Roaring 20’s
Economy
Saskatchewan Wheat Board
Canada’s Growing Economy due to
WWI
Introduction—during the war
Canada’s economy grew due to all the
factories producing war supplies
Great demands
Unemployment disappeared
Poor Economy after WWI
End of war end of demands for goods and
services
Country in an economic slump
Factories shut down
Agriculture sector suffered drought
Difficult to maintain standard of living
Canadian soldiers came back to unemployment
Unemployment was very high
Little the government could do
Rebuilding Economy
1920s—Canadian workers began to
create unions to ensure job security.
Strikes held to improve working
conditions
Adjust from war economy to peacetime
economy
Roaring 20’s economy
Viewed as an era of great economic
prosperity driven by the introduction of a
wide array of new customer goods
War torn Europe
Europe was rebuilding itself
Canadian agriculture sector rose
Wheat on high demand
U.S. took an increasingly isolationist stance
Britain supplanted by the U.S. as Canada’s
main economic partner
Trade—U.S.
U.S becoming Canada’s main economic
partner
increased trade with the U.S.
The US purchased most of Canada’s raw
materials
US set up branch plant in Canada to
produce American products to avoid
Canadian Import taxes
Mass Production
Mass development allowed for cheaper prices of
technology products
New technology
Automobile
Movie
Radio
Chemical industries
Refrigerators
Mass Production (cont.)
Cars
Before the war, cars were rare luxuries
By 1920, cars were much cheaper
Cars had wide effects on the economy and society
• Gas stations
• motels
Source industries were broadening
Unemployment dropped
Women in the Economy
During war, many women obtained jobs
Most of women retained their jobs
throughout the 20’s
One in five workers were women
Growing Economy
Factories began to produce new products,
like cars, radios and refrigerators.
Unemployment dropped and peoples’
lives were back on track.
Roaring 20s—Overview
United States replaced Britain as Canada’s
main economic partner
technological advancements increased trade
and employment rate
More women in the economy
Focus Question:
How would the economy be different
without the influence of WWI?
Would it be almost the same or would
the changes be drastic?
How did WWI affect Canada’s
economy in the aspect of Canada’s
relationship with the U.S. and women
in the economy?
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Reasons for the Saskatchewan
Wheat Pool
Dramatic collapse in wheat prices
Farmers wanted a decent price for their
wheat
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
The farmers of Union of Canada launched
the Wheat Pool in 1924
Helped farmers get a decent price on wheat
Marketed the prairie wheat crop in export
markets in accordance with world price
levels
Canadian Wheat Board
Similar to Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Formed as a temporary measure to market
the country’s entire crop
Help stabilize price of wheat
mean of controlling the prices of wheat so
that everyone would receive the same price
Focus Question
What do you think would have happened to
Canadian farmers and the Canadian
economy if the federal government did not
establish the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool?
POP
QUIZ!!
1)After WWI, why were the farmers’
wheat on high demand?
a) It was predicted that a drought would
follow the war
b) War torn Europe needed Canadian wheat
c) There was a shortage on wheat due to an
infectious virus that attacked wheat crops
d) The wheat was cheap because there were so
much wheat left over from the war
1)After WWI, why were the farmers’
wheat on high demand?
a)
b) War torn Europe needed Canadian wheat
c)
d)
2) Who replaced Britain as Canada’s
number one economy partner?
a)
b)
c)
d)
United States
Germany
Russia
China
2) Who replaced Britain as Canada’s
number one economy partner?
a) United States
b)
c)
d)
3) Which of the following was the
biggest reason for the pick up in
Canada’s economy?
a) Due to the war, Europe became a poverty
continent and, as a result, increased
Canada’s economic powers
b) A newly elected Prime Minister
c) Women who stepped up when the
economy was rough
d) Increased trade with the United States
3) Which of the following was the
biggest reason for the pick up in
Canada’s economy?
a)
b)
c)
d) Increased trade with the United States
4) Mass development allowed for:
a) Increased factory scandals of theft, for
there was too much goods to keep track
b) The economy to decline
c) Cheaper prices of technology products
d) A boycott in technology devices
4) Mass development allowed for:
a)
b)
c) Cheaper prices of technology products
d)
5) In Canada, 1 in __ workers by the
end of 1920’s was a woman
a)
b)
c)
d)
1
5
20
500
5) In Canada, 1 in __ workers by the
end of 1920’s was a woman
a)
b) 5
c)
d)
Name a reason why the
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool was
created
7) Which year was the Saskatchewan
Wheat Pool launched?
a)
b)
c)
d)
1914
1918
1924
1929
7) Which year was the Saskatchewan
Wheat Pool launched?
a)
b)
c) 1924
d)
8) Which of the followings did the
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool NOT do?
a) Helped farmers get a decent price on
wheat
b) Establish sky-rocketing wheat sales
through the years of 1918-1928
c) Marketed the prairie wheat crop in export
markets in accordance with world price
levels
8) Which of the followings did the
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool NOT do?
a)
b) Establish sky-rocketing wheat sales
through the years of 1918-1928
c)
9) What was the Saskatchewan
Wheat Pool similar to?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Saskatchewan Farmer’s Union
Saskatchewan Wheat Union
Canadian Wheat Board
Canadian Wheat Pool
9) What was the Saskatchewan
Wheat Pool similar to?
a)
b)
c) Canadian Wheat Board
d)
The End
Carrie, Karthik, Sarfraz, Stefeni
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