AGE OF PROSPERITY 1919-1939
THE ROARING 20'S
CANADA'S GROWING AUTONOMY
CHANAK AFFAIR
Canada refused to go with Britain to Turkey to secure Chanak for themselves
HALIBUT TREATY
No British authorities signed the Halibut Treaty which controlled fishing between Canada and the USA
STATUTE OF WESTMINISTER
Canada was recognized for our self government
We were able to make laws for ourself
ENTERTAINMENT IN SOCIETY
SPORTS
Hockey Night in Canada
Golden Age of Sports
MOVIES
Silent Movies
Charlie Chaplain
Mary Pickford
MUSIC
Jazz Age
Light-hearted silly songs
DANCE
Happened in dance halls
Charleston Dance
SOCIAL ISSUES
RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS
Assimilation
Stripped of their rights
Racism
WOMEN'S ROLES
flapper
Person's Case
Nellie McLung
PROHIBITION
Blind pigs/ speakeasies
rum runner
Rocco Perri
Gangster
IMMIGRANTS
Accused of stealing jobs
Affected Italians, Polish, Asians
Jews were scape goats
S.S. St. Louis
WINNIPEG GENERAL STRIKE
Reasons: unfair pay, working conditions, etc
5 CENT SPEECH
Said by Mackenzie King about giving money to conservatives
NEW TECHNOLOGIES /INVENTIONS
AUTOMOBILE
Model T/ "Tin Lizzy"
Created by Henry Ford
RADIO
Hockey Night in Canada
TELEPHONE
Allowed people to communicate for the first time
Created by Alexander Graham Bell
ASSEMBLY LINE
Greatest invention
INSULIN
Created by Dr. Fredrick Banting
ELECTRICITY
THE DIRTY 30'S
CAUSES OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION
OVERPRODUCTION AND OVER-EXPANSION
High levels of production
Could only buy so much
DEPENDENCY OF PRIMARY SOURCES
Heavily relied on primary products
DEPENDENCE ON USA
We received less than what we got
HIGH TARIFFS
Europe was in debt
Chocked international trade
TOO MUCH CREDIT BUYING
"Buy now, pay later"
COLLAPSE OF STOCK MARKET
Black Tuesday
Workers couldn't meet credit card payments so everyone lost jobs
POLITICAL PARTIES
CO-OPERATIVE COMMONWEALTH FEDERATION
One of the most successful parties to emerge from Great Depression
In 1961, it developed into the NDP party
SOCIAL CREDIT
Party gained popularity in Alberta and Quebec
Wanted Alberta government to give $25 "social credit" to every Albertan
UNION NATIONALE
Focused on Francophone issued
R.B. BENNETT'S GOVERNMENT
RAISED TAXES
Highly taxing foreign goods
Tariff is imported on goods
UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF
To qualify you must be: a man, unemployed, no car, no radio, no telephone, no alcohol
DOLE SYSTEM
Had to stand outside and qualify to receive money vouchers
The Dole system was the biggest reason why hobos were treated so badly when they entered towns
RELIEF CAMPS
Camps created more unrest and resentment among workers
Similar to a prison
FARMERS
Suffered because land was very dry
Farmers survived off of vouchers
Dust Bowl
Wiped out all crops leaving nothing left
TREKKERS
Lead to the Regina Riot and the On-to-Ottawa trek
REGINA RIOT
Trekkers rode trains to talk to Prime Minister and some got arrested by Prime Minister's order
ON-TO-OTTAWA TREK
Trekkers rode trains to talk to Prime Minister and some got arrested by Prime Minister's order
THE AFTERMATH OF WW1
SPANISH FLU
Killed thousands in Canada and millions around the world.
COMMUNISM
Political philosophy that states that private property and personal wealth are harmful to people.
Red Scare is fear of of communist revolution.
WINNIPEG GENERAL STRIKE
Over 35,000 workers went on strike and shut down the entire city which got crushed by the government.