1920s
Name 3 new trends and inventions during the 1920s
Flapper fashion
insulin
radios
automobiles
New music (jazz clubs)
Canadians in film
Name three things that led to Great Depression
Stock market crash (Black Tuesday)
Overproduction
Failing Demand
Consumer Cycle
Protective tariffs
Economic Ties
What does MAINE stand for
M: Militarism
A: Alliances
I: Imperialism
N: Nationalism
E: Economic Rivalry
Who was in charge of the Canadian Expeditionary Force
Sam Huges
Who was the first female judge
Emily Murphy
What was another name for the 1920s
Roaring 20s
What was another name for 1930s
Dirty Thirties
What was the Balkan Powder Keg - How did it lead to war?
The Balkan region was highly disputed, taken over by Austria-Hungry, wanted independence, nationalist tendencies - lots of tension in the area.
It led to war because Bosnian Serb Gavrilo Princip assassinated Austria Hungary Archduke Ferdanand. Leading to Austria Hungary declaring war on Serbia and they called in their respective allies.
Who was general Arthur Currie (Name and explain one of his accomplishments)
He was the Canadian General Military Commander
He led Canadians to Victory (The Vimy Ridge)
With Currie in charge Canada earned a strong reputation and was also the birth of Canadian nationalism
What were the role of women Pre and Post War
Their rights took a step backward during this time
Women went back to domestic jobs (for ex. teachers, nurses, and journalists)
Women also took part in various of sports (other than tennis or figure skating) (They started playing basketball and Hockey)
What was the Winnipeg general strike (breifly)
A massive strike in 1919 demanding better pay and working conditions
What protest march resulted in the Regina Riot?
On-to-Ottawa Trek: Was a protest march to demand better working conditions.
Why was the battle of Sommes significant
If was the bloodiest battle of the war
First battle with tanks and creeping barrage
Not much gain (basically useless)
Was Robert Borden a good or bad Prime Minister?Explain.
Good:
Independence from Britain
did not allow dismemberment of Canadians
seat at the league of Nation
Giving some women the right to vote
Bad:
Denied vote to some objectors and those naturalized Canadians
French English relations got worse
Treatment of immigrants were bad
Who were the bluebirds and what did they do
The blue birds : They were in charge of helping hurt soldiers (nurses), they gave in their lives trying to save the soldiers. Many women volunteered to be nurses so they're were never a shortage of candidates
What was the yellow dog contract (briefly)
Agreements preventing workers from joining unions
What is the padlock law explain briefly.
They passed the law in fear of growing communism. The term of the law was that any person in authority was allowed to enter a business and check to pro communism propaganda.
What was the hundred days in 1918
British block imports to starve Germans
Americans join war with Triple Entente
Russia leaves war die to internal revolution
November 1918 - no one was proud due to casualties but was was over!
What is the dole (explain the qualifications), Why did some people not apply?
Dole was a financial help during depression.
To apply: you had to live in the same town or community for 6 months to one year, you had to turn in your drivers license to prove you weren't going to leave, you also had to give in your phone since it was a miscellaneous item and an extra cost to pay for.
Some people didn't apply because people thought it was embarrassing.
What were the terms of treaty of Versailles
Military - reduce navy and army significantly as well as weapons
Territory - lost all colonies overseas
Financially - Pay 32 billion dollars
War guilt - accept full responsibility for causing war