Tech. Adv. of the 1920's
What invention became popular in homes for listening to news and music ?
the radio
What were fashionable young women in the 1920s called?
Flappers
What was Prohibition?
The banning of alcohol sales
What type of music became popular in the 1920's ?
Jazz
Which country did Canada seek greater independence from?
Britain
What type of vehicle became more affordable because of Henry Ford ?
the automobile
What did many flappers wear that challenged traditional fashion?
Shorter skirts and bobbed hair
What were illegal bars called during Prohibition?
Speakeasies
What were movies without spoken dialogue called ?
silent films
Who was Canada's prime minister for most of the 1920s?
William Lyon Mackenzie King
The vacuum cleaner
In 1925 women gained the right to divorce if their husband did __________.
Committed Adultery
Who campaigned for a total prohibition on alcohol?
The women’s Christian temperance union
What was the Canadian Women's Track & Field nickname in the 1928 Amsterdam Games ?
The Matchless Six
What 1922 crisis showed Canada's growing independence in foreign policy?
Chanak Crisis
What manufacturing method helped Henry Ford produce cars faster and cheaper?
The assemble line
What famous group of Canadian women fought to have women legally recognized as persons?
The Famous Five
What were people who illegally transported alcohol called?
Bootleggers & Rum Runners
What is Canada's greatest athlete in the 1920's nickname ?
The Big Train
What 1926 declaration recognized Canada and Britain as equal in status?
Balfour Declaration
What major medical discovery in 1921, revolutionized the treatment of diabetes ?
Insulin
What important Canadian legal victory happened in 1929?
The Persons Case
Who is the most infamous rum runner of Hamilton Ontario ?
Bensley Kerr
What famous baseball player was nicknamed "The Bambino" ?
Babe Ruth
What 1931 law gave Canada greater legislative independence from Britain?
Statute of Westminster