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The Development of An Autonomous Nation

Canada In The 1920's. The Development of An Autonomous Nation. Aftermath of WWI. Discontent among war veterans Desire for increase in pension and other payments they received Difficulty adjusting to “normal” life after seeing the horrors of war

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The Development of An Autonomous Nation

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  1. Canada In The 1920's The Development of An Autonomous Nation

  2. Aftermath of WWI • Discontent among war veterans • Desire for increase in pension and other payments they received • Difficulty adjusting to “normal” life after seeing the horrors of war • Even P.M. Laurier was disheartened by the effects of the war due to Quebec’s oppositionto conscription

  3. Social Changes In The 1920’s • A Feeling of Optimism • Roaring 20’s • People tired of the old world • New music (jazz), fads and fashions • New Activities For Canadians • Picnics, corn roasts and clam bakes in summer • Going to the movies, skating and skiing in the winter

  4. Group Of Seven • Who Were They? • Canada’s most famous painters • Rejected realism and used bold brush strokes, heavy paint and contrast in their works to represent the Canadian landscape the drew • They were in tune with the post-war confidence and optimism that many Canadians felt

  5. Works By Tom Thomson

  6. Emily Carr • From Victoria • Painted scenes of the West Coast Forest and Aboriginal Life • Also a successful author • “Klee Wyck”

  7. Inventions of The 1920’s • New prosperity • 3 inventions forever changed the lives of Canadians • The Automobile • The Airplane • The Radio • Used for entertainment and informational purposes • Broke down isolation between remote communities • Brought popular culture into the homes of numerous Canadians • Foster Hewitt- In 1923, the first hockey game was broadcasted on the radio

  8. The Model T • “You can have any colour you like, as long as it’s black.” • Henry Ford

  9. Immigration in The 1920’s • Due to a strict immigration policy between 1915-1925 Canada lost 400 000 people • Farmers wanted a less restrictive policy in order to hire immigrant workers at lower wages • Pier 21 in Halifax is where a majority of immigrants first landed • Groups of 1000 people arrived at one time and were processed in groups of 250 • England, Poland, the US, Scotland and Ireland were where most immigrants came from

  10. The Growth of Canadian Independence • Steps Towards Canadian Political Autonomy • Paris Peace Conference and Treaty of Versailles, 1919 • Chanak Crisis, 1922 • First time Canada refused unconditional military support to Great Britain • Imperial Conference, 1926 • Balfour Report-Acknowledged that dominions were independent communities within the British Empire-”Colony had become a nation” • Statute of Westminster, 1931 • Recognized in law the recommendations of the Balfour Report • Dominions were allowed to make their own laws • Transformed the British Empire into the British Commonwealth of Nations (free and equal states)

  11. King Vs. Byng, 1926 • The impetus for The Imperial Conference and The Statute of Westminster

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