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Dossier 4: The Contemporary Period (1867 – Present)

Chapter 3 – Currents of Culture & Thought Mr. Thompson. Dossier 4: The Contemporary Period (1867 – Present). Quick Review…. What brings about the end of the British Regime?. 1867 - Confederation. What was the big event throughout the early Contemporary Period?. Industrialization.

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Dossier 4: The Contemporary Period (1867 – Present)

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  1. Chapter 3 – Currents of Culture & Thought Mr. Thompson Dossier 4:The Contemporary Period(1867 – Present)

  2. Quick Review…

  3. What brings about the end of the British Regime? 1867 - Confederation

  4. What was the big event throughout the early Contemporary Period? Industrialization

  5. What does MacDonald promise? A Trans-Canadian Railway

  6. Imperialism? Conflict? The mad Grab for AFRICA

  7. The Great War 1914-1918

  8. The _____________ 20’s Roaring

  9. Followed by… The Great Depression

  10. Which was ended by… World War II (1939 – 1945)

  11. The Cold War (1945-1991) Hiroshima Aug 6th 1945 Nagasaki Aug 9th 1945 264 000 Dead

  12. And everyone holds their breath…

  13. The Good Things?

  14. Timeline Industrialization.. Mechanization… Modernization… 1945-1991 The Cold War The 1960’s The 1970’s The 1980’s 1867 - Confederation 1914-1918 World War I 1939-1945 World War II 1881 – Trans-Canadian Railway 1920’s The ROARING Twenties 1929-1939 The Great Depression

  15. Confederation to the Great Depression (1867 – 1939) Part I

  16. Mechanization (1918-1939) • Define what an “Ideology” is? …a set of ideas that constitutes one's goals, expectations, and actions… The main purpose behind an ideology is to offer either change in society or adherence to a set of ideals where conformity already exists… It is how society sees things. “Ideology.” Wikipedia. April 9th 2011. Web. April 12th 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ideology>

  17. Mechanization (1918-1939) • Define what a “Social Movement” is? …a type of group action. They are large informal groupings of individuals and/or organizations focused on specific political or social issues, in other words, on carrying out, resisting or undoing a social change. “Social Movement.” Wikipedia. April 3rd 2011. Web April 12th 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_movement>

  18. Confederation to the Great Depression (1867 – 1939) AgriculturalismVS.Industrialization

  19. Industrialization (1850-1914) • When? • Mid-1800s until WWI • What happened? • The working world was transformed, how? • The shift from Primary, to Secondary • Population? • Urban populations GROW • Rural populations shrink

  20. Industrialization (1850-1914) • What Happens in Quebec? • The Catholic Church still has a lot of influence over the French Canadians, until when? • So if I asked you: “during the early days of Canadian Industrialization – what was the main type of ideology found in Quebec?” A Catholic Ideology

  21. Industrialization (1850-1914) • As industrialization set in, many people moved to the cities in search of work: • What does this do to the cities? • Overcrowded and poor • Solution? • The Clergy tried to promote rural life and a traditional agriculture way of life as a possible solution. • So What happens? • This led to the settlement of the Laurentians, the Lanaudièreand the Lac-St-Jean regions.

  22. Industrialization (1850-1914) • Agriculturalism: • The Canadian and Quebec Governments supported the idea, why? • They even helped create specific groups and magazines related to the agricultural life (Media) • Un Homme et son Péché by Claude Henri Grignon. • This movement remained extremely popular throughout the Great Depression.

  23. Confederation to the Great Depression (1867 – 1929) Liberalism & Capitalism

  24. Liberalism and Capitalism • Liberalism and Capitalism • When and where did these ideas take shape? • How did they get to North America? • How were these ideas circulated? • Newspapers; newsletters; government officials; business owners - all championed these ideologies. • Individual rights, freedoms and private ownership were a big deal...

  25. Liberalism and Capitalism • Montreal: • The wealthy business class lived in a neighbourhood called the Mille Carré Doré. • Luxurious mansions were built, the English Bourgeoisie was thriving. • The French had a similar area – but it was less luxurious and further East.

  26. Pine Street Guy Ave du Parc Rene-Levesque

  27. the Great Depression (1929 – 1939) Socialism, Communism and the Cooperative

  28. Socialism, Communism & the Cooperative • Prior to 1929, what kind of ideologies were in place? • VERY Liberal • VERY Capitalist • What happened in October of 1929? • BLACK OCTOBER = the stock market crash • The beginning of the Great Depression

  29. The Dust Bowl

  30. Socialism, Communism & the Cooperative • New ideologies started to be explored: • Communism • Socialism • The Cooperative • Because of poor working conditions, ideas like private ownership were replaced with things like Collective Property, Equality and Unions.

  31. Capitalism • Capitalism is based on the idea of private ownership with NO GOVERNMENT intervention of any kind. • The economic principle is that if the market is left alone, prosperity will follow. John Locke Adam Smith

  32. Communism • Karl Marx believed that systems like Capitalism led to internal struggle between the classes. • This could only be rectified through a more socialist approach. • So he came up with the idea of Communism.

  33. The Communist Manifesto 1848

  34. Socialism • Socialism is a pretty much the exact opposite of Capitalism. • Believes in direct worker ownership, with equal access to resources and compensation based on labour expended. Friedrich Engels

  35. The French Revolution

  36. Left vs. Right

  37. The Political Spectrum

  38. The Cooperative • The idea that a company can share its profits with its workers. • The best example of a cooperative in Quebec is the DesJardinsBanking system.

  39. Unions • A Union is a socialist idea, where the interests of the workers are protected by a Union. • Through Unions, workers can put lots of pressure on their employer for things like wages, working conditions and benefits.

  40. Socialism, Communism & the Cooperative • Ideas like Socialism, Capitalism and the Cooperative were debated but were never wholly embraced in Canada or Quebec. • During the Great Depression: • The Canadian Government definitely became more socialist… • E.G.: agriculture, unemployment insurance, family allowances, pensions, etc. • This Anti-Liberalistmovement led to the creation of Hydro-Quebec and the Welfare state of the 1960’s.

  41. Socialism, Communism & the Cooperative Conclusion? • Cooperatism was the only ideology that really made some change in Quebec. • For the most part – Quebec and Canada remains a Liberalist Capitalist state…with some socialist influences

  42. Socialism, Communism & the Cooperative • Effects on The Catholic Church? • Still very active during the Contemporary period • Newspapers, radio broadcasts, literature and art. • Banned books - but encouraged agriculturalism and a return to “Christian” values. • Basically, the Catholic church exerted a lot of pressure on artists up until the 1960’s. • It was only at the beginning of the 20th century that ideas began to move away from the Church – especially with regards to education.

  43. 1939 – 1960’s Part II

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