Interwar years

What was Canadas #1 industry post war from 1925-1928

Wheat!

What was Canada’s 2nd largest industry? Why?

Pulp! American pulpwood had been all used up and Canadians went into the giant American pulpwood

When was the Canadian Prohibition?

1918-1920

Who was the Prohibition led by?

Women’s Christian Temperance

Since when was Niagara falls used to power hydroelectricity in Canada?

Since 1895

When was the ‘Oil age? where was it found

Oil age was the 20s, and it was found in Alberta

what are branch plants? why are they good for our economy?

American companies in Canada (ex. GAP) to avoid tariffs. Good bcs provides new jobs for Canadians.

Surplus

Using lager new factories, producing more products, and stockpiling it for the future.

What are our staples. Why was this bad.

Wheat, fish, pulp and paper. It was bad because the crop rotations werent followed, therefore no good soil.

Bootlegging

Illegal sale of alcohol

What % of goods were imported FROM u.s ?

65%

What % of goods were imported TO the U.S?

40%

What and when was Black Tuesday?

Black Tuesday was when the value of stocks became worthless and stock markets collapsed. October 29th, 1929

Transient men

Unmarried men, typically w.out jobs

What were the underlying causes to the Great Depression?

• Credit

• Overproduction

• Overreliance on staple products

• Dependency on USA

What was the Dustbowl?

5-year drought that caused Prarie crops to dry away and disappear in a windstorm.

What is the free interprise system

Capitalism

Who was the Prime minister during the worst year of the depression?

1930-1935, R.B Bennett served

What part of Canada suffered the most during the Great Depression?

The Praries

What does public taxation mean?

Run by government/ federal money

What does CCF stand for and who led that political party?

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. Lead by Socialist J.S Woodsworth

All about the CCF

Co-operative commonwealth Federation

Led by J.S Woodsworth (Socialist

1933 Saskatchewan and B.C

Regina manifesto-Abolish Capitalism-States that all property should be publicly owned except for farms.

Became NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

Successful!

What were the 4 political parties in Canada after conservative & liberal? and whats the fun little extra

CCF- Cooperative Commonwealth Federation led by J.S Woodsworth. 1933, Saskatchewan & B.C

Social Credit Party-Led by William Aberhart BIBLE BILL- 1934. Alberta (praries)

Union nationale-Led by Maurice Duplessis

In power 1936-1939 1945-1959 In Quebec

Communist Party of Canada- led by Tim Buck

Ontario in 1921, harrassed in the 30s

Fun little extra is FACISM!!

National Unity Party of Canada led by Adrien Arkand.

Who was the PM from 1931-1935?

R.B Bennett -Conservative

Who replace R.B Bennett in 1935 and why did he win?

Liberal William Lyon Mackenzie king served from

How much money was included in Alberta’s social credit?

Bible Bill Aberhart gave every adult in Alberta 25$ per month.

What did Stalin call his plans?

5-year plans.

What two styles of government are most susceptible to totalitarianism?

Facism and Communism

What is the left fraction of Spain called?

Socialist-Communist REPUBLICANS

What is the right fraction of Spain called?

Fascist-Conservative NATIONALISTS

What conutries were Totalitarian

Soviet Union (communist) Italy, (fascist) Germany, (fascist) Spain (fascist) & Japan (fascist)

What did Bennett’s “New Deal” propose?

Regulate the hours of work, provide minimum wage, improve working conditions, and provide unemployment, health and industrial accidents insurance.

What was King’s Prairie Farm Rehabilitations act?

Giving money to farmers so they could…

Relocated farming families to better land in the North

-Develop better farming areas in the North

- Seed Vacant land.

What are the 5 key features of Facism?

the 5 key features of fascism are:

Social Unity

Nationalism

Social Darwinism

Militarism

Authoritarianism

All about Social Credit Party.

Led by Bible Bill! (William Aberhart) Radio Preacher

- His logic was, there’s goods available, here’s money to buy them

-Gave every adult 25$/mo, but there was no money so he gave them funny money.

Very successful, bummer the funny money was illegal.

In power 1934-1972.

All about Union Nationale Party

Led by Maurice Duplessis. in power 1936-1939 1945-1959

Little reform.

Goal was to preserve Catholic culture and Quebecois pride against english speaking feds.

Wanted provincial control, not totally extreme.

Gained supporters of the employers because they used police to break up strikes

Did illegal acts, used faulty electoral lists & stuffed ballots

Success came from the fact that he gave farmers cheap loans, and set up electrification and road programs.

he took away his opps jobs

Communist Party of Canada

Led by Tim Buck, organized in 1921 in Guelph

Influential in organizing the On-to Ottowa riot (Relief Camp workers trek)

Wanted to change Canada’s economic system.

Wanted a revolution and organize workers and unions.

1st MP Doris Nielson in Saskatchewan.

Buck thrown into jail

RED MENACE!!!

What does word ‘Totalitarian’ originate from

All within the state, none outside, none against the state

Why did many countries turn to radical governments when the great depression hit?

Democracies are too weak to solve the economic problems. You need a leader. nobody knows what they want.

