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Urbanization 2: 1901-1930s
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L IVING C ONDITIONS IN C ITIES EARLY 1900 S Farms overpopulated in the early 1900s Farming technologies improving mean less people needed to work on farms These factors = people migrate towards cities Cities= jobs
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L IVING C ONDITIONS IN C ITIES EARLY 1900 S Montréal Financial center of Canada Big companies head offices in MTL Big companies = jobs = workers = MTL’s population rises quickly 1931 = population of 1 million in MTL
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Population of Cities in 1901 and 1931 Province of Quebec 19011931 Montréal and surounding areas 324,8801, 023, 158 Quebec City68, 840130, 594 Sherbrooke1, 76528, 933 Trois-Rivieres9, 98135, 450 Hull13, 99324, 433
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L IVING C ONDITIONS IN C ITIES EARLY 1900 S MTL in 1930 = 60% francophone However, most of the advertisments and signs in MTL are English
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L IVING C ONDITIONS IN C ITIES EARLY 1900 S After 1900 in cities: Wealthy and poor New Technologies New Services ‘streetcars’, parks, etc. Time for leisure (parks, sports, cinemas, nightclubs, etc.) Media (newspapaer, radio CKAC) Big stores (Eatons, Ogilvy’s, etc.)
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Port of MTL-1920s
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Boul. St Laurent - 1921
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Sun Life Building-1930s
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CKAC RADIO-1920s
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L IVING C ONDITIONS IN C ITIES EARLY 1900 S Prosperity and Poverty in MTL: Wealthy people (English) = Upper class neighboroods = secure, good sewer systems, good water quality, electrcity, streets lined with trees Men with good jobs $3500 per year. NO manual labour Wealthy neighborhoods Westmount/Golden Square Mile/Outremont Wealthy neighborhoods seperated from factories and on top of Mount Royal
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L IVING C ONDITIONS IN C ITIES EARLY 1900 S Lower class (poor) people (French & immigrants) = lower class neighborhoods = not good sewer systems & poor quality water / no electricity /no security/ small houses / narrow streets Lower class / working class men $1000 per year Non paturized milk bad for children to drink Consequences of these conditions : – Infant mortality rate very high – Epidemics – tuberculosis
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L IVING C ONDITIONS IN C ITIES EARLY 1900 S Children 1 in 3 die before 1st birthday Minimal job security Lower class neighborhoods St. Henri/Griffintown/ Petite Bourgogne close to factories Money spent on food, shelter and clothing no money for fun
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Golden Square Mile -1920s
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Golden Square Mile 1918 Now Corner Guy and Sherbrooke
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St-Henri – 1920s
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St Henri Lachine Canal
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St Henri –Canal Lachine 1920sNow
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L IVING C ONDITIONS IN C ITIES EARLY 1900 S Working Conditions in factories: Difficult conditions in factories No protection for workers Low salaries forced almost every family member to work men, women, children
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Capitalism After Canadian Confederation: – Industrialization – Urbanization – immigration
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Capitalism Who held the majority of wealth in Qubec between 1867-1930? – Investers: Elites / business class small percentage of the population Rich English British origin
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Capitalism What influence did capitalism have on Montreal and the built spaces in Montreal? – Buildings constantly getting bigger --< shows wealth in Montreal – Neighborhoods for rich, neighborhoods for poor – Division of space – Montreal East end was Francophone West end was Anglophone
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Capitalism and Consequences: 1867-1930 Industrial development brings in lots of $ $ $. Business men invest in all sorts of different enterprises Profit! Cycle of capitalism polarises the classes of society
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Elites invest in companies Companies produce goods or services Companies make $$$ Investers make profit Investers re-invest money or invest in new companies Diagram capitalism
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