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Notes: Americanization or Candaisnism? -Many labours now had cars, radios, gramaphones etc. The railways had reached their golden age and lots of hotels were built. -Immigration flowed as steady as ever. -Prosperity came from U.S and their many companies and workers. -Canada impoted and exported much more to the U.S rather than Britain. -Companies found that they were needed in Canada. -The north-south access was strengthened by technology. -Highways to attract the American tourists developed. -The aeroplanes were improved and so were the telephones. -American investtors did not lend money as the British but opened branch companies in Canada. -Provinces became key actors in Canadian transportation. -Canadians wanted more education so the King goverment introduced the old age pensions. -Natural resource earning came to the prairies. -Prosperity was not shared equally between the provinces. Quebec, Ontario and B.C. were the prime winners. The Maritimes were the loosers. -Farmers of the West profited from Aaron Sapiro advice and raised their annual wheat pools above $2.00/bushell. -Most magazines came from the states and most Canadians immigrated there. -There were new American films and media in Canada. -Canadian resistors made a law to migrate any person that was interfearing with the Canadian opinions and that tried to shape it. -The group of Seven showed a distinctive American culture. -Groulx fought children of Quebec cinemas to stop the influence of American movies on them. He tried also to censor American imported books and magazines. GROWTH AND DISCONTENT -The munnition boards were shut down causing lots of workers to hunt for jobs. -The labour were not paid well and the veterans wanted their $2000 bonus. -Employers had low profits and wanted higher authority. -The Russian revolution encouraged unionist ideas. -In Calgary, march 1919, the unions talked about a workers revolution in Canada just like that in Russia. -They wanted to create One Big Union for all workers. -General strike began in Winippeg with more than 30000 workers and swept through all Canada. -They wanted the right to bargain with employers. -Parliment made it a crime to talk about a revolution. -June 21, 1919, the police killed the leaders of the strike in Winnipeg. This was called, "Bloody Saturday." -In 1924, unionship slipped down very muuch. -In 1925, the returning veterans made up the Canadian Legion to talk for them. -Most farmers went bankrupt when they borrowed money from the goverment for wheat that cost $2.15, which later in a year turned to $3.15 in the world market. -Inflation re-appeared in 1917 due to too much money but very few goods. -Banks raised interest to defeat the foe. -They wanted the investments in the two railways to be protected, by giving the crs the two lines to manage but Arthur Meighn refused. -The CNR was created and this was a disaster to the Maritimes. -In 1921, Borden wanted to stop being the Pm because he did not persuade Quebec premier Lomer Gouin to take over the unionist party. -William McKenzie King replaced Laurier who died in 1919 as the Liberal leader He was picked because of his labour knowledge. -P.C's won the 1921 election on a promise to regain free trade. -When Britain was about to go to war with Turkey, Canada refused to fight until the Parliment agreed. Thus it had a new identity. -Automobiles and mines between 1921-1925 created jobs. -In Oct.1925, King lost elections but refused to resign. -Gave a Prosperity buudget cutting off many taxes. -G.G Lord Byng was the one to refuse dissolution of McKenzie King who resigned. -In 1926, the economy was booming again.On Sept. 14 1926, King won the elections with a majority. A NEW DEAL -In 1930, the Canadians had turned to the Conservatives because they thought Bennet had their cure, but Bennet failed. -The Social Credits wanted poverty in the midst of plenty. - In the 1930's the socialists developed in Canada. -The Canadian Commonwealth Federation called for Canadian unity. -Here are the 14 points of the Manifiesto: *Esatbleshment of a planned economy. *Control of the people through the goverment of all financial services. *Goverment owns transportation and communication. *Help to farmers by securing their land ownership and crop sales. *Import and export boards set to control trade. *Encourage producer and consumer cooperatives. *National labour code to cope with things such as unemployment. *Public owned health and hospital services. *Amendment of the BNA so that Ottawa can deal with the depression. *Foreign policy to promote international peace. *Changes in the tax laws. *Freedom of speech and assembly. *Humanization of the law. *An emergency program to deal with things such as the depression. _This