KRLS 204 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Association Of United Ukrainian Canadians, 1936 Summer Olympics, Physical Education Organization

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Kinesiology, Recreation, Leisure, and Sport
• Course: KRLS 204
• Professor: Dr. PearlAnn Reichwein

Document Summary

October 31st - the workers sport movement and the wscac: Workers sport and culture: reading: fionna mcquarrie. Historical background: bolshevek revolution 1917, russia - union of soviet socialist republics = forming first communist country, leads to interwar period - socialist and communist ideologies gain strength, critique of capitalism. 1919 winnipeg general strike - influenza epidemic: points of tension - when workers protested for higher wages, major event - didn"t lead to improvements for lives of workers. Influenza epidemic - soldiers came back from war and brought back this flu. Economy: roaring 20"s to dirty thirties : 1929 stock crash -> great depression - failed capitalism, canadian prairie hardships - dust bowls (wind) and droughts. Ideological spectrum and range of responses: exploitation of workers identified as a problem, democratic socialists, communists (most radical groups were among young communist league of canada) - pushing for communist revolution - hoping for a classless society.