Canada in the 20 th Century

1. Canada in the 20th Century The Roaring 20s 1920 - 1930

2. Canada in the Roaring 20sThe Beginning of the Decade • High unemployment throughout the nation as factories switched from war time to peace time production • Canadians began to identify more with Americans than with Britain – Britain was identified with WW I that Canadians wanted to forget and get on with their lives

3. Canada in the Roaring 20sNative Peoples Issues • First Nations Peoples had their cultural and traditional identity attacked by the policies of the Federal Government • Crowfoot – a Canadian “Indian” in the 1920s

4. Canada in the Roaring 20sGender Issues • Women were not considered equal to men for employment opportunities • Women’s fashions began to reflect some new freedoms

5. Canada in the Roaring 20sGender Issues : Fashions Compared 1900 - 1920 1920 - 1930

6. Canada in the Roaring 20sNew Inventions • New machines changed the daily lives of all Canadians • New inventions and gadgets made housework easier and less time consuming • People had more leisure time for entertainment and fun

7. Canada in the Roaring 20sPrime Ministers Arthur Meighen 1920-21 Conservative Party William Lyon Mackenzie King Liberal Party 1921- 1930

8. Canada in the Roaring 20The New Progressive Party Emerges Thomas A. Crerar Leader of the Progressive Party The Progressive Party stands second in 1921

9. Canada in the Roaring 20sThe New Progressive Party Emerges • Agnes Macphail was the first woman to be elected to the House of Commons in 1921 as a member of the New Progressive Party. • She would later become a member of Alberta’s Famous Five.

10. Canada in the Roaring 20sMinority vs. Majority Governments • The political party in control of the government has less than 50% of the seats in the House of Commons • The governing party must make an alliance with another party to do business effectively. • A vote of non-confidence by the combined opposition parties means the governing party must resign and call an election. • The political party in control of the government has more than 50% of the seats in the House of Commons. • The governing party can do business without the support of the opposition parties Minority Government Majority Government

11. Canada in the Roaring 20sPrime Ministers • The Progressive Conservative Government of run by Prime Minister Harper is a minority government. • Prime Minister King’s 1921 government was a minority government.