Roaring 20’s Economy

Saskatchewan Wheat Board

Canada’s Growing Economy due to WWI

Introduction—during the war

Canada’s economy grew due to all the factories producing war supplies

Great demands

Unemployment disappeared

Poor Economy after WWIEnd of war end of demands for goods and servicesCountry in an economic slumpFactories shut downAgriculture sector suffered droughtDifficult to maintain standard of livingCanadian soldiers came back to unemploymentUnemployment was very highLittle the government could do

Rebuilding Economy

1920s—Canadian workers began to create unions to ensure job security.

Strikes held to improve working conditions

Adjust from war economy to peacetime economy

Roaring 20’s economy

Viewed as an era of great economic prosperity driven by the introduction of a wide array of new customer goods

War torn Europe

Europe was rebuilding itself

Canadian agriculture sector roseWheat on high demand

U.S. took an increasingly isolationist stance

Britain supplanted by the U.S. as Canada’s main economic partner

Trade—U.S.

U.S becoming Canada’s main economic partnerincreased trade with the U.S.The US purchased most of Canada’s raw materialsUS set up branch plant in Canada to produce American products to avoid Canadian Import taxes

Mass Production

Mass development allowed for cheaper prices of technology productsNew technology

AutomobileMovieRadioChemical industriesRefrigerators

Mass Production (cont.)Cars

Before the war, cars were rare luxuriesBy 1920, cars were much cheaper Cars had wide effects on the economy and society

• Gas stations• motels

Source industries were broadeningUnemployment dropped

Women in the Economy

During war, many women obtained jobs

Most of women retained their jobs throughout the 20’s

One in five workers were women

Growing Economy

Factories began to produce new products, like cars, radios and refrigerators.

Unemployment dropped and peoples’ lives were back on track.

Roaring 20s—Overview

United States replaced Britain as Canada’s main economic partner

technological advancements increased trade and employment rate

More women in the economy

Focus Question:

How would the economy be different without the influence of WWI? Would it be almost the same or would the changes be drastic? How did WWI affect Canada’s economy in the aspect of Canada’s relationship with the U.S. and women in the economy?

Saskatchewan Wheat Pool

Reasons for the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool

Dramatic collapse in wheat prices

Farmers wanted a decent price for their wheat

Saskatchewan Wheat Pool

The farmers of Union of Canada launched the Wheat Pool in 1924

Helped farmers get a decent price on wheat

Marketed the prairie wheat crop in export markets in accordance with world price levels

Canadian Wheat Board

Similar to Saskatchewan Wheat PoolFormed as a temporary measure to market the country’s entire cropHelp stabilize price of wheatmean of controlling the prices of wheat so that everyone would receive the same price

Focus Question

What do you think would have happened to Canadian farmers and the Canadian economy if the federal government did not establish the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool?

POP QUIZ!!

1)After WWI, why were the farmers’ wheat on high demand?

a) It was predicted that a drought would follow the war

b) War torn Europe needed Canadian wheat

c) There was a shortage on wheat due to an infectious virus that attacked wheat crops

d) The wheat was cheap because there were so much wheat left over from the war

1)After WWI, why were the farmers’ wheat on high demand?

a)

b) War torn Europe needed Canadian wheat

c)

d)

2) Who replaced Britain as Canada’s number one economy partner?

a) United States

b) Germany

c) Russia

d) China

2) Who replaced Britain as Canada’s number one economy partner?

a) United States

b)

c)

d)

3) Which of the following was the biggest reason for the pick up in Canada’s economy?a) Due to the war, Europe became a poverty

continent and, as a result, increased Canada’s economic powers

b) A newly elected Prime Minister

c) Women who stepped up when the economy was rough

d) Increased trade with the United States

3) Which of the following was the biggest reason for the pick up in Canada’s economy?a)

b)

c)

d) Increased trade with the United States

4) Mass development allowed for:

a) Increased factory scandals of theft, for there was too much goods to keep track

b) The economy to decline

c) Cheaper prices of technology products

d) A boycott in technology devices

4) Mass development allowed for:

a)

b)

c) Cheaper prices of technology products

d)

5) In Canada, 1 in __ workers by the end of 1920’s was a woman

a) 1

b) 5

c) 20

d) 500

5) In Canada, 1 in __ workers by the end of 1920’s was a woman

a)

b) 5

c)

d)

Name a reason why the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool was created

7) Which year was the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool launched?

a) 1914

b) 1918

c) 1924

d) 1929

7) Which year was the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool launched?

a)

b)

c) 1924

d)

8) Which of the followings did the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool NOT do?

a) Helped farmers get a decent price on wheat

b) Establish sky-rocketing wheat sales through the years of 1918-1928

c) Marketed the prairie wheat crop in export markets in accordance with world price levels

8) Which of the followings did the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool NOT do?

a)

b) Establish sky-rocketing wheat sales through the years of 1918-1928

c)

9) What was the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool similar to?

a) Saskatchewan Farmer’s Union

b) Saskatchewan Wheat Union

c) Canadian Wheat Board

d) Canadian Wheat Pool

9) What was the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool similar to?

a)

b)

c) Canadian Wheat Board

d)

The End

Carrie, Karthik, Sarfraz, Stefeni

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