Canada 1914-1929
To reduce the perceived societal problems, in 1918, the Canadian government enacted a ban on alcohol sales and public consumption under this policy known as.
Prohibition
"Black Tuesday" occurred on this date.
What is October 29, 1929?
Expo 67’, a world fair, was well received by Canadians and foreign visitors, it was also an economic success, and it put a positive light on Canada and this host city. Expo 67' was held in this city and lasted this many days.
Montreal and 183 days
This document which became law in 1982 entrenched and formalized the rights of all Canadians.
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
This businessman and inventor from Valcourt, Quebec changed the way Canadians would travel over the harsh Canadian winters and terrain when he created the first snowmobile and other winter vehicles. He would eventually go on to create personal recreational vehicles for the mass market and commercial vehicles.
Joseph-Armand Bombardier
This Act in 1914 allowed the Canadian Government the power to pass laws without approval from Parliament.
The War Measures Act
In Canada, the economic period between 1930-1939 was defined by high unemployment, hunger, and homelessness. This was the nickname Canadians gave this period.
The Dirty Thirties (1930s)
The Montreal Olympics was an economic failure for the city of Montreal and the Quebec government due to the enormous price tag of hosting the games. The cost to host this two-week world event ballooned to 1.7 billion dollars, and the venue, especially the Olympic stadium was not even completed by the time of the opening ceremony. It would take the city of Montreal and the Quebec government this many years to fully pay off their Olympic debt.
30 years
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) was established in 1958. Its purpose is to monitor and defend North America through aerospace warning, aerospace control, and maritime warnings. These two countries established this bi-national military organization.
Canada and the United States
In 1963, this Canadian Prime Minister pushed for Canada to have its own flag to identify itself as being its own independent country and separate from Great Britain.
Lester B. Pearson
During WW1 as able men were conscripted to fight in the war, Canadian women were permitted to participate in the war effort but only in this women-specific role.
Nursing (nurses)
The Great Depression impacted Canada very harshly, especially the collapse of international trade since a third of the country’s Gross National Income came from exports. The consequence was that factories were closed and a large portion of the country was unemployed. In 1933, this percentage of the Canadian labour force was out of work.
30 percent
During a visit to Expo 67’, and to the dismay of the Canadian government, Charles de Guille, the president of France publicly shouted this phrase to a French Canadian crowd, which reignited the identity issues between English and French-speaking Canadians.
Vive le Québec libre / Long live free Québec
As a country, hockey is the sport that can unite the nation. During the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, this Canadian scored the “golden gold” to bring Canada the gold medal in Olympic hockey.
Sidney Crosby
Diabetics worldwide should give thanks to this Canadian doctor and his team who in 1921, discovered insulin at the University of Toronto.
Frederick Banting
Canadian soldiers returning from WWI suffered war related psychological trauma, however, it was socially not acceptable to discuss or draw attention to these invisible mental injuries. The government also did not provide adequate treatment or social programs to assist the injured soldiers. This psychological phrase coined during WWI when soldiers in the trenches were repeatedly bombed was not permitted to be used to discuss a soldier’s psychological condition.
Shell Shock
In 1930, RB Bennett was elected prime minister of Canada. As prime minister, Bennett was viewed as indecisive and ineffective. His response to the high unemployment in western Canada was to create unemployment relief camps for the unemployed. These work camps were highly criticized and negatively received due to overcrowding, low pay, and poor housing conditions. In 1935, the labour unrest from the work camps led to these two labour protests that would eventually lead to Bennett’s re-election defeat.
On-To-Ottawa-Trek and the Regina Riot
After the great success of Expo 67’, the International Olympic Committee awarded the 1976 Summer Olympics to Montreal on May 12, 1970. Hosting the Montreal Olympics in Canada was important for this reason.
Montreal would be the first Canadian city to host the Olympics.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a political and military alliance that was formed to promote the stability of the Euro-Atlantic area and to safeguard the freedom of its peoples, based on the principles of democracy, individual liberty, and the rule of law. As a founding member of NATO, Canada has recently been accused by other members of not pulling its weight by doing this.
Spending the required two percent of the country’s GDP on defense
Canada’s most notable achievement in space exploration was the creation of this robotic attachment which was used by NASA in 1981 on its Space Shuttle orbiters to deploy, maneuver, and capture payloads, and most recently used in tandem with the Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) to inspect the exterior of the shuttle for damage before reentry into the earth’s atmosphere.
Canadarm
This battle that took place between April 9 to 12, 2017, at the Pas-de-Calais, France was deemed Canada’s greatest victory in World War I. The purpose of this battle was to draw the German reserves away from the French forces that were preparing for an offensive against the Germans along the Aisne and Chemin des Darmes ridge. This battle was led by four divisions of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces working together along with one British division. Through the innovative use of artillery, tactical planning, and training, the Canadian Forces were able to overwhelm the Germans and capture this ridge in 4 days. This battle is deemed Canada’s greatest military achievement.
the Battle of Vimy Ridge
While Canada and the rest of the world were preoccupied with the economic and social issues within their respective countries due to the Great Depression, they turned a blind eye to the rise of these types of political regimes in Germany, Italy, and Japan. These regimes would be the catalyst to ending the Great Depression by plunging the world into a 5-year war.
Totalitarian regimes
The contributing factors that led to the massive cost overruns of the Montreal Olympics and the organizing committee’s inability to finish building the Olympic stadium before the opening ceremony were due to these reasons.
Poor planning, poor financial management, misappropriation of funds by the organizing committee and the firms awarded construction contracts and prolonged construction delays.
This Act prevented Indigenous People from voting, took away their rights to self-government, and forced them to live on reserves.
The Indian Act
During the early years of the Great Depression when food shortages were severe, Canadian pediatricians Frederick Tisdall, Theodore Drake, and Alan Brown created this nutritious precooked digestible cereal that contained the essential nutrients for infants.
Pablum cereal