Politics
This Prime Minister introduced a Canadian version of the "New Deal" to combat the Great Depression.
Who is R.B. Bennett?
These illegal bars became popular meeting spots when alcohol was banned during Prohibition.
What are Speakeasies?
Often called "Canada’s Declaration of Independence," this 1931 act gave Canada full legal freedom from Britain.
What is the Statute of Westminster?
This global health crisis occurred immediately following World War I.
What is the Spanish Flu (Post-WWI Pandemic)?
This term refers to the 1929 stock market crash that signaled the start of the Great Depression.
What is Black Tuesday?
He was the Prime Minister who famously stated he would not give a "five-cent piece" to any provincial Tory government for unemployment relief.
Who is William Lyon Mackenzie King?
This group of five women, including Emily Murphy, fought the "Persons Case" to have women legally recognized as people.
Who are the Alberta 5?
Signed in 1923, this was the first international treaty Canada negotiated and signed independently of Britain.
What is the Halibut Treaty?
This practice involved buying stocks with only a small percentage of the cash upfront and borrowing the rest.
What is buying on margin?
These work sites were established by the government for unemployed men to keep them out of cities.
What are Relief Camps?
This woman became Canada’s first female senator after the success of the Persons Case.
This 1876 Federal Act was used by the government to enforce cultural assimilation, particularly through residential schools.
What is the Indian Act?
This 1922 international crisis involving Britain, Greece, and Turkey was a moment where Canada refused to automatically support British military action.
What was the Chanak Affair?
These were unemployed men who hitched illegal rides on freight trains while searching for work.
Who are Transients?
his major protest involved men from relief camps traveling toward Ottawa; it ultimately ended in the Regina Riot
What is the On-To-Ottawa Trek?
He was the leader of the CCF (Co-operative Commonwealth Federation) during this era.
Who is J.S. Woodsworth?
Held on September 30th, this day commemorates the survivors and victims of the residential school system.
What is Orange Shirt Day?
This term describes taxes imposed on imported goods, which were a key part of economic policy during this era.
What are Tariffs?
This 1919 labour protest in Manitoba was a response to post-war economic tensions and worker dissatisfaction.
What is the Winnipeg General Strike?
This was the term for government financial aid provided to the unemployed during the Depression.
What is Pogey (or the Dole)?
Led by "Bible Bill" Aberhart, this new political party emerged in Western Canada during the 1930s.
Who is the Social Credit Party?
This province holds the distinction of being the last in Canada to end prohibition.
What is Prince Edward Island?
This border crossing was a major entry point for illegal alcohol being smuggled into the United States from Canada.
What is the Detroit-Windsor Border?
Canada’s economy relied heavily on these primary resources, such as wheat, pulp and paper, and fish.
What are Staples?
The "Dustbowl" refers to this specific environmental disaster that plagued the Canadian Prairies in the 1930s.
What is drought, soil erosion and insect infestation?