The Roaring 20's

Sports were played as the largest entertainer in the 1920's

Hockey

Baseball

Hockey

Were the main sports played by Canadians

Made into professional leagues

Radios and TV's

League of Nations

It is an international organization, in Germany focused on peace

Created after World War 1 to provide a forum for resolving international problems

Britain and France joined, but not for the treaty itself, for the publicity and support as countries

For smaller countries this was a great oppertunity

Treaty of Versailles

It was a peace document that ended World War 1

Was one of the most important treaty, as it ended one of the largest wars in history.

Once Canada signed, they received some land and money

Chanak Crisis

This was a war scare

In 1922 in Balkans, a place was called Chanak located in Turkey

Britain had troops protecting the strait linking to the Mediterranean to the Black Sea

Canada refused to send troops to amidst Britain without confirmation and approval from its parliament when showed its increased independence from Britain

Imperial Conference

It was the 7th imperial conference bringing the P.M's of the Dominions of the British Empire

Imperial conferences were periodic gatherings of government leaders from self governing colonies

Mackenzie King was determined to resist any British efforts to establish a foreign policy for all dominions of Britain

Halibut Treaty

It was a Canadian-American agreement of fishing rights in the pacific ocean.

The treaty was established by the Internation Pacific Halibut Commission

It was meant as a mechanism for management of the Pacific Halibut

It was the first treaty made by Canada independently

King-Byng Crisis

It was a Canadian constitutional crisis

When governor general of Canada, Lord Byng of Vimy denied a request by P.M. William Mackenzie

First time the governor general refuses a P.M's request

Balfour Report

This report decleares Britain and it's Dominions were constitutionally equal to each other

This report was issued in 1926, and stated that Canada was an independent country

Statute of Westminster

Its an act of the UK parliament

Its editied versions are now a domestic law in Canada and New Zealand

It is a law that allwed the dominions of Britain to be unaffected by any laws that Britain makes

Fashion

Men wore flappers, formal morning suits with cutaway coats, striped pants, cravat, and vests as well, almost on an everyday basis.

Men never left their homes without their hats, and just like women wore them everywhere, although they took them off indoors. The Derby was the most popular hat of them all.

Women wore trousers, skirts, simple cotton dress, thick black cotton stockings, and low heel oxfords. Dresses were colorful plaids, checks, stripes, or solid colors with pretty embroidery and trim such as lace or rick rack. Housedresses often had white collars

Women never left their homes without hats and the most common one they wore was the Cloche.

Lifestyle

Women lifestyles drastically changed in the 1920's. They

Companies raised money by offering bonds and shares

The first world war changed the investments of Canada

Bonds provide guaranteed interest payments

American Investors controlled 20% of mining, smelting, and petroleum resources

To avoid paying tariffs American companies open up their branches in Canada, reason being why most things in Canada were originally American

Canada became tied to the United States, as they both needed each other to survive

Agriculture

Praires enjoyed the wheat crops they got form 1925 to 1928

Agricultural prices climbed higher leading to farmers investing their profits in buying trucks

Farmers invested in trucks, harvesters, and other machines that would ease their business

Mining

The Canadian Shield deposited nickle, copper, gold sliver, lead and zinc in large quantities

Sudbury produced 80% of the worlds nickel in 1929

Canada's mining industry created many economic opportunities for Canada

Pulp and Paper

Canada's second largest industry was supplying newsprint to the United States

Canada was the worlds largest newsprint supplier

Quebec, Ontario, and British Columbia are the major producers of pulp and paper

Consumer Goods

There were new consumer goods to choose from such as electric stoves, refrigerators, vacuum cleaners, cars, and radios

These new consumer goods made the Canadian economy boom, because people were excited for these inventions leading to a bunch of people purchasing them

General Electric, Kodak, Hoover, and Westinghouse are examples of manufacturing companies

Examples of large chainstores are Lob-laws, Dominion, and Woolworths, selling groceries, clothes, and phonographs

Automobile

The automobile had a revoltionary effect on society as it changed their lifestyles

Going on trips (picnics, visiting relatives) was made much easier as you did not need to use horse carriages or walk there

It enabled farmers to come to town and sell their goods

In 1920, 1 in every 20 Canadians owned a car

Cars made the economy boom, because their costs were in the 1000's and that made the manufacturers a lot of money

The Automobile added more than $300 million to the Canadian economy in 1929

Radio/Television

Provided entertainment to people

Automobile

Allowed pepple to travel with ease

Cotton Swabs

Made to clean up cuts faster

Traffic Lights

Made to stop traffic accidents and makes people go in turns

Jukebox

Made to play music and provide entertainment

Telephones

Allowed people to communicate from far away

Insulin

Made for diabetic people, working to lower sugar levels in a type 1 diabetic person

AirPlanes for Travel

Meant for people to travel to countries with sailing there

Refrigerators

Meant to make food last longer and cool it

Bandaids

Meant to stop cuts from infection and replacing the cotton swab and tape

Pop up toaster

Bread is inserted and pops out after a timer

Recliner

Allows people to sit comfortably, but recline at the same time

Shavers

Allowed mainly men to shave facial hair, without the use of blades

Hair Dryers

Allowed people to dry their hair in a quick session