The Great Depression
During the Great Depression, what was the colloquial (slang) term given to makeshift vehicles (horses pulling cars) that people used due to financial hardship, particularly associated with Prime Minister R.B. Bennett's policies?
Bennett Buggies
What protest movement was led by unemployed men during the Great Depression in Canada to change conditions in relief camps?
On-to-Ottawa Trek
What illegal activity became widespread during the era of prohibition in Canada, involving smuggling of alcohol across the border?
Rum Running
Which medical breakthrough in the 1920s, discovered by Canadian scientists Frederick Banting and Charles Best, revolutionized the treatment of diabetes?
Insulin
Which landmark legal case in Canadian history occurred in 1929, leading to the recognition of women as "persons" under the law?
The Persons Case
Which Canadian provinces were most severely affected by the Great Depression?
The Prarie Provinces
What was the primary cause of the Winnipeg General Strike in 1919, which had reverberations throughout the 1920s?
Labor rights and working conditions
This underwent amendments during the 1920s, furthering the Canadian government's control over Indigenous peoples' lives and communities.
The Indian Act
To combat U.S. influence on Canadians, what public radio service was created in 1936?
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
What political party was founded in the Prairie provinces in 1932, as Canada’s first socialist party.
The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF)
What environmental disaster exacerbated the economic challenges of the Great Depression in the Canadian prairies, leading to widespread crop failures and environmental devastation?
Dust Bowls
The Great Depression led to widespread unemployment, with many people out of work and struggling to make ends meet. In protests, shantytowns of makeshift dwellings were often created and called this
Jungles
Which discriminatory legislation, passed in Canada in 1923, prohibited most forms of Chinese immigration and declared Chinese immigrants ineligible for Canadian citizenship until 1947?
The Chinese Immigration Act
This Prime Minster was responsible for the creation of relief camps
R.B Bennett
What term is used to describe buying shares in the stock market with only a 10 percent down payment, assuming that when the prices of the stocks increased the remaining 90 percent would be paid.
Buying on Margin
What was the name of the program initiated by the Canadian government to provide workplaces for the unemployed single men during the Great Depression?
Relief Camps
June 21, 1919, when the Royal North-West Mounted Police charged a crowd of protesters during the Winnipeg General Strike became known as
Bloody Saturday
This was a group of Canadian women in the 1920s who fought for women's rights, including the legal recognition of women as "persons" under Canadian law.
The Famous Five
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's series of economic and social programs aimed at providing relief, recovery, and reform inspired R.B Bennett to create his own reforms which were known as what?
The New Deal
The 1920s in Canada saw a rise in ____________, where provinces advocated for their own interests and autonomy, sometimes at the expense of national unity
Regionalism
What were the 3 leading causes of the Great Depression?
1929 Stock Market Crash
Bank failures
Overproduction
This social reformer was arrested during the Winnipeg National Strike and went on to become leader of the CCF
J.S. Woodsworth
This was a group that advocated for social reforms and prohibition during the 1920s
Women's Christian Temperance Union
This group opposed the workers who went on strike in Winnipeg in 1919
The Citizens’ Committee
What marked the first instance of Canada's departure from automatically supporting the British Empire in war?
The Chanak Crisis.