20s & 30s Flashcards
Soldier jobs from war
- many women had to leave their jobs to make room for soldiers
- soldiers wanted 2000 for compensation
- pensions were needed
Winnipeg general strike
- 30,000 people walked off the job
- wanting more pay
And better working conditions - bloody Saturday took place in June 1919 (Hell’s valley)
- committee of 1000 fought against the strike
Obu
One big union was a union with both trained and untrained workers so that everyone got equal rights
J.S Woodsworth
One of the Winnipeg strike leaders, founded the NDP
Benefits of a union
- job security
- improved wages
- health care, pension plans , etc
- scheduling of hours
Prohibition
The law of illegal alcohol consumption , many people ignored this though and gangs formed
Automobiles
Highways were created
People stated moving farther away from the city
- more tourists
- many jobs were created
Movies
Silent films slowly turned into talking films commonly known as talkies
Flappers
Revealing young women
Prosperity
Many people bought items on credit more than they could afford
Stated investing and betting on stocks
Fredrick Banting
Invented insulin
Agnes MacPhail
The first women in the disarmament committee
Carine Wilson
First women Canadian senator
Alberta 5
1) Emily Murphy
2) Nellie McClung
3) Louise McKinley
4) Irene Parlby
5) Henrietta Muir Edwards
Five Cent Speech
A speech said by Mackenzie saying that he didn’t care about Canada’s economy, he later lost the election to Bennett
Tariffs
Tariffs are Taxes that applied to businesses selling goods in other countries ( in the 1930s this seemed like a good idea to help depression but really it lower Canada’s export market)
Copping with the Great Depression
Some people became door to door sales men some asked for money from churches and charities
Relief camps
Young men road the rails west, in search of work, they found none and so were sent to relief camps where they worked long days
On to Ottawa trek
Hundreds of young men road the rails to Ottawa to protest, the were stopped in Saskatchewan , eventually a riot broke out
Bennett’s new deal
New programs
- unemployment insurance
- minimum wage
End of the depression
WW2 ended the depression
Day of the stock market crash
Black Tuesday
Recession
- sales, wages, prices, demand production, profits = decline
- business failures and unemployment = increasing
- strikes/ labour unrest = high
“Buyers market”
Depression
- sales, wages, prices, demand, production, profit = low
- business failures and unemployment = very high
- strikes and labour unrest= few
