1. ON THIS DAY…  October 17, 1968 – Canada becomes officially bilingual.  http://archives.cbc.ca/on_this_day/10/17/ http://archives.cbc.ca/on_this_day/10/17/

2.  http://archives.cbc.ca/politics/federal_politics/ clips/11688 http://archives.cbc.ca/politics/federal_politics/ clips/11688

3. Socials 11 Ms. Lackey

4.  Wheat remains an important export  Exploitation of natural resources  Manufacturing  Increased demand for pulp and paper – new mills built  Mining boomed – minerals used in production of consumer goods (radios, home appliances)  Increased demand for hydro-electric power

5. Stone quarry, Liverpool NS, 1920

6.  Before WWI: Canada mostly traded with Britain  After WWI: Britain in debt, U.S. becomes new world economic leader  U.S. companies invested in the successful mills and mines, which exported to the U.S.

7.  Businesses owned and controlled by companies in the U.S. but which operated in Canada  Avoided paying tariffs  Example: auto industry

8.  What were some of the issues with U.S. investment in Canadian economy?  What were some of the long-term consequences?  Who benefitted most?

9.  Raw materials  Examples?

10.  Processing and manufacturing  Examples?

11.  Canada exported illegal alcohol in huge quantities to the U.S.  Women’s Christian Temperance Union brought about prohibition during WWI  Alcohol was still available if you had the money – from a doctor, a bootlegger, or homemade

12. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG9cdpMdow4

13.  In Canada, prohibition came to an end in most provinces by 1920  Too unpopular  Rum-running was very profitable since prohibition continued in the U.S. till 1933  Many evaded authorities, many got caught

14.  Growth of manufacturing sector -> migration to cities  By 1931, urban population was greater than rural population for the first time  Conditions crowded and unsanitary  Slums  Industries located at centre

15.  Continuing restrictions favoured immigrants from Britain and U.S.  Chinese and Japanese virtually excluded (1923)  Racist immigration policies  1925 – relaxed restrictions on certain countries to stimulate economy  Most newcomers ended up in city slums

16. Scottish immigrants, early 1920s

18.  Groups of 3  What does your picture show with regards to:  1920s economy  Immigration  Urbanization  Share with the class