the roaring 20's
why can it be said that the 20's roared in canada
1-roaring economy
2-more luxuries and leisure activities
3-increased mobility
4-improved communications
5-new inventions and innovations
what made the economy roar
-new industries
-more trading with US
-mass advertising to get people to buy
-more people in cities (50% of population now in cities)
-increased wages
-new ways to buy (on credit and lay a way)
what were the new luxuries and leisure activities
-radio entertainment
-movies from the US at theatres (silent and later talkies)
-new art
-new game fads like mahjong
-new music (jazz)
-new dancing (the charleston)
-new styles of dressing (flappers)
-increased sports for entertainment (hockey night in canada)
-more women in sports
what increased mobility
-cars people could afford
-lots of new roads to drive more places easily
-planes for cross canada transportation and cargo
what improved / changed communication
-cross canada telephone lines
-affordable radios and many radio stations
what were some new innovations / inventions
-insulin
-affordable cars
-electric affordable radios
-model t ford
-snowmobiles
-electric appliances
-variable pitch propellers
-fads and fashion (flappers, jazz, charleston, mahjong)