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100
R.B. Bennett was leader of this political party.
Conservative Party
100
What is the name for one small part of a company that is bought and sold on the stock market?
A share
100
Until the Privy Council ruled that women could be in the Senate, women were not legally considered to be ___________________.
Persons
100
What was the name of the dance that became popular in the 1920s?
The Charleston
100
What event is widely associated with the beginning of the Great Depression?
The 1929 Stock Market Crash
200
Who was the leader of the Union Nationale party?
Maurice Duplessis
200
What is the name of a tax on imports?
A tariff
200
In what country did the Chanak Crisis occur?
Turkey
200
What form of music became popular in the 1920s?
Jazz
200
What did people call engine-less vehicles that were pulled by livestock?
Bennett Buggies
300
This party proposed to give $25 to each citizen per month to end the Great Depression.
The Social Credit Party
300
One consequence of this event was that union organizers were discredited as communists.
The Winnipeg General Strike
300
The CCF was accused of being "____________________ in disguise."
Communism
300
What were young women called who dressed and acted outrageously?
Flappers
300
Why did the Canadian government fear the On-to-Ottawa Trek?
They were afraid that it might be the beginning of a revolution.
400
Who was the leader of Canada's fascist party?
Adrien Arcand
400
What treaty set a precedent for Canada's authority to sign its own international agreements?
The Halibut Treaty
400
What was W.L. Mackenzie King's slogan in the 1935 election?
King or Chaos
400
What women's basketball team was called the greatest to ever step onto the floor?
The Edmonton Grads
400
What environmental phenomenon made the Depression worse in the western provinces?
The Dust Bowl
500
J.S. Woodsworth was the founder of which party?
The Cooperative Commonwealth Federation
500
What three activities did Prohibition laws make illegal?
The production, distribution, and sale of alcohol.
500
This speech was largely responsible for W.L. Mackenzie King's loss of the 1930 election?
The 5-Cent Speech
500
Which young woman from Toronto was Hollywood's most popular silent-film actresses in the 1920s?
Mary Pickford
500
What disease became increasingly prevalent during the 1930s, owing to poor living conditions?
Tuberculosis
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