| A | B |
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| Economy 1900 - 1914 | New transportation and communication technology [steamships, trains,esp CPR telegraph and telephone allow Canada to become integrated into world economy |
| Economy 1900 - 1914 | Canada produces primary products esp wheat but US and Britain investing in industries [mining, pulp and paper, railway hydroelectric |
| Economy 1900 - 1914 | Urbanization increasing |
| Economy 1914 - 1918 | WWI bring industrial age to Canada |
| Economy 1914 - 1918 | Canada produces millions of shells, planes ships |
| Economy 1914 - 1918 | Much of the industrial production done with women in the workforce |
| Economy 1920's | After short recession after Great War, economy booms |
| Economy 1920's | Americans invest heavily in Canadian industries |
| Economy 1930's | Great Depression/Dust Bowl |
| Economy 1930's | Little industrial production, high unemployment, deflation |
| Economy 1930's | Government becomes more involved in economy e.g. Royal Commission on Price Spreads, Bennett's New Deal |
| Economy 1939 - 1945 | World War II economy booms again |
| Economy 1939 - 1945 | Women recruited for work force |
| Economy 1939 - 1945 | Government involved in raising funds [Victory bonds; rationing price controls |
| Economy 1945 - present | Creation of Welfare State |
| Economy 1945 - present | Old-Age Pensions improved |
| Economy 1945 - present | Unemployment insurance created |
| Economy 1945 - present | Family Allowances, welfare system expanded |
| Economy 1945 - 1960 | Canada's "Golden Age" low unemployment, high prosperity |
| Economy 1945 - 1960 | PM King tries to prevent a recession with National Housing Act |
| Economy 1945 - 1960 | Unions expanded, wages and benefits increased |
| Economy 1945 - 1960 | Baby Boom led to new construction, new schools, rise of suburbs |
| Economy 1945 - 1960 | St. Lawrence Seaway completed, natural gas pipeline built from Alberta to central Canada |
| Economy 1960's | Autopact negotiated with US |
| Economy 1960's | Regional disparity addressed with DREE [Dept of Regional Economic Expansion] |
| Economy 1970's | Debate about foreign ownership leads to FIRA [Foreign Investment Review Agency] |
| Economy 1970's | Politics of oil - huge increase in price of oil leads to double-digit inflation |
| Economy 1970's | Government introduces wage and price controls as a way to halt inflation |
| Economy 1980's | Stagflation - stagnant economy, high inflation, high unemployment |
| Economy 1980's | FIRA eliminated Free Trade Agreement signed with US |
| Economy 1990's | Government spending much more than it received in revenue - massive deficits |
| Economy 1990's | NAFTA created |
| Economy 1990's | Computer Age arrived |
