Postwar
Soldiers returned to a lack of... (3 answers)
Pensions, medical services and jobs.
What economic problem after World War I made it difficult for people to afford basic needs like rent and food because wages did not keep up with prices?
Inflation
Who opposed the Winnipeg General Strike? (4 answers)
Citizens Committee of One Thousand
Business leaders
Politicians
Industrialists
Did the strikers win or lose?
lose.
What kind of music did Louis Armstrong play?
Jazz
The growing demand for hydroelectric power in the early 1900s was largely caused by the expansion of which industries?
Forestry and mining
Who formed the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation, which later became the NDP?
JS Woodsworth
Where and when was the One Big Union founded?
The Western Labour Conference, March 1919
Which political party, founded in 1932 by Tommy Douglas and J.S. Woodsworth as the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), continued under a new name starting in 1961?
NDP
What technologies became popular for mass communication in the 1920s?
Telephones and radios
After World War I, people around the world were unhappy about the growing divide between which two groups?
Rich and poor
For how many years did Eastern Canada experience labour wars after widespread strikes?
4 years
What tactic did the One Big Union promote as its main tool to gain power for workers?
The general strike
Many workers were only allowed to return to their jobs if they agreed to do what?
Join a union.
Which consumer goods became more widely available in the 1920s?
Cars and home appliances
Which group led the 1917 Revolution in Russia that created a communist society?
Bolsheviks
What union was founded in 1919 to represent all Canadian workers across all industries?
One Big Union
How many workers walked out during the Winnipeg General Strike?
30,000
Who became more involved in politics after the strikes?
Labour leaders
In the slideshow, what kind of dance was Josephine Baker performing?
the Charleston dance
What was the nickname given to the period when hydroelectric power stations were built to meet energy demands?
Big Dam Period
What was the nickname for June 21, 1919, when violence erupted during the Winnipeg strike, killing two protestors?
Bloody Saturday
What was the last word in the newspaper headline about the Winnipeg General Strike? (headline from slideshow): "67 Labour Unions Join in General Walk Out; Industry _________"
Paralyzed
What problems did the strike draw attention to?
social and political problems
What was the name of the Canadian women’s basketball team that won a world title in 1924?
Edmonton Grads