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Notes: Americanization or Candaisnism?
-Many labours now had cars, radios, gramaphones etc. The railways
had reached their golden age and lots of hotels were built. -Immigration
flowed as steady as ever. -Prosperity came from U.S and their many
companies and workers. -Canada impoted and exported much more to the U.S
rather than
Britain. -Companies found that they were needed in Canada. -The north-
south access was strengthened by technology. -Highways to attract the
American tourists developed. -The aeroplanes were improved and so were the
telephones. -American investtors did not lend money as the British but
opened
branch companies in Canada. -Provinces became key actors in Canadian
transportation. -Canadians wanted more education so the King goverment
introduced
the old age pensions. -Natural resource earning came to the prairies. -
Prosperity was not shared equally between the provinces. Quebec,
Ontario and B.C. were the prime winners. The Maritimes were the
loosers. -Farmers of the West profited from Aaron Sapiro advice and raised
their annual wheat pools above $2.00/bushell. -Most magazines came from
the states and most Canadians immigrated
there. -There were new American films and media in Canada. -Canadian
resistors made a law to migrate any person that was
interfearing with the Canadian opinions and that tried to shape
it. -The group of Seven showed a distinctive American culture. -Groulx
fought children of Quebec cinemas to stop the influence
of American movies on them. He tried also to censor American
imported books and magazines.
GROWTH AND DISCONTENT
-The munnition boards were shut down causing lots of workers to
hunt for jobs. -The labour were not paid well and the veterans wanted
their $2000
bonus. -Employers had low profits and wanted higher authority. -The
Russian revolution encouraged unionist ideas. -In Calgary, march 1919, the
unions talked about a workers
revolution in Canada just like that in Russia. -They wanted to create One
Big Union for all workers. -General strike began in Winippeg with more than
30000 workers and
swept through all Canada. -They wanted the right to bargain with employers.
-Parliment made it a crime to talk about a revolution. -June 21, 1919, the
police killed the leaders of the strike in
Winnipeg. This was called, "Bloody Saturday." -In 1924, unionship slipped
down very muuch. -In 1925, the returning veterans made up the Canadian
Legion to
talk for them. -Most farmers went bankrupt when they borrowed money from
the
goverment for wheat that cost $2.15, which later in a year turned
to $3.15 in the world market. -Inflation re-appeared in 1917 due to too
much money but very few
goods. -Banks raised interest to defeat the foe. -They wanted the
investments in the two railways to be protected,
by giving the crs the two lines to manage but Arthur Meighn
refused. -The CNR was created and this was a disaster to the Maritimes. -
In 1921, Borden wanted to stop being the Pm because he did not
persuade Quebec premier Lomer Gouin to take over the unionist
party. -William McKenzie King replaced Laurier who died in 1919 as the
Liberal leader He was picked because of his labour knowledge. -P.C's won
the 1921 election on a promise to regain free trade. -When Britain was
about to go to war with Turkey, Canada refused
to fight until the Parliment agreed. Thus it had a new identity. -
Automobiles and mines between 1921-1925 created jobs. -In Oct.1925, King
lost elections but refused to resign. -Gave a Prosperity buudget cutting
off many taxes. -G.G Lord Byng was the one to refuse dissolution of
McKenzie
King who resigned. -In 1926, the economy was booming again.On Sept. 14
1926, King won
the elections with a majority.
A NEW DEAL
-In 1930, the Canadians had turned to the Conservatives because
they thought Bennet had their cure, but Bennet failed. -The Social Credits
wanted poverty in the midst of plenty. - In the 1930's the socialists
developed in Canada. -The Canadian Commonwealth Federation called for
Canadian
unity. -Here are the 14 points of the Manifiesto: *Esatbleshment of a
planned economy. *Control of the people through the goverment of all
financial
services. *Goverment owns transportation and communication. *Help to
farmers by securing their land ownership and crop sales. *Import and export
boards set to control trade. *Encourage producer and consumer cooperatives.
*National labour code to cope with things such as unemployment. *Public
owned health and hospital services. *Amendment of the BNA so that Ottawa
can deal with the depression. *Foreign policy to promote international
peace. *Changes in the tax laws. *Freedom of speech and assembly.
*Humanization of the law. *An emergency program to deal with things such as
the depression.
_This made the CCF start strong towards being a third major party. -In 1935,
Stevens left the Conservative party because he was forced
out and made a Reconstruction Party to help farmers and workers. -In 1932,
Roosvelt swept to power in the US. He made a new deal
with the Americans by building dams and forming unions. -In Jan.3rd 1935,
Bennet introduced unemployed insurance, a
minimum wage etc.. rules to copy Roosvelt's way of getting over
the depression. -Bennet then went to England for the silver jubilee of
King George
the 5th. _In 1935, the Regina insident took place that destroyed his
reputition and cost him the title of being the PM of Canada. -The Social
Credits of Alberta wiped out many smaller parties
in the country. _THe Liberals took over putting the Bank of Canada under
their
control. -King, the leader of the opposition, still wanted low taxes and
said that unemployment was a national problem. -The Royal Commision on
Dominion-Provincial Relations investigated
problems with inequality with provinces. -This furiated B.C, Ontario and
Quebec. -In the Us the depression was not over. The lack of agreement
between Ottawa and the provinces stopped the depression from
disapearing.
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