1920s Canada- Parmvir Shergill

1920s Canada- Parmvir Shergill

1. Autonomy

   • Independence
     • 1919 PPC-Independent seat from Britain
     • 1923 Halibut Treaty
       • Fishing Treaty with USA
     • 1920 League of Nations
       • Independent member in this war prevention organization
     • 1922 Chanak Crisis
       • Canada refuses Britain by not sending troops to Turkey
   • Britain
     • Getting more independent from Britain
   • USA
     • Branch Plants
       • Factories in Canada owned/controlled by USA
         • Example: Ford, Oil companies
     • Getting closer to USA

2. Economy

   • Growth
     • • 1931 Hockey Night in Canada
       • 75% of homes had one
     • After WWI,more trade with USA
   • Strike
     • 1919: One Big Union - to represent all Canadian workers
   • Rural
     • More people lived in cities than in rural areas
   • Post War Economy
     • Returning Soldiers couldn't find jobs
       • Wages no longer covered the cost of food and rent
   • Winnipeg General Strike
     • May 1919: Winnipeg's metal and building workers walked off the job. Demands: Higher wages, Shorter work week, Collective bargaining
       • 30,000 were on strike

3. Social History

   • Residential Schools
     • Two primary objectives: isolate children from their traditions/cultures, assimilate them into the dominant culture.
       • Sent to these schools despite not wanting to
         • Students abused by staff and other students
   • Minority Groups
     • African Canadians Discrimination
     • Asian Immigrants-Chinese excluded,Japanese Restricted to 150 servants/labourers per year
   • Women
     • Arranged Marriage was common
     • Money/Property belonged to husband
     • Female Suffrage Movement
       • -No woman,idiot,lunatic,or criminal shall vote
         • WWI and the role of women moved the suffrage issue forward
     • May 24 1918 all women can vote
   • Schools
     • Segregation
   • Aboriginal Canadians
     • Federal Government wanted them to abandon their traditional beliefs and adopt christian values. The potlach (cultural and spiritual practice) was banned along with the traditional council of the six nations
     • Were not treated fairly. Not seen as humans.
     • Land
       • They got their land taken away
         • Decreased in size over time
     • Culture
       • prevented aboriginals from wearing traditional dresses or performing traditional dances in an attempt to stop all non-christian practices

4. William Lyon Mackenzie King

   • Canada's longest serving Prime Minister
   • Dominant political figure
   • refused to provide federal funding to provinces struggling with unemployment.

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