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War Posters
The government put out posters to encourage young men to join the military. The posters made the military seem like a place where men could prove them selves worthy. -
Conflict and Change at Home
Letters were sent out in Nova Scotia encouraging kids to join the war. The lives of many females were changed drastically to help the military. Taxing was introduced to help the fund the militaries massive debt. Enemy "Aliens" were enslaved and helped build things for Canada on low to almost no pay. -
WW1 Documented
Stories from people who served for the army during WW1 where published and shown to Canadians. Cinematographers and artists captured WW1 via pictures and paintings to show Canada what war really was like. -
Consequences of War
There was a massive loss of Canadians because of war. People struggled to find jobs. Things were very expensive. -
The Not So "Roaring" 20s
The roaring 20s where not so roaring for everyone. Prairie farmers suffered from a collapse in the wheat market. Fifteen percent unemployment left many Canadians out of work in the early twenties. -
War Veterans and Workers
War Veterans struggled to find jobs and the government did not have a pension. Workers continued to work for low wages but prices became to high for their jobs to sustain anything -
Prohibition and Culture
Women demanded that Prohibition be introduced in order to stop men from abusing women while drunk. Although Prohibition showed a decrease in crime rate, it gave rise to organized crime. Things like jazz and radios were also invented during the Roaring 20s to develop culture and common interests. -
Independancy
In the twenties Canada began to see itself as independent from Britain. Starting with Borden at the Imperial Conference of 1923, Canada's prime ministers demanded more independence. Canada began to make our own decisions about following Britain into war and insisted on signing our own treaties and having separate representation on the League of Nations. -
Market Upgrades
Demand for Canadian raw materials increased after 1926. There was a better market for the traditional resources, like wheat and timber, and increasing demand, especially from the US, for new resources like pulp and paper and base metals. -
Womans Rights
Women, though they were finally allowed to vote, were still struggling to earn decent wages, or get decent jobs. In 1929 women were at least granted the right to be considered "persons" which allowed them to qualify for appointment to the Senate.