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1 The Roaring Twenties

2 What do you think? What is a person? What is meant by Americanization?

3 Investing in canada 1922 – US leading investor in Canada
Before – Brits invested in Canadian owned Now – US invests in American owned and controlled BRANCH PLANTS

4 Investing in canada Helps – economic growth
Hurts – Canadian sovereignty

5 Optimism Stock investment and growth unprecedented
Canadian stock prices tripled

6 People on the move Electricity and electric appliances increase
People move to cities for manufacturing jobs

7 People on the move Cars mass-produced making them cheaper
Tourism increased Average person had access to a lifestyle previously restricted to the wealthy

8 Who was excluded First Nations, Immigrants, and African Canadians
Racism, poverty, and lack of political representation

9 Americanization of culture
Radio increasing which helped to promote US culture and fashion Jazz became popular Flappers

10 Canadian culture and identity: sport
1923 the first ever hockey radio broadcast 1931 first Hockey Night in Canada Foster Hewitt was the voice of hockey for 60 years

11 Canadian culture and identity: art
Group of Seven Canadian landscapes in bold colours with broad strokes Emily Carr

12 prohibition 1918 – under the War Measures Act
By 1921 provincial government repeal Rum runners to the US made profits

13 What’s going on with women’s suffrage?
1918 all Canadian women 21 years old and over (with some exceptions) 1921 first federal election First woman MP elected in (Agnes Macphail)

14 The persons case 1916 first woman judge in Alberta Emily Murphy
Her appointment was challenged Alberta ruled women are “persons” in 1917

15 The persons case Aug 27, 1927 The “Famous Five” asked the Supreme Court to rule on the word “persons” in the BNA Act April 1928 The Supreme Court ruled “persons” did not include women

16 The persons case The women appeal to the Privy Council in England
October 1929 the Privy Council ruled women are “persons” First women senator appointed in Canada Cairine Wilson

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