HIS263Y1 Lecture : the two twenties
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The two twenties: the elusive twenties, the image of the 20"s is very optimistic. This is part of the 1920"s (fashion, cars, etc emerging), but there is another 1920"s of unrest, instability, uncertainty, and pessimism: two pictures: optimistic, and pessimistic. The search for political stability: first minority government in canadian history: progressiveness: represents farmers, william lyon mackenzie king (liberal prime minister: 1921-6, 1926-30, 1935- 48): faces difficulties, as he is the first who doesn"t have majority (cannot pass any legislation he wants). He is also facing a challenge from the east: maritime. This is a cohilition of many different social groups (labour, professionals, business, farmers). It is the business interest that really lead this movement: mrm flow from the declining economic and political power/important of. The population was growing more slowly, so their political influence was declining, as they didn"t have a large population for voting.
