Politics
This 1919 event involved workers protesting for better wages and conditions,
What is the Winnipeg General Strike?
This group of artists painted Canadian landscapes.
Who are the Group of Seven?
These government camps provided work for unemployed men.
What are Relief Camps?
This pandemic occurred just before the 1920s and affected millions worldwide.
What is the Spanish Flu?
This affordable car made transportation accessible to many people.
What is the Model T Ford?
This Canadian Prime Minister led the country during the Great Depression.
Who is R. B. Bennett?
These women challenged traditional roles in the 1920s.
Who were the Flapper Girls?
This major issue affected both farmers and city workers during the Depression.
What is unemployment?
This policy banned alcohol in Canada.
What is Prohibition?
This innovation helped connect people over long distances quickly.
What is the telephone?
This law in 1923 severely restricted Chinese immigration to Canada.
What is the Chinese Immigration Act 1923?
This group promoted racism and discrimination in Canada during the 1920s.
What is the Ku Klux Klan?
Farmers suffered due to this environmental problem during the Depression.
What is drought?
This period of economic growth and immigration occurred before WWI.
What is the Laurier Boom?
This technology allowed people to listen to news and entertainment at home.
What is the radio?
This protest saw unemployed workers travel across Canada to demand change.
What is the On-to-Ottawa Trek?
This organization promoted Protestant dominance in Canadian society.
What is The Orange Order?
This event in Regina stopped a major protest movement.
What is the Regina Riot?
This form of illegal activity increased during Prohibition.
What is bootlegging?
This type of production made goods cheaper and faster to produce.
What is assembly line production?
This controversial speech showed Bennett’s dismissive attitude toward the unemployed.
What is the Five Cent Speech?
This group believed Canada should favour British-born citizens and limit immigration.
What is the Native Sons of Canada?
This conflict highlighted differences between rural and urban Canadians during the Depression.
What is farmers vs. cities?
This type of investment from the U.S. helped grow Canadian industries.
What is American Investment?
This invention changed how people experienced movies in the late 1920s.
What are “talkies” (movies with sound)?