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Canada at the Turn of the Century

Canada at the Turn of the Century. Mr. K. Montag CHC2D. “Out with the old … In with the new”. Urban Life vs. Rural Life Life in the City Cities were growing fast Rise of industry and manufacturing Automobiles Electricity – Street lights, telephones Lots of jobs

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Canada at the Turn of the Century

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  1. Canada at theTurn of the Century Mr. K. Montag CHC2D

  2. “Out with the old … In with the new” • Urban Life vs. Rural Life • Life in the City • Cities were growing fast • Rise of industry and manufacturing • Automobiles • Electricity – Street lights, telephones • Lots of jobs • At this time, 1900, roughly 60% of Canada’s population lived in a rural setting

  3. “Out with the old … In with the new” • The Maritimes • Farmers still created their own clothes, used animals in farming • Montreal • A major port city • Industrial center • A city for the rich – 40 millionaires live on Sherbrooke Street (The Golden Mile) • Rural Quebec – Families still lived on farms owned for hundreds of years

  4. “Out with the old … In with the new” • The Prairies • Land of Immigrants • Sod homes • Farming • Creation of Saskatchewan and Alberta in 1905 • Ontario and Quebec • New industries and manufacturing • New railways built

  5. “Out with the old … In with the new” • British Columbia • Rich farm lands, canning towns • Vancouver – Major port city

  6. New Technologies • The Bicycle • Quickly replaced horses • Cheap and easy to keep • Creation of cycling and social clubs • A great activity for women • Broke social barriers • Both the RICH and POOR could own bicycles

  7. New Technologies • Automobiles • “Horseless Carriages” • 1908 – Oshawa established as a major automobile production town (200 per year) • Sam McLaughlin – Brought Buick to Canada

  8. New Technologies • Flight • 1903 – The Wright Brothers flew the first airplane • 1908 – Casey Baldwin flew the “Red Wing” • 1909 – Douglas McCurdy flew over 32 KM in the Silver Dart • Finest and most easily flown aircraft of its day • McCurdy and Baldwin tried to convince the military of the value of airplanes … they were rejected.

  9. New Technologies • Instant Communications • Telephones • Radio – 1901 – Signal Hill Newfoundland • Marconi received the first wireless radio signal sent across the Atlantic Ocean

  10. Culture Entertainment • Mass entertainment not yet available (movies, radio shows, television, etc.) • Home-made entertainment: piano, theatre, etc. • Phonograph (or gramophone) was introduced

  11. The Role of Women Changing Lifestyles • Indoor toilets • Refrigerators • Electric washing machines • Sewing machines • Major Impact on Women!!

  12. Immigration Boom • Immigration: The movement of people into a country from another country • 1901 – 1911 – Greatest wave of immigration • 2.7 million immigrants • “Open Door Policy” • Introduced by Clifford Sifton • Drawn to the Prairies – farming, high price of wheat • Most immigrants came from: Ukraine, Poland, The Netherlands, Germany and Russia

  13. Why Immigrate to Canada? Positives Negatives Political upheavals Religious persecution Population problems – overcrowding, etc. Industrialization Pollution Hunger Poverty • Availability of land • Prices of wheat • Allowed to follow their own culture and traditions

  14. Discrimination in Immigration • People of African, Italian, Asian, Arab, Greek, and Jewish origins were not allowed in Canada • Anglo-Conformity • Abandon their culture, assimilate into British Canadian Culture • KomagataMaru • Steamship carrying Sihks • Vancouver citizens protested • Upset the Sihks living in Vancouver • Tensions remained HIGH for years!

  15. Your Activity • Pg. 35 in Spotlight Canada • Answer questions #1, 2, 3, 5

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