This term refers to the illegal alcohol, bought, sold and consumed during the period of prohibition.
bootleg booze
100
During the Spanish Flu Epidemic, the majority of people did not die from the flu itself. They died from something else. What did most people die from?
Pneumonia
100
After World War One, this group of people flooded the job market. They believed that they were entitled to a job and the chance to make an honest living.
World War One Veterans
100
The group of radicals in Russia were the cause of the Russian Revolution. This group sparked fear in the prominent citizens of Canada.
The Bolsheviks
100
The Winnipeg General Strike was split into two hostile camps. Those camps were...
1. The Strikers, their families and supporters
2. The Owners, the employers and the leading citizens of Winnipeg
200
These men typically traveled through dense woods, throughout various types of weather and conditions, to smuggle illegal alcohol across the Canadian- USA border.
Rum Runners
200
The Spanish Flue was so deadly, partially because this medicine had not yet been created.
Penicillin and Sulpha Drugs
200
In 1919, workers did not have this to compensate for injuries.
Unemployment insurance
200
At the first sign of the Winnipeg General Strike, the Canadian government quickly became alarmed. They made immediate changes to this in order to try and settle the dispute.
The Criminal Code
200
This day was known as the climax of all violence of the Winnipeg General Strike.
Bloody Saturday
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When did prohibition gain momentum? BONUS: How did those who supported prohibition attempt to gain more momentum?
During world war one. Women stated that the production of alcohol was a waste and that all efforts should be going towards the war- i.e. money, and crops should be used for food rather than for making booze.
300
The Spanish Flu was wildly spread due to this significant event.
World War One
300
After WWI, many problems in Canada arose due to this. Although workers' wages increased, they did not increase nearly enough to help compensate.
Inflation
300
Five days after the most violent day of the strike, this group sent the workers back to their jobs, ending the strike.
The Central Strike Committee
300
On June 21st, the Mayor of Winnipeg read this to the citizens of Winnipeg, who had gathered downtown, in the hopes to calm the city.
The Riot Act
400
This group of women campaigned for the ban on liquor since before the turn of the century.
The Women's Temperance Union
400
Because of the Flu Epidemic, the Canadian government decided to establish this, to help prevent future epidemics, along with several other responsibilities.
The Federal Department of Health
400
In Canada in 1919, we start to see the emergence of this group. They wanted to come together to fight for better workers' rights.
Unions
400
Many new immigrants in Winnipeg settled in this area. Many of the wealthier citizens of Winnipeg were fearful of this area, as they believed they may be influenced by the Russian Revolution.
The North End
400
The Winnipeg General Strike lasted for ___________ days.
37
500
This was the term given to the elegant private clubs, where the buying and consumption of alcohol took place during prohibition in Canada.
Speakeasies
500
During the flu epidemic, many regions in Canada actually put this into place to try and halt the spread of the sickness.
Quarantine
500
This is an order from the court that forbid strikes, and forces workers back to their jobs.
Injunction
500
What three demands did the initial strikers ask their employers for during the Winnipeg General Strike?
1. Decent Wages (85 cents an hour)
2. An 8 hour day
3. The right to bargain collectively for better working conditions.
500
This was the self given name of the opposing side of the Winnipeg General Strike.