1. The 1920s was a decade of prosperity, fun and wild living, it was known also as "The Jazz Age". boasting new music, shocking fashions and improvement of life. The innovations behind many inventions that would attract attention in the 1920s, this included many things; radios, motorvehicles, entertainment, and much more.Peripherals such as radio and entertainment were rapid changes in technological advance, people sought out new forms of entertainment such as art, sports, and moving pictures. Art had become such a huge influence on Canada's culture that in 1920, the Group of Seven held an expo in Toronto that stationed traditional art; they were in tune with the new post-war national confidence. Emily Carr was a well-unique artist and writer that was once not recognized for her work and almost abandoned her dreams of making a living off what she loved to do. 2. The group of people who did NOT flourished during …show more content…
Up to a certain extent, Canada became hijacked to the max. The Americans had ruled their economy through investing and enriching Canada's raw materials. These raw materials would come from primary industries however, these materials were taken to the US for manufacturing, by the end of the 1920s, the auto-industry in Canada was taken over by the "Big Three" (GM, Ford, Chrysler). Branch plants were businesses owned and controlled by companies in the US but operated in Canada. Investors would set these up instead of lending money to the companies like Britain did when it was funding the Canadian economy. While the Americans were keeping the economy flowing, during WWI, the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and other organizations succeeded in bringing upon Prohibition, banning the manufacture and sale of alcoholic drinks in Canada. This increasedcrimerate and there was illegal distribution sought after(doctor prescription as tonic, or illegal bathtub gin); this was eventually regulated once more, with Canadians adopting government controlled liquor