1920s and 1930s Flashcards
Dionne Quintuplets
Famous quintuplets born in Canada in 1934.
Chinese Immigration Act of 1923
Legislation that effectively banned Chinese immigration to Canada.
League of Indians
An organization formed in 1919 to advocate for the rights of Indigenous peoples in Canada.
Nellie McClung
A prominent Canadian suffragist and social activist.
King-Byng Affair
A 1926 political crisis in Canada involving Prime Minister Mackenzie King and Governor General Julian Byng.
Balfour Report
A 1926 report that outlined the legislative independence of the British dominions.
R.B. Bennett
Prime Minister of Canada from 1930 to 1935 during the Great Depression.
Maurice Duplessis
Premier of Quebec known for his conservative policies and leadership from 1936 to 1939 and 1944 to 1959.
Winnipeg General Strike
A major strike in 1919 that involved thousands of workers in Winnipeg, advocating for better working conditions.
Chatham Stars
The Chatham All-Stars were the first all-Black team to win an Ontario baseball championship.
Agnes Macphail
The first woman elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1921.
Halibut Treaty
The Halibut Treaty was a 1923 Canadian–American agreement concerning fishing rights in the northern Pacific Ocean.
Statute of Westminster
A 1931 act that granted full legislative independence to the dominions of the British Empire.
CCF
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, a political party founded in 1932 that later became the NDP.
Union Nationale (Maurice Duplessis)
A political party in Quebec led by Maurice Duplessis, known for its conservative policies.
Bill Aberhart and Social Credit
Bill Aberhart was the leader of the Social Credit Party in Alberta, advocating for economic reform in the 1930s.
One Big Union
A labor organization that aimed to unite all workers in Canada into a single union.
Indian Act
A Canadian federal law that governs the relationship between the government and Indigenous peoples.
Persons Case
A legal case that established women as ‘persons’ under Canadian law in 1929.
Chanak Crisis
A 1922 diplomatic crisis involving Canada and Britain over the defense of Chanak, Turkey.
Frederick Banting
A Canadian medical scientist who co-discovered insulin.
Sterilization Act 1929
Legislation that allowed for the sterilization of individuals deemed unfit to reproduce in Alberta.
On to Ottawa Trek
A 1935 protest by unemployed workers traveling to Ottawa to demand government action on unemployment.
