggled to have their rights recognized
The Pension Act
War Veterans Allowance Act
The Soldier Settlement Act
1923
Chinese Exclusion Act
The National Progressives won 65 seats in the house of commons, second to the liberals
Farmers formed their own federal political party called the National Progressives
The wheat Market collapsed because Europe couldn't afford to buy Canadian Wheat
Winnipeg General Strike
Many immigrants settled down in Winnipeg for it's growing economic centre. The immigrants wanted improved working conditions and the wealthy were against these demands and this caused tension in the city. Soon enough building and metal trade councils voted to go on strike, which later on led to a general strike that spread to other cities too.
The Central Strike Committee
Citizen's Committee of One Thousand
Consisted of the "strikers"
Consisted of the opposition
Bloody Saturday
A parade protesting the arrests of the strike leaders eventually became serious enough for the Mounted Police to arrive and charge the crowd. Leaving 30 injured and 1 dead
Influenza epidemic
Soldiers returned from war with the Spanish Flu, which continued to spread overseas and around the world. 50,000 Canadians lost their lives to this flu.
The Federal Department of Health was created due to this epidemic and took 2 years to have a real impact
Prohibition
Banned the production, import and transportation of liquor which brought about the creation and selling of illegal liquor called Bootleg Booze. Canadians made a lot of money smuggling Canadian Liquor into America since America was "dry from 1919-1933
This act offered land to veterans who wanted to farm
Came with many restrictions
-to be entitled for $240 you had to be a British subject and live in Canada for at least 20 years -if you made over $365/yr you weren't eligible for pension -women couldn't receive pension unless widowed -Aboriginals weren't eligible
Provided unemployed veterans who just reached 60 with Pension
Labor and farmer groups pressured the government to introduce unemployment insurance and "old age" pensions for non-veterans
Only veterans and their families were being treated fairly in terms of compensation while the government disregarded everyone else
Banned all Chinese people from entering Canada except for students, merchants and diplomats. Only 8 Chinese people were admitted to Canada To Chinese Canadians 1 July 1923 is known as "Humiliation day"
