Boom and Bust
Canada through the 1920’s and 30’s
The Winnipeg General Strike
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Workers wanted ______ ______ – higher than 85 cents an
hour
A _________ work week from 60 – 44 hours
When the employers refused, the workers got together and
tried to _________ the employers to give in.
_________, streetcar drivers, _________ operators, sales
clerks, _________ collectors, _________ cleaners and
_________ workers all left their jobs.
Within 3 days _________ workers were on strike
When the _________ wanted to strike, they were asked to stay
on duty to protect the _________.
Winnipeg, May 1919
A divided city
 Not all _________________
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supported the strike
_________ people organized
their own _________
Some thought that it was a
_________ plot to take over
Canada
By the middle of June, the
_____________ hadn’t give up
and workers needed to go
back to work
The Arrests
 On ____________, the
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government decided to act.
It _________ many of the
strike leaders.
They were charged with
_________ and libel before
being released on bail.
Protests erupted all across
Canada.
A _________ was organized
but met with Mounties
_________ clubs and guns.
Two men died in the riot.
That day is now called
“_________ _________”
The Roaring 20’s
The age of Radio
 In _________, there were 10
000 radios in Canada.
 6 years later, there were 300
000
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 Evenings in many homes
were spent listening to the
crystal radio sets. They had
no amplifiers so listeners
had to listen with headsets.
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What did radio mean to Canadians?
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_________ were now connected to the rest of the
world
_________ could advertise
_________ could speak instantly to the public
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Technology
in the 1920’s
 _________
(12.79 / 100 people)
 _________ was just
making an appearance
 _________ technology
 In 1927 _________
telephones
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Now
Leisure time Entertainment
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Most urban Canadians
worked _________ hours.
9-10 hours a day including a
half day on Saturdays
When they were not
working, they _________
creating a healthy
_________ industry
The Entertainment Industry
 _________ with plays and
variety shows
 _________ clubs for jazz,
orchestras, or other music
 The most popular was the
_________ industry
(Charlie Chaplain)
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Consumerism
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“Buy now; _________ later” mentality
People could buy a _________ with a small
down payment and pay the balance (with
interest) over a 2 -5 year period
_________ spending rose rapidly as prosperity
grew
Eaton’s and Simpsons led the way in Canada
_________ world demand forced the price of
Wheat up in 1924
Farmers
1928
2008
 Many _________ on the
 _________ prices
prairies took _________
increased in the US
of the _________ to buy  Many neuveau riche
expensive new
_________ money from
_________
the bank with very little
 Most _________ money
money down
from the banks
 What happened next…
 What happened next…
The other side of the coin
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Maritimers did not fair well
Life was hard for _________ in the cities
_________ were paid less than men for doing
the same work
Wages for _________ workers were low
Most people thought the booming
twenties would last forever but some
saw the danger signals
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The _________ distribution of wealth
The rich got richer, while the _________,
_________ and some _________ did not have
enough money to buy their share of the goods