Prosperity in the 1920's
Central Canada and B.C. were recovering from the "Economic Slump" of the war due to an increased interest in what activity?
What is mining? (Iron Ore, Nickel, Zinc and Copper)
(Prize!)
The prosperous years were often referred to as?
What is the Roaring Twenties? (Prize!)
When someone buys __________, they have part ownership in a company.
What are stocks? (Free MC)
Children often found simple pleasures during the hard times of the 1930's by?
Playing board games (Prize!)
(Row of workers along which work is passed until the final product is made!)
What is an assembly line? (Free MC)
This region of Canada was beginning to recover from economic hardship due to an increase in wheat production.
What are the Prairie provinces (Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba) (Free MC)
What new invention topped many peoples wish lists?
What are cars?
Guaranteed certificates that were used to raise money for the war were called?
What are Victory Bonds? (Prize!)
A popular pastime, for those trying to forget their troubles by listening to music, sports and shows
What is listening to the radio?
Companies controlled by a company headquartered in another country are called?
What are branch plants? (Prize!)
Which country is Canada's greatest trading partner?
What is the United States?
The government hoped to bring Aboriginal Peoples into mainstream culture. This was referred to as?
What is assimilation? (Prize!)
This day in history marks the day that share prices fell significantly on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is Black Tuesday (October 29th, 1929) (Prize!)
In order for government to emerge from the 'Hard Times' of the 1930s it had to establish a system whereby expenditures and income remained balanced also known as?
What is a balanced budget? (Free MC)
Those who could not afford the modern luxuries of the 1920's were known as?
The "Have Nots" (Prize!)
People who were economically prosperous in the 1920's were referred to as?
What are "The Haves?" (Prize!)
The "buy now" "pay later" system was known as?
Installment Plans/Credit System (Prize!)
What was considered the immediate cause to the Great Depression?
What is "The Stock Market Crash?"
Camps that were established for young men to work as laborers during the Great Depression were called?
What are relief camps/public works? (Prize!)
What innovation, first available in Ontario and Quebec, and later Newfoundland and the Maritimes, led to many inventions for the home during the 1920s?
What is electricity? (Prize!)
During the 1920's, United States manufacturing companies avoided taxes on products imported to Canada called?
What are tariffs? (Prize!)
Rebellious women who wore make up, shorter style hair, short dresses, smoked cigarettes, drank and danced in clubs were known as?
What are Flappers? (Free MC!)
What was the name given to a period of time of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the agriculture of the Prairies during the 1930’s?
What is the "Dust Bowl?" (Prize!)
Another popular pastime and way for those to escape the harsh reality of life involved comedies, love stories, westerns and horror
What are movies? (Prize!)
Who was the prime minister of Canada through most of the Great Depression?
Who is R.B. Bennett? (Double Jeopardy Prize!)