TheTheRoaring Roaring TwentiesTwenties

After WWIAfter WWI

People wanted to have some funPeople wanted to have some fun

Cut loose and do something excitingCut loose and do something exciting

Economic DevelopmentEconomic DevelopmentWheat farming industry was boomingin the prairie provinces. EspeciallySaskatchewan.  

Pulp and Paper Industry was booming:Pulp and Paper Industry was booming:   Especially in Nova Scotia and British ColumbiaEspecially in Nova Scotia and British Columbia

Americans needed are trees for all their newspapersAmericans needed are trees for all their newspapers  

Mining Industry was booming:Mining Industry was booming:   Especially in: Ontario, Quebec and Northern Manitoba.Especially in: Ontario, Quebec and Northern Manitoba.   Copper In ManitobaCopper In Manitoba   Nickel in Sudbury Nickel in Sudbury    Lead and Zinc in B.C Lead and Zinc in B.C    American industry needed American industry needed Canadian minerals Canadian minerals

Hydroelectric Power Industry was booming:Hydroelectric Power Industry was booming:

Especially in Quebec & OntarioEspecially in Quebec & Ontario   Niagara Falls became the 2Niagara Falls became the 2ndnd biggest biggest

supplier in the worldsupplier in the world

Energy needed forEnergy needed for new appliancesnew appliances

Oil & Gas Industry is booming:Oil & Gas Industry is booming:

Especially in AlbertaEspecially in Alberta Demand for gas and oil to fuel automobiles Demand for gas and oil to fuel automobiles   Known as "black Gold"Known as "black Gold"     U.S. Investment $ poured into the development of oil U.S. Investment $ poured into the development of oil

resourcesresources

The 1920s started American The 1920s started American ownership of Canadian raw ownership of Canadian raw materials materials

The Canadian government wanted to The Canadian government wanted to protect Canadian Companies by protect Canadian Companies by taxing American products.taxing American products.

Branch Plant EconomyBranch Plant Economy

Tariffs or Taxes

$100 product

Cost $125 with tariffs

In order to protect Canadian industry aTariff is placed on

U.S. products

Canadian companiessurvive against bigger

U.S. competition

In order to avoid

tariffs the U.S. puts

plants in Canada

Control & Profitsremain in the US

Tariffs or Taxes

Canadian Companies crumble under the

massive U.S.Competition