Canada and the PostWar Years The Roaring Twenties

Lesson goals: A New Culture Emerges � Moving Pictures �New Art �New Words �Sports

A New Culture Emerges � After WWI, Canadians started trying different forms of entertainment,

� Moving Pictures: Ø Movies were introduced in the twenties. At first, movies were

� New Ø Art: In 1920, Canadians such as ‘the Group of Seven’ introduced

�New Words: Political debates, Canadian poems, and writings, began to appear in magazines. Even

Sports as Popular Entertainment : People were looking for entertainment and sports became very

Conclusion � After the war, new forms of art and entertainment emerged. These included

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Canada and the Post-War Years: The Roaring Twenties -Continuation. Page: 65 -66 By: Dania Zeidan Mon. 24, 2016

Lesson goals: A New Culture Emerges � Moving Pictures �New Art �New Words �Sports as Popular Entertainment �Conclusion

A New Culture Emerges � After WWI, Canadians started trying different forms of entertainment, which led Canada to find its own voice as a nation with a unique culture. And the result was that Canada found different forms of Canadian art, sport entertainment , movies, and words in the 1920 s.

� Moving Pictures: Ø Movies were introduced in the twenties. At first, movies were silent. Music and subtitles were added to convey the message. Ø Some movies about Canada were made in the 1920 s, but they could not compete with big studios in the United States. Eventually Canadians became famous and successful in Hollywood.

� New Ø Art: In 1920, Canadians such as ‘the Group of Seven’ introduced a new art movement which included the Canadian landscape. Although the art work wasn’t traditional, it gained wide acceptance at the end of the 1920 s.

�New Words: Political debates, Canadian poems, and writings, began to appear in magazines. Even Canadian spelling was used in these magazines. Ø Canadians could not compete with the Americans magazines/books. Ø

Sports as Popular Entertainment : People were looking for entertainment and sports became very popular. For example, Hockey entered Canadian homes by play radio broadcast. Also Canadian athletes succeeded internationally. Ø One day in 1922, Lionel Conacher hit a triple in the last inning of a baseball game to win the championship for his team. Ø Also in the same day he scored four times in lacrosse. Ø Fanny “Bobbie” Rosenfeld is one of Canada's greatest female athletes. She was a star at many sports such as: basketball, softball, and hockey. In 1928 she won a gold and a silver medal for Canada, and became a national hero. Ø

Conclusion � After the war, new forms of art and entertainment emerged. These included movies, paintings, poems, and sports. These are what made the unique Canadian culture.