CANADA BETWEEN THE WARS:CANADA BETWEEN THE WARS:1919-19391919-1939

AFTER THE WARAFTER THE WAR-returning Canadian soldiers had a difficult time making ends meet because of inflation-a soldier’s dollar did not buy as much as it had before the war-many ex-soldiers could not find a job and felt that Canada was ungrateful to them-war industries fell and factories closed, leaving many unemployed (no unemployment insurance in 1919)-unions started being formed to negotiate with employers via collective bargaining-workers met in Calgary in March 1919 to create the One Big Union (OBU)

THE WINNIPEG GENERAL THE WINNIPEG GENERAL STIKESTIKE

Winnipeg General Strike 1919Winnipeg General Strike 1919 30 000 workers went on strike 30 000 workers went on strike (demanded .85 cents per hour, 8 hour (demanded .85 cents per hour, 8 hour day, right to collective bargaining) day, right to collective bargaining) Bloody Saturday; riots and violence led Bloody Saturday; riots and violence led to 1 death and 30 injuries to 1 death and 30 injuries Leaders arrested and sent to jail but Leaders arrested and sent to jail but more attention drawn to social and more attention drawn to social and economic problems of workerseconomic problems of workers

WOMEN ARE PERSONS TOOWOMEN ARE PERSONS TOOProhibition & BootleggingProhibition & Bootlegging ban of production, import and distribution of alcohol Led to bootleg booze- smuggled alcohol and speakeasies

Person’s CasePerson’s Case: Famous Five: Famous Fivecampaigned that women shouldcampaigned that women shouldbe considered “Persons” underbe considered “Persons” underCanadian Law; finally granted byCanadian Law; finally granted byBritain’s Privy Council and CairineBritain’s Privy Council and CairineWilson was first women appointedWilson was first women appointedto the Senateto the Senate

NEW FIELDS FOR WOMENNEW FIELDS FOR WOMEN

The Edmonton Grads

Fashions Fashions flappers, rising hemlines, bob haircut, flappers, rising hemlines, bob haircut, knickersknickers

THE ROARING TWENTIESTHE ROARING TWENTIESNew technologiesNew technologies: radio, automobile, electric appliances: radio, automobile, electric appliances

Ford Ford Model TModel T or “Tin Lizzie” was most or “Tin Lizzie” was mostaffordable car ($395 in 1924) and wasaffordable car ($395 in 1924) and wasmass produced by mass produced by assembly lineassembly line

Ted RogersTed Rogers: Canadian who: Canadian whoinvented the world’s firstinvented the world’s firstbattery-less radiobattery-less radio

EASY STREETEASY STREET

Entertainment:Entertainment: Jazz Age, Charleston dance Jazz Age, Charleston dance ““talkies” (talking movies) with stars talkies” (talking movies) with stars Charlie Chaplin and Canadian Mary Charlie Chaplin and Canadian Mary Pickford “America’s Sweetheart”Pickford “America’s Sweetheart”

THE DIRTY THIRTIESTHE DIRTY THIRTIES

PLAYING THE STOCKMARKET PLAYING THE STOCKMARKET Get rich quick scheme (buy low, sell high) Get rich quick scheme (buy low, sell high) Stock / share: a unit of ownership in a Stock / share: a unit of ownership in a company company Price of share dependent on supply and Price of share dependent on supply and demanddemand

THE DROUGHT AND THE THE DROUGHT AND THE DUSTBOWLDUSTBOWL

-cold winters and drought in the summers made life for farmers even less promising-grasshoppers (which thrive under drought conditions) came to the Prairies and would eat up what little vegetation was left

THE ON-TO-OTTAWA TREKTHE ON-TO-OTTAWA TREK-to put an end to unemployed youth and rod-riders, the federal government established Relief Camps where young men worked (built roads, dug ditches, planted trees) in exchange for food and board and very meager wages-men were bored and isolated at these camps, and fed up with the horrible conditions-in the spring of 1935, relief camp workers went on strike in Vancouver that led to the On-To-Ottawa Trek-afraid of a revolution, Bennett ordered that the Trekkers were stopped in ReginaThe Regina Riots-in Regina’s Market Square on July 1st

-planned to fundraise to continue their journey, but Trekkers attacked by RCMP and police-the government soon closed down relief camps