The Development of An Autonomous Nation

Discontent among war veterans Desire for increase in pension and other

payments they received Difficulty adjusting to “normal” life after

seeing the horrors of war Even P.M. Laurier was disheartened

by the effects of the war due to Quebec’s opposition to conscription

Social Changes In The 1920’s A Feeling of Optimism

Roaring 20’s People tired of the old world New music (jazz), fads and fashions

New Activities For Canadians Picnics, corn roasts and clam bakes in

summer Going to the movies, skating and skiing

in the winter

Group Of Seven Who Were They?

Canada’s most famous painters Rejected realism and used bold brush

strokes, heavy paint and contrast in their works to represent the Canadian landscape the drew

They were in tune with the post-war confidence and optimism that many Canadians felt

Works By Tom Thomson

Emily Carr From Victoria Painted scenes of

the West Coast Forest and Aboriginal Life

Also a successful author “Klee Wyck”

Inventions of The 1920’s New prosperity 3 inventions forever changed the lives of

Canadians The Automobile The Airplane The Radio

• Used for entertainment and informational purposes• Broke down isolation between remote communities• Brought popular culture into the homes of numerous

Canadians• Foster Hewitt- In 1923, the first hockey game was

broadcasted on the radio

The Model T “You can have any colour you like,

as long as it’s black.”• Henry Ford

Immigration in The 1920’s Due to a strict immigration policy between

1915-1925 Canada lost 400 000 people Farmers wanted a less restrictive policy in

order to hire immigrant workers at lower wages

Pier 21 in Halifax is where a majority of immigrants first landed

• Groups of 1000 people arrived at one time and were processed in groups of 250

• England, Poland, the US, Scotland and Ireland were where most immigrants came from

The Growth of Canadian Independence

Steps Towards Canadian Political Autonomy• Paris Peace Conference and Treaty of Versailles, 1919• Chanak Crisis, 1922

• First time Canada refused unconditional military support to Great Britain

• Imperial Conference, 1926• Balfour Report-Acknowledged that dominions were

independent communities within the British Empire-”Colony had become a nation”

• Statute of Westminster, 1931• Recognized in law the recommendations of the Balfour

Report• Dominions were allowed to make their own laws• Transformed the British Empire into the British

Commonwealth of Nations (free and equal states)

King Vs. Byng, 1926 The impetus for

The Imperial Conference and The Statute of Westminster