times of turmoil chapter 6
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Times of Turmoil Chapter 6. Prohibition. Was introduced in 1918 as a result of campaigning by Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCWU), who felt that the grain used to produce alcohol should be used to feed soldiers and civilians instead. Positive Effects of Prohibition. Crime rate decreased - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Times of TurmoilChapter 6
Prohibition
Was introduced in 1918 as a result of campaigning by Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCWU), who felt that the grain used to produce alcohol should be used to feed soldiers and civilians instead.
Positive Effects of Prohibition
Crime rate decreasedDrunkenness decreasedPaycheques went home
instead of tavernsIndustrial efficiency
improved
Negative Effects of Prohibition
Illegal drinking at “speakeasies” Organized bootleggers made and sold illegal
liquor Smugglers made a fortune “rumrunning” to the
US Governments lost revenue on liquor sales
Prohibition Banned
Prohibition was banned because it was unpopular with many citizens and difficult to enforce, and provincial governments were losing millions of dollars in potential taxes.
Spanish Flu
Returning soldiers carried the disease with them from overseas.
Pre-penicillin and other antibiotics many people would die from pneumonia etc.
Killed approximately 50 000 Canadians
Spanish Flu
This epidemic caused the government to create a Department of Health in 1919. The dept took control over national converns such as border quarantines.
It also cooperated with campaigns such as child welfare.
Collected vital statistics such as CDR, CBR, IMR
Canadian Workers
Problems Shortage of jobs High inflation No unemployment benefits, compensation for
injuries, or pensions
Canadian Workers
Solutions Membership in unions Strikes Labour leaders becoming involved in
government
Returning Soldiers
Problems included: A shortage of jobs A shortage of money Injuries or disabilities
Returning Soldiers
Solutions: Vocational training programs Soldier Settlement Act Pensions for veterans and their departments Free medical care
Western Farmers
Problems A collapsed world wheat market Increased costs because of high tariffs and
freight rates
Western Farmers
Solutions The creation of the National Progressives, a
farmer’s; federal political party, which campaigned for lower freight rates and tariffs, and the recall of MPs not representing constituents’ concerns
Maritime People
Problems Manufacturing companies moving to Central
Canada because of the larger market Government policies favouring the growth of
manufacturing in Central Canada High freight rates Decreasing world demand for Maritime products Decline of the steel industry Rising unemployment, forcing people to move
Maritime People
Solution Maritime Rights Movement – asked the federal
government to increase subsidies, encourage trade though Maritime ports, and protect Maritime industries through higher tariffs
Aboriginal Nations
Problems A government policy that stressed assimilation
and dependency No vote Lack of rights Loss of traditional lifestyles
Aboriginal Nations
Solutions Creation of organizations to fight for rights
(League of Indians, Allied Tribes) Various organizations worked toward better
health and education programs; more financial aid; control over reserve lands, hunting, fishing, and trapping rights; land rights; status as independent nations
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