1920-1929

Manitoba — 1920

The Manitoba Grain Growers’ Association becomes “The United Farmers of Manitoba.” It turned its attention to progressive farm legislation.

Canada — 1920

Post-war adjustments were difficult. The “Roaring Twenties,” though fondly remembered, most correctly applied to the latter part of the decade.

Canada — July 12, 1920

The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway was placed under the management of Canadian National Railways (CNR), a Crown corporation.

Canada — 1923

The Grand Trunk Pacific was completely absorbed into the CNR.

World — 1923

Conditions imposed upon Germany after World War 1 helped trigger an economic collapse and political turmoil, particularly during the period of hyperinflation in 1923, that resulted in the rise of Adolph Hitler and the Nazi Party.

World — May 21, 1927

Charles Lindberg flies solo from New York to Paris.