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You Should Come to Canada!

You Should Come to Canada!. Friday February 1st. Innovations. Radio Communication 1901: Guglielmo (William) Marconi received first transatlantic message. Innovations. 2) Flight 1909: John McCurdy flew Canada’s first plane ( T he Silver Dart ) in Baddock , Nova Scotia. Innovations.

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You Should Come to Canada!

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  1. You Should Come to Canada! Friday February 1st

  2. Innovations • Radio Communication • 1901: Guglielmo (William) Marconi received first transatlantic message

  3. Innovations 2) Flight • 1909: John McCurdy flew Canada’s first plane (The Silver Dart) in Baddock, Nova Scotia

  4. Innovations 3) Telephones • Invented by Alexander Graham Bell in the late 19th century • Popularity increased during the early 1900s • From 1901-1921 the number of telephones increased from 60, 000 to 900, 000 • Most people shared community phones or had a “party line”

  5. Innovations 4) Automobiles • First car company established in Oshawa, ON • Ford • Increased jobs (manufacturers, mechanics, and road workers) • Made it easier to travel

  6. Innovations 5) Tractors and Mechanized Threshers • Enabled more work with fewer workers • Reduced the number of jobs in rural areas • Technology was very expensive

  7. Your task:  Create a “Come to the West” Poster. Direct it at a specific group; for example, women. 1) The free farm land 2) A relevant picture 3) A slogan about Canada 4) Additional information about the west 5) Colour your poster

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