Canada in the 1920

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Canada in the 1920s

• Economy and Entertainment

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The 1920s
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The 1920sThe Radio
Marconi and Reginald Fessenden Station XWA First
in the world
C.R.B.C. -1932 Radio 1936 - The C.B.C.
Foster Hewitt and Hockey Night in Canada
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The 1920sThe Automobile
By 1930 - One Million automobiles in Canada 800
Increase in 12 years 128,000 km of track The
Effect Freedom - Movement - Leisure pursuits and
movement to the suburbs. Rural to Urban, Urban to
Suburban.
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The 1920sThe Movies
Charlie Chaplin
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The 1920sThe Movies
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The 1920sThe Movies
Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks
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The 1920sThe Jazz Age
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The 1920sProhibition
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The 1920sProhibition
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Doctors Permission
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The Rise of Sport
Girls are not suited for the same athletic
program as boys. Under prolonged and intense
physical strain, a girl goes to pieces
nervously. A boy may be physically so weak that
he hasn't the strength to smash a creampuff but
he still has the "will" to
play. A girl is the opposite.
1928 Olympics
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1920s Economic Changes
Early problems -- Prior to 1924 1. Exports to
Europe following World War I 2. Drought in the
Prairies 3. High U.S. tariffs Resulted in High
Unemployment and Bankruptcies
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Growing Industries

• Wheat on the Prairies
• Pulp and Paper
• Hydroelectric Power
• Oil and gas
• Mining

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Wheat on the Prairies

• Up and down crop harvests until 1924
• 1925-1928 excellent harvests
• Become mechanized
• Beginning of scientific engineering
• Increasing railways
• Wheat pools and collectives

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Pulp and Paper

• Newsprint new booming industry -- second to
  agriculture
• U.S. markets
• Environmental downside

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Hydroelectric Power

• Replacing coal -- second largest world producer
• Quebec river systems, Niagara Falls
• Appliances

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Oil and Gas

• Automobiles
• Heating
• Cooking
• Black Gold
• Alberta
• Maritime Coal hard hit
• Central and western development Vs Maritime
  underdevelopment

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Mining

• Copper -- Noranda and Flin Flon
• Nickel -- Sudbury
• Lead and Zinc -- B.C.
• Developed with U.S. capital