Culture
Who are the Group of Seven
Canadian landscape painters active from 1920-1933
Their goal in their art was to capture “the essence of Canadian spirit” through abstracted landscape paintings
Who was Mackenzie King
10th prime minster of Canada. In office for the majority of the 1920s.
What was the experience of African-Canadians during the 1920s?
Immigration to Canada was discouraged. Those who were able to get in faced discrimination in many aspects of society such as in school and pleasure activities where they faced segregation
The Idea of avoiding alcohol of avoiding for moral or health reasons is called?
Temperance
What is a union?
A union is an organized group of workers who come together to collectively advocate for better working conditions, fair wages, benefits, and other rights in the workplace.
Consumerism in the 1920s
After the War people generally had money to spend on consumer goods such as cars and household items. Ads targeted women to spend money on clothing and make-up
How did the Treaty of Versailles give Canada more Autonomy?
Canada's battlefield contributions gave Canada a seat at the international table allowing for its voice to be heard
How did the Indian Act become more restrictive in the 1920s?
Often the temperance movement was led by?
Women's organizations such as the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU
One of Canada's largest industry's during the 1920s was?
Manufacturing or Wheat
Define flapper
Trendy young women living America and Europe during the 1920’s were nicknamed Flappers
Flappers wore knee-length skirts, short haircuts (usually a bob hairstyle) high heels, and, listened to jazz
Flappers did not want to live by “acceptable women’s behaviour” - they wanted to break free of traditions and expectations of women
How did the Chanak Crisis give Canada more autonomy?
promoted the idea that Canada would not blindly follow Britain into another war. Instead going to war would be decided by Canadians in the Canadian Parliament not the British Parliament in London
The BNA act stated that only “qualified persons “could become senators. Under the law women “were not persons of rights and privileges” therefore they could not allowed such office
In response five women (The famous 5) challenge this wording in a 12 year legal battle. The Supreme Court of Canada initially rules that only men are persons.
The famous five took their case to the privy council of Britain who overturned the ruling stating
During prohibition it was illegal to?
Buy, sell, transport, and consume alcohol
Consequences of urbanization include what?
- Decrease in unemployment
- Urbanization
- Money to spend on other consumer goods
What was the impact of Jazz Music
The 1920’s was considered a jazz decade as the music genre dominated parties and became a part of the emerging liberal culture
Jazz became a symbol of rebellion against the “old ways”
How did the Halibut Treaty give Canada more autonomy?
First international treaty signed by Canada without the direct participation of the British. The British said this was illegal but Canada said who cares. Fishing treaty signed between Canada and the U.S.A.
What limits did the Chinese head tax place on Chinese immigrants?
Starting in 1885 Chinese immigrants are forced to pay a head tax (fixed charge for entering Canada) and once in Canada they weren’t allowed to vote.
In 1923 the government passed the Chinese Immigration Act which barred nearly all Chinese immigrants
Fewer than 50 Chinese immigrants came into Canada per year between 1923 and 1947. This meant that fathers and husbands often had to leave their families behind in China
What were some consequences of Prohibition. Either intended or unintended?
- An Immediate result of prohibition was the significant decrease in public drunkeness
- Prohibition brought in a system of regulations including controlled liquor sales that many provinces still have today
- One of the major legacy of prohibition is that Canadian’s attention was brought to social issues such as domestic violence
- Lead to the rise of gansters, rumrunners, and other organized crime
What was the Winnipeg General Strike?
The strike was a major labour dispute that began when 30,000 workers walked off the job demanding better wages
The strike began on May 15, 1919 and lasted for six weeks
The primary reasons for the strike included poor working conditions, low wages, high inflation, and a lack of collective bargaining rights for workers. The strike was also fueled by post-World War I economic uncertainty and a growing sense of social and economic inequality.
How did the automobile impact Canadian lives
The ability to mass produce cars combined with improved wealth in the 1920s allowed more Canadians to buy cars which meant the government had to build supporting infrastructure (roads) allowing Canada's different regions to be connected like never before.
Canadians believed it was British intervention in Canadian internal affairs. Canadian voters re-elect Mackenzie King in protest of the governor-general's actions. Since then no Governor-General has not followed the advice of the elected cabinet.
In 1921 this women becomes the first Women MP
Anges Macphail
Who was Canada's king of bootlegger's
Rocco Perri
The day the the roaring 20's came to an end
Black Tuesday or Tuesday October 29th, 1929