The 1920s. The 1920s: Part One The 1920s By 1931, city-dwellers out-number rural Canadians for the...

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The 1920s: Part OneThe 1920s: Part One

The 1920sThe 1920s

By 1931, city-dwellers out-number rural Canadians for the first time.

The 1920sThe 1920s

An era of good times for many Canadians.

The 1920sThe 1920sGlenbow Museum Archives, ND-2-399.

The 1920sThe 1920s: Racism: RacismKKK grew in popularity in Canada.

It was especially popular in the Prairie provinces.

The 1920sThe 1920s: : RacismRacism

KKK hated Jews, blacks & Catholics.

In 1915 in the US, a Jewish man named Leo Frank was accused of the rape and murder of Mary Phagan, a 13-year-old girl employed at his factory.

He was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison.

The 1920sThe 1920s: Racism: Racism

The 1920sThe 1920s: Racism: RacismAfter the trial, a group of racists kidnapped him from jail and hung him.

Approximately half of Georgia’s 3000 Jews fled the state after the lynching.

No one was ever found “guilty” of lynching because Georgia had a “lynch law” to protect mobs from facing persecution.

“[W]hen mobs are no longer possible liberty will be dead.”

- “journalist” Tom Watson

The 1920sThe 1920s: Racism: RacismIn Duluth, Minnesota, 1920Rumours circulated among a mob

That six African-Americans had raped a teenage girl.

A physician’s examination later showed no evidence of rape or assault.

HERE’S WHAT HAPPENED:-2 teen girls go to the circus-After, they watch the black workerstake down the circus tent-One girl claims to get raped by 5-6 workers-Blacks are arrested and thrown in jail.

The 1920sThe 1920s: Racism: RacismIn Duluth, Minnesota, 1920Rumours circulated among a mob

That six African-Americans had raped a teenage girl.

A physician’s examination later showed no evidence of rape or assault.

HERE’S WHAT HAPPENED:-2 teen girls go to the circus-After, they watch the black workerstake down the circus tent-One girl claims to get raped by 5-6 workers-Blacks are arrested and thrown in jail.-5,000-10,000 people storm the ail and beat and hang the accuse.-Police are ordered not to resist the mob.

12 men are sentenced for first degree murder.

The 1920sThe 1920s: Jazz: Jazz

The 1920sThe 1920s: Americanism: Americanism

Warren G. Harding

U.S. President, 1921-23

In 1923, in Vancouver, Harding says of Canada:

“We think the same thoughts, live the same lives, and cherish the same aspirations…”

The 1920sThe 1920s: League of Nations: League of Nations

League of Nations, Geneva

Opening Session, Nov. 15, 1920

The 1920sThe 1920s: League of Nations: League of Nations

League of Nations, Geneva

Opening Session, Nov. 15, 1920

Sir George Foster Charles Doherty

N.W. Rowell

Canadian Delegates

The 1920sThe 1920s: Halibut Treaty: Halibut TreatyA Treaty concerning fishing rights in the

Northern Pacific Ocean

First treaty signed and negotiated independently by Canada.

This right had to be fought for by PM Mackenzie King

The 1920s: The 1920s: Chanak AffairChanak Affair

William Lyon Mackenzie King

Prime Minister1921-26, 1926-30, 1935-48

Chanak Crisis, 1922

Mustapha Kemal

The 1920sThe 1920s: About Mackenzie King: About Mackenzie KingBorn in Berlin, Ontario (now Kitchener)

Supported Laurier in opposition to conscription, which made him liked in Quebec.

Became Liberal party leader after Laurier died.

Beat Arthur Meighen in 1921 election, forming the FIRST MINORITY GOVERNMENT in Canadian history.

The 1920sThe 1920s: About Mackenzie King: About Mackenzie KingPERSONAL STUFF:- Kept a detailed diary from 1893 (age 19) until his death in 1950.

-Liked to communicate with dead spirits such as Sir Wilfrid Laurier, President Roosevelt, Leonardo da Vinci, his dead mother, and his dead dogs, all of whom were named Pat (except one he named BOB).

- All his dogs were Irish Terriers.

