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The Roaring Twenties was a decade of economic growth and widespread prosperity, driven by recovery from wartime devastation and deferred spending, a boom in construction, and the rapid growth of consumer goods such as automobiles and electricity in North America and Europe and a few other developed countries such as Australia. [18]
April 26 – The Winnipeg Falcons representing Canada beat Sweden 12–1 to win the gold medal for ice hockey at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp. August 18 – Earl Thomson wins a gold medal in Men's 110 m Hurdles at the Athletics; August 23 – Bert Schneider wins a gold medal for Canada in the Boxing Welterweight at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp. [7]
Canada withdraws from the War in Afghanistan at the end of the first phase. [133] [134] [143] 2018: 17 October The Cannabis Act becomes law, making recreational cannabis use legal throughout the country. Canada is the second country (after Uruguay in 2013) to legalize recreational cannabis use nationwide. [144] 2020: 7 January - March
Pages in category "1920s in Canada" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. . History of Canada (1914-1945)
The 1920s (pronounced "nineteen-twenties" often shortened to the "' 20s" or the "Twenties") was a decade that began on January 1, 1920, and ended on December 31, 1929. . Primarily known for the economic boom that occurred in the Western World following the end of World War I (1914–1918), the decade is frequently referred to as the "Roaring Twenties" or the "Jazz Age" in America and Western ...
1920s in Canada (20 C, 7 P) 1930s in Canada (23 C, 11 P) ... History of Canada (1982–present) C. Canada in the world wars and interwar period; Canada in the Cold ...
On January 16, 1919, the American Government passed the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.It had three sections: Section 1. After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction ...
15 The First World War and the Roaring Twenties. 16 The Great Depression. ... Canada had traditionally been committed to free trade and had only had one experiment ...