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Aboriginal kids were sent to special schools called Residential Schools. Here they were ripped of their culture and traditions. The Children went there from 7-15 years of age. There identity was taken away from them and were taught how to be gentlemen and ladies. If they were caught practicing their culture they were punished.

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1923 Chinese Exclusion Act:

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Aboriginal Rights:

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In 1928, immigrants from Japan were only limited to 150 per year. The 1923 Chinese Exclusion act prevented almost anyone from China or Chinese Decent were not allowed to enter the country as an immigrant. Only 15 immigrants were allowed to come. the act was passed on Dominion day and the group of Chinese refused to celebrate it for years.

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One of the religious groups, that came to Canada showed how much prejudice there was at the time by killing people from other countries (immigrants.) The  KKK targeted the Jews, French-Canadians, Asians, and basically anyone considered a foreigner, which were the immigrants. Many people were outraged by the hate and by 1930 the KKK had disappeared.

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The aboriginals were treated worst of all. They were struggling to keep their culture alive because the government was trying to take that away from them. Only in 1920 the government allowed the aboriginals to vote and have all rights as a British citizen. This also meant that they would not have the status of first nations or share treaty rights ceremony that were their traditions. This was all declared illegal.

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Racism in Canada:

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Between 1919 and 1931 about 1.2 million immigrants came to Canada.Discrimination was strong in the immigration policy. Many people and races were not allowed in Canada. The only people that were allowed were from Britain and the Us in Canada.

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Winnipeg Strike:

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While the war was happening manufacturing workers became wealthy, and the rest were paid less and were treated unfairly. returning soldiers from the war expected them to be welcomed as heroes but instead found unemployment. This lead to one of the most influential strikes in Canada. Although many suffered, eventually everything got better for those who were unemployed.

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Movie Cinema:

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Movies were very popular back then. Although they were silent there were sound effects. Usually there was an orchestra or Piano playing in the background. Comedy was a very popular genre. Many people spent there money at cinema's.

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Hockey-Boys

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Sports were really popular during this time. Many people ether watched sports or played them. Men usually played hockey, basketball and baseball. The women participated in figure skating, swimming and tennis.

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Music and Dance:

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After the war, there was much to celebrate. The music of that time was mostly Jazz which originated from New Orleans. Soon Jazz evolved into blues, and other genres.  Some popular dances of that time were Charleston, Black Bottom, and the Fox Trot.

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Branch Plant System:

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They were companies that were placed outside of the country's origin. This was called the branch plant system. Such as a company from America was placed in Canada and Canadians could buy American merchandise easily. By doing this , it allowed them to avoid tariffs when things were exported or imported into Canada.

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The Canadian Shield was full of minerals and metals. Some of which included lead, copper, zinc, and nickel. They were all high on demand. All these metals were used in automobiles, and the demand increased even more.

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Since Canada was rich in wheat , the economy grew because this industry grew so big. The wheat was exported all around the world. The natural resources also helped a lot to make this industry grow.

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Since there was a large amount of trees, the Canadians used them to make paper, and this grew to become the second largest country in Canada.

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Many people invested their money in the stock market:

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The stock market played an important role in big companies because people could invest their money there and make large profits off of the success of that company. Many people did this when they had access cash on them.

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School in the 1920's

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All Canadians remained in school until they were 16 years old. Tuition was free back then. Besides the basic subjects students also learned public speaking. Students were trained in various skills such as self control and consideration. There were still many gender stereotypes.

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Before they had long hair and clothes covering their whole bodies, but in the 1920's women changed their style to a flapper, which consists of short hair called the bob cut, wore short clothes and smoked in public. The sports they played were tennis, figure skating, and swimming. Some even played, hockey baseball, and basketball.

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Women were now able to vote and they wanted jobs like the men, such as an engineer or scientist. Even though they sacrificed so much fro the war they were still not seen "equal to a man." Also they were payed less if they had jobs.

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Women started to become more independent.

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This was a great discovery in the medical field because insulin helped all those that had diabetes. Insulin is still used today by all those who have diabetes. Although Insulin is more expensive than it was back then.

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Inventor: Frederick Banting and medical student Charles H

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Telephones were a major turn and were used by everyone to communicate. Usually for far distance communications, letters were used before but now telephones can be used instead. Since everyone bought telephones to communicate for long-distances, the producers and the economy grew a lot.

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Inventor: Alexander Graham Bell

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The automobile was very famous and since it was, a whole new trafficking system was created. This invention created a new image of transportation. Automobiles were very famous and everyone that could afford one, bought one. This grew the economy by a lot.

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Inventor: Karl Benz

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The radio allowed to people to communicate and listen to things from far away places.The commercial radio helped the economy a lot because of advertising done through it.

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Inventor: Guglielmo Marconi

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In the 1920's there were a lot of new inventions made to make life easier.

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