In this space you will learn about Canada in the 1930s. Test your knowledge of Canada. Take a quiz on our interactive computer terminals. Find Peter and Madeleine, two virtual Canadian children who present their story and activities for the young visitor. What was Canada like before the war? Waves of new immigrants were settling in the country. The population struggled through the Great Depression. The young nation tried to become more autonomous. Since the end of the First World War, the army had become quite small. You will see a timeline displaying the events that lead up to September 1939 and the onset of the war.