The Interwar period between World War I and World War II saw many social, political, and economic changes. Women were granted suffrage, new inventions like cars and airplanes emerged, and the Great Depression started with the 1929 stock market crash, plunging many into poverty. The Treaty of Versailles officially ended WWI but its terms dissatisfied many. The interwar years also saw the rise of prohibition, mass immigration, and racial segregation before culminating in the outbreak of World War II.

1. Interwar

2. Interwar PeriodThe Interwar period is understood within Western culture to be the period between the end of the First World War and the beginning of the Second World War. This is also called the period between the wars or inter-bellum.

3. The SoldiersMany soldiers that fought in WW1 received Inadequate pensions and other payments.

4. The Great Depression started when the American stock market crashed on Oct. 29th, 1929. It was the longest, most widespread, and deepest depression of The 20th century.The Great Depression

5. Women SuffrageWomen were finally granted the right to vote in the 1920’s.

6. InventionsThe radio, the car, and the airplane were some of the many inventions invented during the Interwar years.

7. The Chanak CrisisThe Chanak Crisis showed Britain that Canada could make its own decisions.

8. The Treaty of VersaillesThe treaty was signed on 28 June 1919, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

9. Statute of Westminster The Statute of Westminster marked the effective legislative independence of Canada and many other countries subordinated from the British Empire.

10. ProhibitionThe prohibition of alcohol helped spawn the practice of ‘rum-running’, and led to the creation of Speakeasy’s.

11. ImmigrationMany people immigrated to Canada during the interwar years.

12. SegregationRacial segregation was widespread throughout the interwar years.

13. The interwar years ended when the Second World War began.

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