history canadian lifestyle 1920's
5 major changes to life in the 1920s
-new music and fashion
-car
-electric appliances
-new medicine
-scientific advancements
why was the batteryless radio an important invention of the 1920's
-used household electricity
-affordable because mass produced so many people had them
-impacted economy because jobs, radio stations, advertising
Ted Rogers
invented batteryless radio that used household electricity
how did the model t ford affect canadians
changed how we lived:
-made on assembly line so affordable
-many people had them
-created new jobs
-easier to connect with people far away
-could travel further from home
-could live further away from work (suburbs)
-farmers could get to market faster
Dr. Banting and Dr. Best
-1920 discovered insulin
-treated diabedes
-extended lives
-still relied on today
why was the airplane important in the 1920's
-connected Canada (trans canada flights)
-we got our own airforce Royal Canadian Airforce 1924
-used in agriculture (crop spraying)
-created jobs (vickers 1923, boeing 1929)
Edmonton Grads
-all women canadian basketball team
-never lost a series
-symbolized womens new freedom in sports
who were the group of 7
-a group of canadian painters
-paintings showing canadian landscape and spirit
-first time canada had art that was distinctly ours
-lismer, harris, tom thompson
what two police forces made up rcmp
north west mounted police and dominion police
who were the rcmp
-first canada wide (federal) police force
-distinctive uniforms
-became a symbol of canada
-canadas identity
what was the jazz age
the roaring 20's
what music is identified with roaring twenties
-jazz
-came to us from US influence (Duke Ellington, Loius Armstrong)
-canada had yerkes bluebird orchestra
how did US influence our culture
-music (brought us jazz)
-dance trends
-talking and silent movies (so also movie theatres)
who were american actors that we saw here
charlie chaplin, rudolph valentino, greta garbo
who was mary pickford
-famous canadian actress from toronto
-made it big in hollywood (no movie industry here)
-highest paid actress at the time
-cofounder of united artists film studio
why were the 1920s roaring
-economic boom
-people had money and jobs
-new inventions were making life easier and different (cars, electric appliances, medicine)
-more money and time for leisure and cultural activities (music; dancing; going to see american movies)
-many more people living in cities
-women had new freedoms (flappers, sports, voting, legally people)
first radio program popular across canada
hockey night in canada with foster hewitt
why did cars and radios etc. become affordable to many people in the 1920's
mass production and assembly lines
why did communications improve in canada in the 1920's
1920
-telephone lines put in from coast to coast
-people got news faster
-keep in touch easier
why was the car important in the 1920's
-became affordable
-people became more mobile
-could get around faster
-could live outside the city and work in the city (suburbs)
-farmers got their crops etc. to market more easily and faster
-could travel
who were the edmonton grads
-canadian womens backetball team
-most successful canadian womens team in 1920's
-showed first time women could play high level sports
what did bombardier invent in 1922
snowmobile
who did the snowmobile impact
-helped people who lived in snowy climates
-also used by doctos and rcmp and military
waht did wallace turnbull invent
the variable pitch propeller
why was the variable pitch propeeler important
-impact on air travel and transport
-made air transport industry possible because allowed planes to carry heavy loads
-made planes more efficient and safer