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Jazz evolves
Jazz becomes a way of expression and protest in music and dance. The used Jazz to live in the moment. -
Women's popular hairstyle
The "bob" hair style became more popular when a fashion forward ballroom dancer cut her hair short. The bob was named after her and it was called the castle bob. -
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Sports, culture, entertainment & leisure
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Howie Mornez
Howie joined the Montreal Canadians in 1923, and became a hockey star and idol. Hickey was a big part of entertainment in the 1920's -
Mary Pickford stars in "little annie rooney"
Mary pickford was born in Canada, and became a famous actor that canadians watch had during the roaring twenties. She was known as America's sweatheart. Film and theatre was very popular in this time period. -
Percy williams
A canadian athlete that competed in the summer Olympics and held a record for 100 and 200m sprints. He was the winner of these races in 1928 -
Black tuesday
Stock market crashed. This was tragic because many people invested in stocks as leisure and entertainment in hopes of making some money off of it. -
The group of seven, Tom Thompson
This group ended around 1933 and became popular during the 1920's. Their art is a big change in the art culture. They were known for painting canadian landscapes in a more abstract style which was very different. Their art was very popular during this time. -
The Radio
The radio became a new form of home entertainment. By this year 60% or nations had a radio but it became popular in the 1920's in Canada -
Soviet summit series
Allow though this event was more for political purposes, it was a very big deal for canadians. Many people came to watch and support their country. This was a major source of entertainment. Was a series of 8 games between Canada and the U.S.S.R