This artist was part of the Group of Seven. She was famous for using First Nations groups on the west coast as her inspiration to create art works.
Who is Emily Carr?
100
Lands that were taken from Aboriginal reserves without their consent.
What are cut-off lands?
100
This man became the PM in 1920 to 1921, and then June to September 1926. He formed a minority government during the King-Byng Crisis but eventually lost to King.
Who is Arthur Meighen?
100
The Statute of Westminster was passed in 1931. This statute did what to Canada?
What is it turned Canada into an equal state in the British Commonwealth.
100
PM Mackenzie King made this statement to the people that he never lived down. It eventually cost him the 1930 election.
What is "[I will never give] a two cent piece [to a Conservative government."
200
This technology became more and more widespread. The only problem was that your neighbour could pick up theirs at home and hear what you were saying to another neighbour.
What is the telephone?
200
This group of people faced blatant discrimination under the Education Act of 1918. Racial segregation of schools is one example of discrimination faced.
Who are African Canadians?
200
This PM was central in turning down the British during the Chanak Crisis.
Who is Mackenzie King?
200
These were the main causes that led to an eventual world wide depression.
What is overproduction of goods, dependence on exports, tariffs and protectionism, debt from WWI, and speculation and the stock market crash.
200
This act gave provinces $20 million for work creation programs.
What is Unemployment Relief Act?
300
This "group" of people did quite well during the 1920s exporting alcohol into the U.S. - across the border illegally!
What are rum runners?
300
These two countries were welcomed to send immigrants to Canada.
What is Britain and the U.S.?
300
This Prime Minister signed the Halibut Treaty with the Americans without a British signature.
Who is Mackenzie King?
300
The prairies suffered during the depression due to...(give atleast two reasons)
What is drought, grasshoppers, and one crop farming.
300
The Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act was set up in 1935 to help farmers by this PM.
Who is PM Bennett?
400
In 1929, this group of people were finally recognized as "person's under the law."
Who are Canadian women?
400
This group tended to be excluded from immigrating.
Who are the Chinese, Indians, Eastern Europeans, Japanese
400
This PM helped create Canada's first old age pension program.
Who is Mackenzie King?
400
These are relief payments by the government in the form of vouchers. Not easy to obtain. No privacy. Aboriginals were given $5 per month compared to $19 to $60 for other Canadians.
What is pogey?
400
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!
Explain the On to Ottawa Trek.
1935, rail trip from Vancouver to Ottawa. Protestors were stopped in Regina. Leaders continued to Ottawa but PM wouldn't speak to them. Police in Regina told to tell protesters to leave. Led to the Regina Riot. One officer was killed, many injured, 130 arrested.
500
Emily Murphy became the first woman magistrate in Alberta. Her appointment was challenged. The Supreme Court of Alberta said that she could remain a judge - the Supreme Court of Canada disagreed and said women were not persons under the law. Finally, the Privy Council in Britain said women ARE people under the law (1929)
What the Person's Case of 1929?
500
She was the first woman MP (1921) and was the only woman MP until 1935.
Who is Agnes MacPhail?
500
This man became the PM during the depression because Mackenzie King didn't feel sympathetic to suffering people.
Who is Bedford Bennett?
500
These groups suffered the most during the depression.
Who are new Canadians, Aboriginals, Jewish people, Chinese Canadians, Women?
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!
Explain Bennett's New Deal. Explain AT LEAST two factors.
He introduced: fairer taxation (earn more, pay more); insurance to protect workers; legislation for work place (better hours, wages, conditions); revised old age pension act; creation of wheat board.