Times of Turmoil Chapter 6

1. Times of TurmoilChapter 6

2. Prohibition • Was introduced in 1918 as a result of campaigning by Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCWU), who felt that the grain used to produce alcohol should be used to feed soldiers and civilians instead.

3. Positive Effects of Prohibition • Crime rate decreased • Drunkenness decreased • Paycheques went home instead of taverns • Industrial efficiency improved

4. Negative Effects of Prohibition • Illegal drinking at “speakeasies” • Organized bootleggers made and sold illegal liquor • Smugglers made a fortune “rumrunning” to the US • Governments lost revenue on liquor sales

5. Prohibition Banned • Prohibition was banned because it was unpopular with many citizens and difficult to enforce, and provincial governments were losing millions of dollars in potential taxes.

6. Spanish Flu • Returning soldiers carried the disease with them from overseas. • Pre-penicillin and other antibiotics  many people would die from pneumonia etc. • Killed approximately 50 000 Canadians

7. Spanish Flu • This epidemic caused the government to create a Department of Health in 1919. The dept took control over national converns such as border quarantines. • It also cooperated with campaigns such as child welfare. • Collected vital statistics such as CDR, CBR, IMR

8. Canadian Workers • Problems • Shortage of jobs • High inflation • No unemployment benefits, compensation for injuries, or pensions

9. Canadian Workers • Solutions • Membership in unions • Strikes • Labour leaders becoming involved in government

10. Returning Soldiers • Problems included: • A shortage of jobs • A shortage of money • Injuries or disabilities

11. Returning Soldiers • Solutions: • Vocational training programs • Soldier Settlement Act • Pensions for veterans and their departments • Free medical care

12. Western Farmers • Problems • A collapsed world wheat market • Increased costs because of high tariffs and freight rates

13. Western Farmers • Solutions • The creation of the National Progressives, a farmer’s; federal political party, which campaigned for lower freight rates and tariffs, and the recall of MPs not representing constituents’ concerns

14. Maritime People • Problems • Manufacturing companies moving to Central Canada because of the larger market • Government policies favouring the growth of manufacturing in Central Canada • High freight rates • Decreasing world demand for Maritime products • Decline of the steel industry • Rising unemployment, forcing people to move

15. Maritime People • Solution • Maritime Rights Movement – asked the federal government to increase subsidies, encourage trade though Maritime ports, and protect Maritime industries through higher tariffs

16. Aboriginal Nations • Problems • A government policy that stressed assimilation and dependency • No vote • Lack of rights • Loss of traditional lifestyles

17. Aboriginal Nations • Solutions • Creation of organizations to fight for rights (League of Indians, Allied Tribes) • Various organizations worked toward better health and education programs; more financial aid; control over reserve lands, hunting, fishing, and trapping rights; land rights; status as independent nations

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