GHC - test 2 Flashcards
(63 cards)
what was the foundation of all the new industries booming in Quebec in 1905?
Hydroelectric power
What is hydroelectric power?
Electricity generated from the energy of moving water
What was the #1 province in the world in generating hydroelectric power?
Quebec
What two industries set up in Quebec due to its hydroelectric power?
pulp and paper and aluminum
What was used to make newsprint and where was it exported?
paper and the US
who did QC sell most of its paper to?
USA
what are dams?
They hold back large quantities of water, and the gates open to force the water through the pipes. The water makes the turbines spin, and this generates electricity.
what were the forests in quebec full of?
conifers
What category of factories were popular in QC?
Light industries such as clothing, textile, leather and tobacco.
Which industry led all other industries?
Food and drink: Dairy (butter and cheese), also flour, sugar, beer, cookies
what increased the population of canada, especially in urban areas?
The need for manufacturing
True or false:
The need for manufactured goods increased because of population growth in Canada
Textile manufacturing was the leading industry in 1905
the population increased in urban areas where people did not produce their own food
people worked in factories and no longer had time to make their own clothes.
T
F (food and drink)
T
T
Synonyms for factory
mill, plant
who ran most of the provinces trade and industry?
the wealthy english speaking business men in monteal
what else did they control?
banks, major companies, and american business men owned many of the new industries based on naural resource development
what other countries were natural resources sold to?
US and Great Britain
what did french canadians own?
medium sized businesses mostly in the food and drink industry and shoe manufacturing
name examples of products, owners, and buyers
Light industries
Medium industries
Major industries
Natural resource development
products, owners, and buyers
Light:
products: textile, leather, tobacco and clothing
owners: English or French Canadians
buyers: Canada
Medium:
products: dairy flour, sugar, cookies, beer
owners: English or American
buyers: Canada
Major businesses and banks
owners: wealthy english Canadians
natural resource dev
products: pulp and paper, hydroelectricity and aluminum
owners: American
buyers: US and GB
What new group of workers was created in 1905
unskilled workers that worked in factories, plants mills or in construction
How were the working conditions?
buildings were in disrepair, stuffy and poorly lit they worked there 10 hrs per day -6 days per week.
How was factory work?
dangerous, many accidents low wages women and children had to work too because a man could not support his family. only the factory owners had rights and could fire their employees without reason
true or false: women and children got payed less then men
true
what did workers do for better conditions?
formed labour unions (associations) to defend the workers’ interests and negotiate on their behalf with their employers
Name a pressure tactic labour unions used?
Stage a strike where they all stopped working at the same time, For work to start up again employers had to give into their demand.
