During the world wars and interwar period, 1914–1947, Canada experienced economic gain, more freedom for women, and new technological advancements. There were severe political tensions over issues of
Wait for Me, Daddy by Claude P. Dettloff, 1940
A Canadian World War I recruiting poster
Recruitment poster for the Voltigeurs (Quebec City) invoking duty to the British Empire and to Canada, assistance to France, and French-Canadian military achievements
Crowd gathered outside old City Hall during the Winnipeg General Strike, June 21, 1919
Great Depression in Canada
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The worldwide Great Depression of the early 1930s was a social and economic shock that left millions of Canadians unemployed, hungry and often homeless. Few countries were affected as severely as Cana
A Montreal soup kitchen in 1931
Relief Work repairing a highway
The On-To-Ottawa Trek
Blaming it on Bennett: A 1931 political cartoon suggests that Liberals had failed to take responsibility for their own errors.