Roaring 20s Comparison
| Theme | How did it contribute to the “Roar” of the 1920s? | Modern day equivalent | What is similar today? | What is different today? |
| Branch Plants | It created to access a wider market. US or other foreign companies’ factories, offices, or other operations set up in Canada. America manufactured cars in Canada for the Canadian market and they enriched Canada’s economy.
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Cooperation with foreign companies | Canada still has some goods from America and still have tariff | |
| Prohibition/ Bootlegging | People got alcohol from a doctor or from a bootlegger and they sold it to earn money. In a series of plebiscites, Canadians eventually adopted government controlled liquor outlets. Prohibition in the US continued to 1933 so “rum-running” became big business in Canada
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Alcohol
Marijuana |
Compare to today, prohibition of alcohol is not very strict, but still have the age limit. Canadian government has the law that restrict consume alcohol for people who under 19 years old. Also, people cannot drive after drinking. | Everyone can consume alcohol. |
| Telephones | By the 1920s, the telephone had become a standard household appliance. Telephone lines were shared by many neighbors, which meant anyone could listen in on your conversation.
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Cellphones | It’s easier to conversation. | Cellphones becomes necessity of life. It’s easier to talk with each other and convenient for texting. |
| Electric Trolleys | More convenient for traveling and save time from one place to another place. | Skytrain
Bus |
It’s convenient for people and faster than other transportation | Electric Trolleys suitable for long distance travel. For short distance, take Skytrain and bus is more convenient |
| Automobiles | By the late 1920s, 50% of Canadian homes had an automobile. Its popularity prompted more and better roads to be built, making it easier for people to travel.
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Cars | Almost each family has one car. Driving is very convenient to go to travel and go to another place. | The price of car is not as cheap as 20s. |
| Radio | Widespread use of radio to communicate to different communities. Family could listen to news and talk shows from radio. | TV, radio station | We can get the news from television and radio and watch talk shows on television. | Mobiles radio, we can download the radio app on cellphone and listen to the news. It is more convenient. |
| Sports | In 1920s, Canada did not have many entertainments. Therefore, hockey, baseball, basketball and football became Canadian popular entertainments. | Sports
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Hockey, baseball, basketball and football, these kind of sports are still very popular | More entertainments, such as drawing, singing, shopping. |