Who were the leaders of the Totalitarian govs?

Adolf Hitler (1933-1945)

Josef Stalin (1924-1953)

Benito Mussolini (1922-1945)

Francisco Franco (1939-1975)

Emperor Hirohito (1926-1989)

What tragedy was broadcasted over radio by J.Frank Willis?

The Moose river mining Disaster of 1936

Who was the Hockey Night special hosted by? Why was it special?

The Hockey Night special was hosted by Foster Hewitt, and it was special because it connected Canada as a country.

How long was the Canadian Depression?

1929-1939, Ten long years until the war. It was never solved.

All about the spanish flu

Spread in the trenches, it was brought back from Europe after the war.

50 million deaths (50,000 canadian)

No nurses or doctors

1918-1920ish

What was the Winnipeg Strike?

It was a strike in Winnipeg that happened between May 15-Jun 15 1919.

Workers fought for 8hr workday and higher workday

June 14th strike leaders were arrested.

Workers walked off the job

Opps (bankers, business owners, politicians tried to portray strikes as a red scare )

Why is New Orleans relevant?

jazz music created in new orleans, brought to canada by artists like louis armstrong and duke ellington

Who are the famous five?

Murphy, Muir Edwards, McClung, Parlby and McKinney.

Why is Emily Murphy significant?

She was Canada’s first woman judge. She was proposed to be a member of senate in 1922. She assembled the famous five

Which court delcared that women were “Persons?”

The British Privy council in October 1929.

Which Court declared that women were not Persons?

The Canadian Supreme court in 1928

What the biggest Canadian Strike?

The Winnipeg Strike

All about the Winnipeg Strike

May 15- June 25 1919

30,000 Workers walked off the job

Fighting for better working conditions, higher wages and 8hr workdays

What were the results of the winnipeg strike?

Business owners, bankers and politicians organized against the strikers.

4 strike leaders arrested

Newspapers depicted it as a RED SCARE.

Working class becoming politically active-NDP Party

After pressure, What did R.B bennett do to break “Laissez-Faire"?”

• Give money to municipalities

• Public Works-hire men to build bridges, roads, etc.

• Relief Camps!

Who invented insulin?

Banting & Best!

All ab Relief Camps

• Around 70,000 transients

• Gov didnt want them to congregate n riot (ok) so they developed a solution

• Camps were men would build roads, plant trees, and build other public buildings in exchange for healthcare, room, and food

• Paid like 20 cents p/day

• Introduced in 1920

What did R.B Bennett’s relief Camps lead to?

The On-To-Ottowa Trek and the Regina Riot

Describe the On-To-Ottowa Trek

Men working in B.C relief camps were frustrated so they went to Vancouver to protest. Noone really paid attention to them so using old trains, they decided to make their way to Ottowa to protest, protesting more along the way. However, they were intercepted in Regina and the leaders were arrested so this led to the Regina riot!

In 1935.

What was the cuntiest hairstyle of the 20’s

the BOB

what dance did the flappers dance?

the charleston

When did small radios begin to pop up in Canada?

1929, Rogers company

What was the 1936 Moose river mining disaster?

• Happened in Nova Scotia

• 3 gold miners trapped underground bcs of a collapse

• 1 miner rescured after 11 days, other two died

• Rescued by J. Frank Ellis

  He drilled a hole into the cave or something and made communications with thme

Pogey/Dole

Relief Payment during the Great Depression

• Munincipalities gave out a specific dollar amount or an item

• U had to live in the munincipality for more than 6 months to collect it

• To collect it you had to prove u were poor

What was it called when Relief Payments were purposefully kept lower than the lowest paying jobs?

The Principle of less Eligibility

What was the Chanak affair?

During ww1 brits and france occupied turkey

• In 1920 when treaties were signed , the british retreated to certian areas (including Chanak).

• But greece, turkeys ally was still fighting w turkey over territory and britian stepped in to help

• in 1922, the Turkish forces defeated the Greeks and advanced towards Britain. Britain called on its dominions to help and tried to force Canada to come in and protect them

• King said that the Parliament would decide if Canada went

• Proved Canadas Autonomy

• 1922

What was the Statue of Westminister?

Basically, a law passed that equalized britain and its dominions, meaning Britain could no longer make laws for its dominions, originated from the Balfour Report. passed in 1931

Who sings brother can you spare a dime? who is brother?

brother- the gov, and it is sang by a reutrning soldier from ww1, the artist is bing cosby

What are some conservative gov. Policies?

Relief camps

The dole

higher tariffs

Conservatives, in general are more traditional and tend to try and maintain things as they are. Ex, keeping Laissez-Faire policies

Which prime minister advocated AGAINST Indigenous people?

John. A Macdonald

What does “The Indian Act” entail?

It basically entails what is and isn’t considered ‘indian’ and brings the creation of residential schools, main goal being to’ kill the child’ and reinforce the ‘peak’ european society. Passed in 1976

What was hitlers word for self-suffiency?

Autarky

What payment entitled former residential school students 3000$ for higher education?

The common experience payment

How many residential school survivors are there alive today?