Canada at the Turn of the Canada at the Turn of the CenturyCentury

The British EmpireThe British Empire

The British EmpireThe British Empire

Queen VictoriaQueen Victoria

Painting byPainting by

F. Winterhalter.F. Winterhalter.

(1859) (1859)

(Age 40)(Age 40)

Queen VictoriaQueen Victoria

Photographed for Photographed for her Golden her Golden Jubilee (1887)Jubilee (1887)

American ExpansionAmerican Expansion

Manifest DestinyManifest Destiny by John Gast, 1872 by John Gast, 1872

White Man’s BurdenWhite Man’s Burden

Take up the White Man's burden--Take up the White Man's burden--Send forth the best ye breed--Send forth the best ye breed--Go bind your sons to exileGo bind your sons to exileTo serve your captives' need;To serve your captives' need;To wait in heavy harness,To wait in heavy harness,On fluttered folk and wild--On fluttered folk and wild--Your new-caught, sullen peoples,Your new-caught, sullen peoples,Half-devil and half-child.Half-devil and half-child.

-Rudyard Kipling, 1899-Rudyard Kipling, 1899

American ExpansionAmerican Expansion

Sir Wilfrid LaurierSir Wilfrid Laurier

Prime Minister of Canada (1896-1911)Prime Minister of Canada (1896-1911)

First French-Canadian prime ministerFirst French-Canadian prime minister

Sir Wilfrid LaurierSir Wilfrid Laurier

““Let me tell you, my fellow countrymen, Let me tell you, my fellow countrymen, that the twentieth century shall be the that the twentieth century shall be the century of Canada and of Canadian century of Canada and of Canadian development… Canada shall be the star development… Canada shall be the star toward which all men who love progress toward which all men who love progress and freedom shall come.”and freedom shall come.”

(1904)(1904)

French-English RelationsFrench-English Relations

Henri BourassaHenri Bourassa

ImmigrationImmigration

ImmigrationImmigration

Clifford SiftonClifford Sifton

Minister of the Interior (1896-1905)Minister of the Interior (1896-1905)

Superintendent General of Indian Affairs (1896-1905)Superintendent General of Indian Affairs (1896-1905)

Clifford SiftonClifford Sifton

““I think a stalwart peasant in a I think a stalwart peasant in a sheepskin coat, born on the soil sheepskin coat, born on the soil whose forefathers have been whose forefathers have been farmers for ten generations, with a farmers for ten generations, with a stout wife and a half a dozen stout wife and a half a dozen children, is good quality.”children, is good quality.”

-See chart p.6-See chart p.6

Laurier on immigration…Laurier on immigration…

““We do not want any individual to forget the We do not want any individual to forget the land of their origin or their ancestors. Let them land of their origin or their ancestors. Let them look to the past, but let them look to the future. look to the past, but let them look to the future. Let the look to the land of their ancestors, but Let the look to the land of their ancestors, but let them also look to the land of their let them also look to the land of their children.”children.”

(1905)(1905)

Those who were welcome…Those who were welcome…

……and those who weren’t.and those who weren’t.

UrbanizationUrbanization

TechnologyTechnology ElectricityElectricity

Urban geographyUrban geography Wireless telegraph Wireless telegraph (Dec. 1902)(Dec. 1902)

AutomobilesAutomobiles Silver Dart Silver Dart (Feb. 1909)(Feb. 1909)

Cause for concernCause for concern PovertyPoverty TitanicTitanic, April 1912, April 1912

Labour MovementLabour Movement

Canadian Labour Federation, 1902Canadian Labour Federation, 1902 FarmersFarmers Actual cloutActual clout

The Role of WomenThe Role of Women

Nellie McClung, circa Nellie McClung, circa 1905-19221905-1922

See quote on page 17See quote on page 17

““Separate Spheres”Separate Spheres”

The Life of ChildrenThe Life of Children

EducationEducation Child LabourChild Labour EntertainmentEntertainment

Rules for courting p.20Rules for courting p.20

International AffairsInternational Affairs

South African WarSouth African War Alaska Boundary DisputeAlaska Boundary Dispute Naval QuestionNaval Question ReciprocityReciprocity

The Boer War (1899-1902)The Boer War (1899-1902)

Alaska Boundary DisputeAlaska Boundary Dispute

Gold Rush, 1890sGold Rush, 1890s Interests of colony v. Interests of EmpireInterests of colony v. Interests of Empire Ability to manage foreign affairsAbility to manage foreign affairs P. 25 Fig. 2.12P. 25 Fig. 2.12

The Naval QuestionThe Naval Question

p. 26 Fig. 2.13p. 26 Fig. 2.13

Reciprocity and Manifest DestinyReciprocity and Manifest Destiny

“…“…because I hope to see the day when an because I hope to see the day when an American flag will float over every square foot American flag will float over every square foot of the British North American possession clear of the British North American possession clear to the North Pole.”to the North Pole.”

-speaker of Missouri -speaker of Missouri legislature, legislature, 19111911

-Regional differences-Regional differences-Election of 1911-Election of 1911

Robert BordenRobert Borden