By supplying alcohol to American Bootleggers during Prohibition, this person became one of the richest Canadians.
Who is Samuel Bronfman?
100
His campaign was __________'s "New Deal" that didn't get him votes because the public thought that it was just a plot to win votes and were just open promises.
Who is R.B. Bennett?
100
Through the period of the war the prices of items increased almost 200%. People worked for long hours but earned very little.
What is Inflation?
100
People who purchase these for a company earn themselves some ownership of that company.
What are Shares?
100
Financial support from cities, for those who qualified in the forms of vouchers to help pay for basic necessities.
What are Relief Payments?
200
The first female judge in the British Empire who advocated that women were to be considered "persons" by law, and hence qualify to be appointed to the Senate.
Who is Emily Murphy?
200
This leader of the Liberals, for a straight period from 1921-1930 kept the position of Prime Minister of Canada. He passed acts for benefits like unemployment insurance and Old Age pension.
Who is Mackenzie King?
200
During this period no one went to work for six weeks and the Citizen's Committee had to bring in temporary works to fill city works.
What is the Winnipeg General Strike?
200
This is where companies sell shares or ownership of their companies to shareholders who receive annual financial statements .
What is the Stock Market?
200
They housed bachelors and provided them with work. They got a bed, 3 meals/day, work cloths, and basically the necessities they need to live life.
What are Relief Camps?
300
The first Canadian woman to be a member of parliament and who made it possible for women to be acknowledged in government programs.
Who is Agnes MacPhail?
300
This leader of the Social Credit Party was also called "Bible Bill". He promised a monthly dividend of $25 for citizens in order to purchase basic necessities.
Who is William Aberhart?
300
A proposal to unite all unions, from the International Workers of the World.
What is One Big Union?
300
A huge downturn in North American Stock Markets, mistakenly referred to as the start of the Great Depression?
What is the Stock Market Crash?
300
This caused farmland to turn into dust, and produced severe dust storms. Rich prairie soil was lost and with that went the source of income for many farmers.
What was the Drought?
400
Being one of the "Famous five" and an activist in the Women's Christian Temperance Union, this woman also won women the right to vote.
Who is Nellie McClung?
400
This leader who wanted to preserve French culture, language and religion and who found victory for the Union Nationale.
Who is Maurice Duplessis?
400
Brought more distress after World War 1 by infecting people in the prime of their lives.
What is the Influenza Epidemic?
400
Foreign ownership of companies in Canada. They provided jobs for Canadians while providing profit for the foreign investor.
What are Branch Plants?
400
When Bennett wanted to arrest trekkers, a riot broke out between the trek leaders, police, and citizens.
What is the Regina Riot?
500
These sisters born in Corbeil, Ontario on May 28, 1934, were the only quintuplets to survive their infancy.
Who are the Dionne Quintuplets?
500
The leader of the Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation who appealed to farmers and labor and wanted to assist all people to adapt into the re-organized, socialist society.
Who is J.S. Woodsworth?
500
This was the violent ending to the Winnipeg General Strike without workers not acquiring anything immediately.
What is Bloody Saturday?
500
The portion of profits paid to shareholders of publicly traded companies on the Stock Exchange.
What is Dividend?
500
People headed from the relief camps to Ottawa to demand higher wages and better working conditions.