1. WINNIPEG GENERAL STRIKE

2. _____________________________
Trouble At Home ( )
When soldiers returned from the war, the government had no plan for them. ______________________________
_____ only increased 18% but _______________ increased 75%!!!
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN???
_____________________________
WHAT COULD THEY DO????

3. One Big Union (March 1919)
WHAT IS A UNION??? ______________________________ WHAT WOULD ‘ONE BIG UNION’ BE THEN???

4. Winnipeg General Strike (1919)
Early May 1919, Winnipeg’s metal and building trade workers walked off their jobs.
Demands – ___________________________________ ____________________________________________
Winnipeg’s Trades and Labour Council joined their cause…. May 15, people left their jobs!!
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR WINNIPEG???

5. Winnipeg General Strike (1919)
No fire fighters, postal workers, telephone operators, newspapers, streetcars, or even the deliveries of bread, milk or ice!!!.....PROBLEMS???? _______________________
Police even wanted to join, but were convinced by strike leaders to stay…….WHY??? ______________________
Leaders declared their should be NO VIOLENCE….WHY??
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How did the city handle this problem???....Has anyone seen the SIMPSONS episode where they all strike???? 

7. Winnipeg General Strike (1919)
Business leaders created the “______________________,” and they volunteered to run the city themselves
City’s Mayor appealed to Ottawa for help. Forced postal workers back & sent Mounties. The governmentt was worried the strike would spread
__________: club-wielding ‘specials’ charged a crowd who threw rocks, bricks & bottles
June 17 – Strike leaders arrested
June 21 – To protest the arrest, organized a march. Turned into ‘____________.’ Major riot, 2 dead, 30 injured, TONNES arrested!! Armed vehicles in streets next day.

9. Winnipeg General Strike (1919)
June 26 – Returned to work
WHAT WAS ACHIEVED???
Short term – __________________________
__________________________
Long term – __________________________

10. LONG TERM CON’T J.S. Woodsworth was elected to the House of Commons
Founding member of ____________________________
Later became the _______________________
Maybe no Winnipeg General Strike……no NDP

11. Change in Technology (20’s)

12. _________________ First call ever made in 1876 by ________________
1916, first trans-Canada call (Montreal to Vancouver)
1927 – 13/100 Canadians had telephones
1945 – 1/5 had telephone
Neither simple nor private back then….
SIMPLE: Had to turn a crank generator which caused a current to be sent through the line which rings the bell of the party wanted
PRIVATE: Neighbours were all on the same line, meaning anyone could ‘______________’ – listen in on your conversation!! Became common source of entertainment 

13. ______________
__________________________!!! Broke down the isolation between rural and city.
Essential device for modern living, ______________ & _____________ to homes across the country.
First time people could learn the day’s events, listen to music, and follow soap operas (dramas sponsored by soap companies for housewives)
Radio raised issue….should it be censored???
_____________________________ formed in 1932 to ensure Canadian content on airwaves
__________________________ first aired in 1923

14. _______________ ‘MOVING……PICTURES’……WOW!!!!
At first movies were silent. An orchestra or piano player would provide music to accompany the silent screen. Subtitles would convey story details and dialogue. “_______” arrived in 1927.
Major stars: Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Marx Brothers

15. ________________
In 1912, American Henry Ford introduced the assembly line to produce the famous ‘________’ This form of production made cars much cheaper.
Canadians LOVED the car and the way it opened up a wider world to them. HOW??? ________________________
Sold for less that $400. Soon became ‘closed car.’ Electric starters developed so you didn’t have to CRANK it. Windshield washers and heaters made driving comfortable.
Often dangerous: Story…..pg 119

16. The Automobile
Road paving began in cities and gradual spread. In Canada had kms of paved road….by 1930 there was
Tourism became massively important. People began to acquire summer cottages now that roads could get them there. In 1929, 4 million Americans spent $300 million viewing the unspoiled beauty of Canada.

17. Health – __________________
1920s – people knew little about diabetes (which is???)
Initially fatal (especially in children)
______________believed he could treat it with _______ injections
With aid from Charles Best, testing started on cattle and dogs
January 1922, first human test on Leonard Thompson (14 year old boy w/ diabetes)
Discovery of insulin considered “one of the greatest achievements of modern medicine.”
Not a cure, but could control and saved millions of lives
Banting won _________ for medicine.