Social & Economic Change 1919-1938 By: Naveen Sekhon

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Social & Economic Change 1919-1938 By: Naveen Sekhon

Economic Boom of the 1920’s

Radios, movies, jazz, and dance were among the many technologies and forms of amusement introduced to society during the Econom. During the economic boom, fashion evolved, and cars were also introduced.

"Buy now, pay later" is an idea of communism. Products would be purchased on credit. Customers who used credit cards had the option to buy products without making a payment since they had hope that the money would eventually be replaced. Canadians were making more purchases.

During the economic boom, numerous Canadian families used the "buy now, pay later" strategy to finance everything. Unfortunately, some families had raised a total so much debt that all of their monthly income was going toward paying it off.

The increasing commercial activity in industries, markets, businesses, and, basically, the economy itself was the cause of the 1920s economic boom. As Europe's economy began to improve, American and Canadian products were also in high demand. Because of the increasing demand for Canadian goods, American investment in the country increased, and people started moving there to benefit from the new possibilities. More employment options were made possible by Canada's growing population, which led to the economic boom.

Great Depression of the 1930’s

R.B. Bennet had soon after publicly presented relief camps. There were men without families that were placed in these camps. The camp offered 20 cents each day in addition to food, clothing, and shelter. Men in the camp were required to construct roads and bridges, cut down trees, and dig ditches but received such low salaries for all of this manual labour. But in exchange, the men in the camps received three meals a day, bunkers to sleep in, and medical attention.

When R.B. Bennett became prime minister, he vowed to support companies' progress as well as to generate jobs and a market for goods. Bennett raised taxes to shield Canadian industries from foreign competition, but this had no effect on resource exports, and trading between nations ended. The Canadian government provided $20 million to be provided to the unemployed, but more was still needed.

For its economy, Canada was too relied on a small range of primary or  products (wheat, salmon, minerals, pulp, and paper).

Almost 1/3 of all Canadians were unemployed by 1933. By the 1930's, there was no unemployment insurance, no family allowance, or government-sponsored medical care. There were people who were hungry, had lost their homes, and had no money for food, clothing, or other necessities.

Postwar challenges

Getting Used to Civilian Life

Many of the soldiers had awful scars from their injuries, and thousands of them had battle wounds they would carry with them for the rest of their lives; missing limbs; damaged lungs from gas assaults; and other injuries. Pneumonia and a variety of other illnesses were also brought home by numerous other people. Soldiers who observed deaths on the battlefield were forced to listen to civilians whine about matters that were insignificant in comparison. A lot of soldiers were also not in the right mindset and were traumatised by everything they went through and had ptsd.

In the postwar era, women

Men believed that when the war was over and the soldiers returned home, women would do the housework and men would quit their paid jobs. Several Canadians always had a different outlook on women despite all the support they provided throughout the war. The government apparently ran a poster campaign during this time period that openly urged women to quit their jobs and be unemployed. Many women left the employment they held during the war, while those who remained in their positions saw their pay decrease.