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THE ROARING 20’s

Canadian Society from 1920-1929. THE ROARING 20’s. Canada’s great contribution to the war gave them an independent seat at the Treaty of Versailles Canada also became an independent member of the League of Nations During the 1920’s, Canada asserted its independence from Britain several times

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THE ROARING 20’s

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  1. Canadian Society from 1920-1929 THE ROARING 20’s

  2. Canada’s great contribution to the war gave them an independent seat at the Treaty of Versailles Canada also became an independent member of the League of Nations During the 1920’s, Canada asserted its independence from Britain several times In 1931, Britain formally recognizes Canada as a completely independent nation with the Statute of Westminster Canada and the world in the 20’s

  3. First Transmission was 1901 By 1929, there were 300,000 Radios in Canada (only 10,000 in ‘23) Most popular form of entertainment in the 20’s Hockey Night in Canada was the most popular show – Foster Hewitt was the most popular radio personality However, the Radio allowed Canadians to have access to big budget American entertainment. Many worried that Canada would become “Americanized” The Radio

  4. FOSTER HEWITT “He Shoots, He Scores!”

  5. Motion Pictures became very popular as Silent Movies evolved into “Talkies” (movies with sound) in the late 1920’s One of the most famous Actors in Hollywood was Mary Pickford from Toronto She was know as America’s sweetheart Charlie Chaplin was the most popular film star of the time Film

  6. The Radio allowed people to follow their favorite sports teams – making sport more popular than ever The sports superstar was invented in the 20’s – before the 20’s most athletes had to work full time jobs (e.g. Green Bay Packers) Athletes became as rich and famous as actors and politicians Sports

  7. BABE RUTH

  8. Lou Gehrig

  9. Knute Rockne

  10. Lionel Conacher

  11. More leisure time and higher pay for workers Advances in Art, Literature and Technology Jazz Music was popular Parties and Wild Dances like the Charleston and the Fox Trot. In General

  12. Most Canadian provinces created prohibition laws in WWI These laws carried over after the war By 1927, all these laws were repealed except for Prince Edward Island (1948) However, the United States had prohibition laws from 1920 to 1933 Prohibition

  13. Prohibition gave rise to organized crime because people still wanted to drink (e.g. the Italian Mafia) Prohibition did reduce some small crimes but overall, crime rates skyrocketed as rival gangs competed for territory Many Canadian got rich by illegally smuggling alcohol to the USA (Bootlegging or Rum Running) Prohibition Part 2

  14. Rocco Perri (Hamilton, On)

  15. Al Capone (Chicago, Il)

  16. MoonshinE

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