Timeline of Canadian Politics in 1920s & 1930s

Timeline of Canadian Political Events in 1920s & 1930s

1918

1919

1922

1923

1926

1929

1930

1931

1932

1935

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1915

1940

1922: The Chanak Affair

1929: Black Tuesday

1923: The Chinese Exclusion Act

1930: Five cent Speech

1932: Unemployment Relief Camps

1926: The Balfour Report

1932: Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF)

1923: Halibut Treaty

Summary

On October 29 1929, a day Canada had experienced the stock market crash. Which was one of the reasons that triggered the great depression. The markets were raising with stocks, many people were buying stocks and it was going well. Some investors started to to sell their stocks after the crash which made other investors panic. Alot of people had lost their savings and funds on black Tuesday that when the stock market crashed everyone started to try and get themselves out from the market.

Significance

Affected the lives of the people greatly and was one of the reasons that triggered the Great Depression.

Summary

Majority of Canadians had felt wary and suspicious towards non-Britain people because of WW1. So they created the "Chinese Exclusion Act" in 1923 which bans Chinese immigrants from immigrating to Canada except for merchants, diplomats, and foreign students.

Significance

This taught them that diversity was important and they removed this law in 1947, today Canada is a very diverse country.

Summary

The five cents speech was a speech delivered by King. The speech was about how he would not help any provinces with non-liberal governments. He said he would not even give them a nickel to help. Which means even if he has all the resources to help he still wouldn't help those provinces.

Significance

This was one of the main reasons why the liberals had lost in the federal election.

Summary

The Chanak Affair had been an event where the Turk troops had threatened to attack the French and British troops. British asked for Canada to get involved but Canada decided they would not get involved just because Britain was being attacked. They had said that they would go to war when they wanted to.

Significance

First time Canadian refused to help the Britain's making Canada one step closer to Canada's independence.

1919: League of Indians

1918: Prohibition

1919: Winnipeg General Strike

Summary

During the great depression the government had created relief camps where single unemployed men could get supplies like food, water, shelter and minimum wages in exchange they do physically demanding jobs. Many people did not agree with their idea because they were much better ideas like programs instead of using camps.

Significance

The camps gave opportunities for unemployed men to work and have money without the government having to make new jobs.

Summary

On March 2, 1923 a treaty between the Canadians and Americans concerning the rights of fishing within the Pacific Ocean to make sure there was no overfishing etc. Canada had made this treaty without the help of the Britain's because King felt that the treaty didn't really concern the Britain.

Significance

First treaty that was independently signed by Canada without Britain's help.

Summary

At the Imperial Conference in London King wanted to discuss Canada and other Britain Dominions relationship to Britain. He wanted Canada and the other Dominions to be able to make decisions and run without Britain doing it for them, King had accomplished what he had wanted and Britain's nations became independent and self governing under the Balfour.

Significance

Canadians have achieved their goal to be known as an independent country separate from Britain.

Summary

CCF is a political party that wanted to help people that were affected by the great depression. During the great depression labors, socialists groups, and political activists had come together on July 7 1932 to form CCF.The CCF first leader James Shaver Woodsworth and the members came up with ideas like universal health insurance, farm security etc.

Significance

The CCF had contributed greatly to medical / hospital services by introducing Universal Health care, Worker's Compensation, and Universal Pensions

William Mackenzie Lyon King

James Shaver

Woodsworth

King's Speech

"So far as giving money from this federal treasury to provide provincial governments is concerned," King said, "in relation to this question of unemployment as it exists today, I might be prepared to go to a certain length possibly in meeting one or two western provinces that have Progressive premiers at the head of their governments..." "But, I would not give a single cent to any Tory government!" He continued " With respect to giving moneys out of the federal treasury to any Tory Government in this country for these alleged unemployment purposes, with these governments situated as they are today, with policies diametrically opposed to those of this government, I would not give them a five cent piece."

- William Mackenzie Lyon King

Summary

This act was founded by Frederick Ogilvie Loft. This act was formed to improve the lives of first nations people in Canada because they were being treated horribly. Loft did not accomplish much from this act but he inspired and gave hope to other aboriginals.

Significance

The League of Indians of Canada had gotten rid of some of the harsh ways the first nations were being treated. It also gave hope and inspiration to other aboriginal groups.

Summary

From May 15- June 25 1919 there had been strike against the government. The workers and returning veterans had gone on strike for the reasons of better wages, recognition, jobs for the veterans that returned etc.There were around 30 000 strikers resulting in many issues like trains being stopped and factories being closed down. This strike was organized by the Central Strike Committee.

Significance

This strike was one of the largest strikes in Canada. It shows that when united, people can accomplish a lot.

Summarize

Prohibition was a law passed by the Canadian government there were temperance organizations that thought that alcohol was affecting the economy, moral and religious purity. Therefore the government made a law called prohibition that forbids the right to sell/store/buy any sort of alcohol. It was illegal to do any of the three.

Significance

This gave Canada an organized crime rate because most people made bootleggers.

1929: The Persons Case

1926: The King Byng Crisis

1931: Statue of Westminster

1935: Bennetts New Deal

Julian Hedworth George Byng

Summary

On December 11, 2011 there was a British law that was passed that Canada and Britain's other dominions freedom and self- independence unless they wanted to remain with Britain. Most of Britain dominions wanted to be more independent without Britain interfering.

Significance

This law had officially made Canada independent and gotten its freedom.

Summary

In 1929, 5 women wanted women to be able to be elected as senate and be included in governmental issues, but it was inferred as a role only for men.There was a rule that states that any eligible person that posses a set of traits can be elected. Those 5 women started a petition. So they went to Supreme Court to fight their case but was denied, they then went to Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in England and was successful.

Significance

The 5 women had worked together as one to make the lives of women in the present and future lives of women better.

Summary

In the 1926 elections, Prime Minister King feared that he might lose the election so he requested to hold another election. General Byng had denied his request. This was unusual because a governor is supposed to accept any of the Prime Ministers requests but that was not the case. King had to step down. Byng then hired Arthur Meighen as Prime Minister temporarily however King was re-elected.

Significance

A general has never rejected the prime ministers orders before, making this the first time which gave a new respect to governors.

William Lyon

Mackenzie King

Summary

Many people had blamed Bennett for the Great Depression, he feared that for this reason he would not get re-elected at the elections so he came up with the "New Deal" similar to "Franklin Roosevelts New Deal". In this new deal he was going to raise progressive taxation, have unemployment insurance, expand pension programme etc. Unfortunate to Bennett he was not re-elected even with his "New Deal"

Significance

Some of the points he has in his "New Deal" is being used today.

Ex. Raise Progressive Taxation

R.B Bennett