-Kept his occult leanings a secret.

- Never married, but had several women friends,

Including a married women he saw often.

- His diary suggests he had regular sex withprostitutes. Others suggest he was gay andin love with the Governor General.

The 1920sThe 1920s: About Mackenzie King: About Mackenzie KingPERSONAL STUFF:

RANKED AS #1 Canadian Prime Minister by Canadian historians.

Voters did not love him.

His writing was boring.

He didn’t do well on radio or (later) TV

He lacked charm and never married.

He was a workaholic and had good understanding of economy.

Wanted to uplift Canadians.

Wanted to modernize Canada.

MOST FAMOUS QUOTE: "A true man does not only stand up for himself, he stands up for those that do not have the ability to".

The 1920sThe 1920s: About Mackenzie King: About Mackenzie King


He sat in the middle and played with string

He loved his mother like anything


Poem from the kid’s book:ALLIGATOR PIE

The 1920s: The 1920s: King Byng affairKing Byng affair


Prime Minister,

1921-26,1926-30, 1935-1948

Sir Julian Hedworth George Byng,

Viscount Byng of Vimy

Governor General, 1921-26

The King-Byng Affair, 1926


Robert Borden

Wilfrid Laurier

Party 1917 1921 1925 1926

Unionist 153 (65%)

Liberal 82 (35%)

Total 235


Arthur Meighen

Prime Minister

1920-21, 1926

Robert Borden

Prime Minister

1911-20


Party 1917 1921 1925 1926

UnionistConservative

153 (65%) 50 (22%)

Liberal 82 (35%) 117 (49%)

Progressive 64 (27%)

Labour 3

Independent 1

Total 235 235


Arthur Meighen

Mackenzie King

LIBERALS WIN MINORITY GOVERNMENT


Party 1917 1921 1925 1926


153 (65%) 50 (22%) 116 (47%)

Liberal 82 (35%) 117 (49%) 101 (41%)

Progressive 64 (27%) 24 (10%)

Labour 3 2

Independent 1 2

Total 235 235 245


Arthur Meighen

Mackenzie King

KING SAYS HE HAS WON MINORITY GOV’T

KING LOST HIS SEAT but stayed on as Prime Minister!

Arthur Meighen Baron ByngMackenzie King


I don’t care if I wasn’treally elected… I’mstaying on as PM!

That isSUPER SKETCHY

dude.

This sucks!


Jacques Bureau


Sorry, William,I was taking bribes.

As leader of theProgressive Party,

I demand you replacethis foo’!

Thomas Crerar,Progressive

Party Leader



Um… so… uh… one of my

appointees was found tobe taking bribes.


dude.

Resign!

A few months later…



I am not resigning.I replaced him.

By the way, Byng,could you give the

guy I replaced a job inthe Senate?


dude.

He wastakingbribes!



Um… so things are gettingrough here in Parliament!

Time for an election!

You’re not gettingout of it that easy!

I want to topple yourgovernment andembarrass you!

Sorry bud.No election!

Arthur Meighen

Baron Byng


Your turn!

Sweet I’mPM!

Mackenzie King

This is anoutrage!

Arthur Meighen

Baron Byng


Mackenzie King

I demandyou call

an election!

Fine!


Party 1917 1921 1925 1926


153 (65%) 50 (22%) 116 (47%) 91 (37%)

Liberal 82 (35%) 117 (49%) 101 (41%) 116 (47%)

Progressive 64 (27%) 24 (10%) 33 (13%)

Labour 3 2 3

Independent 1 2 2

Total 235 235 245 245


Arthur Meighen

Mackenzie King

Arthur Meighen Baron Byng


How?!

I won.Haha.

Mackenzie King

The 1920s: The 1920s: ProhibitionProhibition

Prohibition in the U.S.

The 1920s: The 1920s: ProhibitionProhibitionProhibition in the U.S.

18th Amendmentadopted by Congress, 1918ratified by the states, 1919came into force 1920

Volstead Act, 1919.05% limit

Andrew VolsteadCongressman, 1903-1923

18th Amendment repealed 1933 (21st Amendment)

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