Canada's History Study Sheet PDF

- 1/3 of Canada's population had died or returned injured - Spanish flu originated in 1918 but ended in 1920 killing 50 million - Canada's economy was based on wartime production: Ammunition, Weapons, and Military Equipment - Workers Union was founded on June 4th 1919 - 50,000 died from the Spanish...

- 1/3 of Canada's population had died or returned injured - Spanish flu originated in 1918 but ended in 1920 killing 50 million - Canada's economy was based on wartime production: Ammunition, Weapons, and Military Equipment - Workers Union was founded on June 4th 1919 - 50,000 died from the Spanish flu in Canada - Winnipeg General strike happened on May 15 1919 - 30,000 workers walked off their jobs during the strike - 1917: Military Elections Act - 1918: Women are given the right to vote - 1921: First woman elected to government. "The persons case" - 1929: Women are "persons" - 1930s: Great Depression - Famous five: Emily Murphy, Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney, Irene Parlby, Henrietta Edwards were the ones who fought for the "persons case" essentially for women to have the right to vote. - Agnes Mcphail is the first woman elected to government in 1921 - Flappers: debuted after WWI, it was a new sense of fashion that allowed women to act and dress more carefree. - Dancing the Charleston was big but also frowned upon - Divorce rights and Birth control was introduced. - Jazz was the most popular form of music. - "The cotton club" was a very popular jazz club. - During the Great Depression, the government was scared of riots as more and more men were complaining of no source of work so PM Bennet set up relief camps for these single men, but they got treated very poorly.