1. Early 1900’s - Urbanization - Changes in communication
- Resources and the environment

2. Homework from last class
Pretend you are a French Canadien writing a letter to Prime Minister Wilfred Laurier. In your letter talk about why you are unhappy with the government and how they think it should change. Include: - –4 points about why you are unhappy with Canada’s current government - –3 ways to improve Canada’s government
Groups of three. Read your letter to each other. Did you all have the same ideas?

3. Sir Wilfred Laurier
Sir Wilfred Laurier – Sir Wilfred Laurier was the Prime Minister of Canada from 1986 to He is important because he was the first French Canadien Prime Minister of Canada. His policies helped bridge the gap between French- English relations in Canada.

4. Political Power
A collage of Canadian Members of Parliament elected in

5. Why all old white guys? (with awesome facial hair)
Caucasian women couldn’t vote until 1918
Asians couldn’t vote until 1948
First Nations couldn’t vote until 1960
How do you think this would have impacted Canadian policy?
Socially?
Economically?
Politically?

6. Aboriginal Peoples
When the Indian Act was passed in 1876 their lives started to change
Government was trying to assimilate them into society
Assimilate: Abandon their culture and traditions and adopt a European way of life
What was the purpose of reserves?
To free up land for European settlers

7. Aboriginal Peoples
By 1880 many were living on reserves
Encouraged to take up farming but there were many problems:
The soil on the reserves was not good for growing crops
They traded all their land for animals and tools, but the animals were to small for plowing and the tools were not appropriate for farming.
Were often denied access to leave the reserve to sell any crops they did grow

8. Urbanization
Although farm living was still popular, many Canadians were choosing to move to Towns and Cities.
Canada’s western cities began to expand. Winnipeg’s growing population inspired the nickname “Chicago of the North”. Population went from in to in 1911.

9. What are some of the social issues that come with city life?
Make a mind map on your paper!

10. Examine figure 1-10 (pg. 13) House of a wealthy family
House of a poor family -

11. Economy
Canada’s economy started to grow as well.
Some of the goods that were exported included timber, wheat and minerals (mining).
Klondike Gold Rush 1896 – Mining increased and investors and hopeful citizens flocked to the Yukon

12. How did electricity change the way factories were run?
Bigger and better machines
More jobs in manufacturing
Increase in the demand for consumer goods (brand names)

13. Take a minute to read pg. 14 in your text
Technology Changes
Radio – 1901
Wireless Communication– 1914 (Titanic)
X-rays (use of the hospitals shifted)
Telephone (1870)
Automobiles
Take a minute to read pg. 14 in your text

14. Automobiles or “horseless carriages” were just becoming available
Automobiles or “horseless carriages” were just becoming available. Sam McLaughlin was making cars in Canada for Buick Motor Company in Until the 1920’s cars were rare for most people and considered a “Rich Man’s Toy.”

15. Horses were the main form of transportation for most Canadians.
Delivery wagons, ambulances, streetcars, fire engines etc. were all pulled by horses

16. . The Wright Brothers made the first successful airplane at Kitty Hawk North Carolina in 1903.

17. Home life
Life in the home changed dramatically during this period. Indoor plumbing became more widely available to more Canadians, inventions like the electric washing machine, sewing machines and vacuum cleaners were relatively new and becoming more available to homeowners.
Less time doing chores at home allowed for more leisure time outside the house.

19. People began playing recreational sport, watching silent films, going to plays.

20. Communication Technology
More and more households were getting in home telephones
Many of the phones were on what were called “party lines” or shared lines between a number of households
Had to wait for your neighbour to get off the phone before you could make a call
Household goods could be ordered over the phone which made living in remote areas much easier
In 1901 Gugliemo Marconi connected the first transatlantic wireless communication

22. Corporate Giants
Big corporations (eg. Maple Leaf) had little competition and could set high prices for their products while still paying their workers low wages.
How did trade unions help working conditions for factory workers?
Better pay
Reduced hours of work
Safer conditions
Striking
By 1914 Canada was entering a recession and international demand for our recourses went down.

23. Fraser Canyon Rockslide
1914 The Fraser Canyon rockslide disaster at Hell’s gate Canyon – disastrous effects on the spawning beds of the sockeye salmon.

24. Fraser Canyon Rockslide
The First Nations people were directly affect by this disaster because their livelihood depended on the fish.
National Parks became more popular with the government to try and protect the land.

25. Globe and Mail – Time machine
canada-was-like-before-the-first-world-war/article /
How many people lived in Vancouver in 1911? 2015?
Has Canada’s global military influence changed much?
How has wage changed?
What was the cost of a loaf of in 1911 compared to today?
# of telephones per Canadian?

26. Complete the questions in your notes
Define the terms in your notes
Read page 10 in your text and complete question ONE