Canada during the Great Depression and WWII Flashcards
What is Mass Culture?
Ideas and values that develop from a common exposure to the same media, music, sports
Mtl Canadiens- 1920s
In what manner did they become significant ?
- French-Canadian players on their team= gave the fans a sense of identity
When were the Mtl Canadiens founded?
1909
What happened after the Habs 1924 Stanley Cup win
They really became the team of the French
Which city was the first in the world to open a radio station and when?
Montreal, 1919
What is CKAC?
1922- 1st Francophone radio station in the world
What is Prohibition
Ban of alcohol manufacturing and sale
Where was the only place in North America not to ban alcohol sale?
Quebec
What did the “Commission des liqueurs de Quebec” do? (2 things)
- oversee and monitor the quality of the wines and liquors sold
- issue permits to hotels and restaurants that wished to sell alcohol
How did Prohibition affect Mtl nightlife?
Prohibition in the USA prompted jazz musicians to come and perform in Montreal’s nightclubs.
Nickname for Little Burgundy
“Harlem of the North”
after New York City’s famous jazz club neighborhood
Who was Rufus Rockhead?
- He was a jazz club owner who drew some of the biggest jazz names to Montreal between 1930 and 1950.
- He opened Rockhead’s Paradise, a jazz club which helped establish Montreal’s reputation as “Harlem of the North”.
- Even though African Canadians were unable to get liquor licenses, Rockhead used what sway he had among friends to help him get the license
What/When was the Great Depression?
1929-1939
- economic crisis
What was the worldwide unemployment rate during the Great Depression?
35%
What event triggered the Great Depression?
New York Stock Exchange crash on October 24, 1929.
Black Thursday
Consequences of the Great Depression on Canada ? (4)
- companies went bankrupt (workers lost their jobs)
- demand for goods dropped
- unemployment rate= 40%
- Canadian exports dropped by half from 1929-1933
How did the Great Depression impact Canadians daily lives?
- Factory workers faced unemployment and reduced wages
- Numerous families were evicted from their homes
- Marriages were delayed and fewer children were born
- The poor ate at soup kitchens and slept in shelters
- People hopped on trains and roamed the country looking for work
What impact did the Great Depression have on the Prairies? (think of Alberta and Manitoba)
- The problems on the Prairies were made worse by years of droughts which caused crop failures. Over 66% of Saskatchewan’s rural population was forced into Direct Relief programs. - Alberta and Manitoba went bankrupt
What was the Dust Bowl? What was another name for it?
- Dirty Thirties,
- a period of severe dust storms that damaged the Canadian prairies during the 1930s; severe drought caused this problem
Who was Bennett? What did he do?
- Prime Minister of Canada (during Great Depression)
- New Deal: plan to end the Great Depression
1934: creates the Bank of Canada to regulate economy
What solutions did the government come up with to combat the
Depression?
- Public Works projects where manual labour was used to build roads, dig drainage ditches and build parks
- Work Camps took in single unemployed men
- Direct Aid was given to the poorest in the form of coupons which could be exchanged for food and clothing
- Back to Land policies (Quebec government sent families to colonize Abitibi, Gaspesie and Cote-Nord)
What 2 ideologies was neo-liberalism founded on?
- Socialism
- Capitalism
What new political parties (3) emerged in Canada after the Great Depression?
- CCF,
- New Democratic Party
- Union Nationale
When were health and unemployment insurance were created in Canada?
after the Great Depression
