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