1920s Economics
What were new home appliances of the 1920s? Name 3.
electric refrigerator, washing machine and vacuum, toaster
The modern woman of the 1920s is known as what?
Flappers
What is buying on (the) margin?
Buying stocks with a small down payment and borrowing the rest, a risky practice that contributed to the 1929 stock market crash.
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
Define prohibition
making or selling alcohol is illegal
This company popularized the assembly line, making cars affordable for the average Canadian.
Ford Motor Company
This infamous 1923 law virtually banned immigration from a specific country, except for students, diplomats, and merchants.
Chinese Immigration Act (aka the Chinese Exclusion Act)
What environmental disaster exacerbated the economic challenges of the Great Depression in the Canadian prairies, leading to widespread crop failures and environmental devastation?
The Dust Bowl
In 1931, this document made Canada entirely self-governing
Statute of Westminster
Imported from the US, this was the most popular form of new music.
Jazz
When did the Winnipeg General Strike happen? (Only need the year. Month is a bonus 50 points)
May 1919
What did the Famous Five accomplish?
They won the Persons Case - women were considered as 'persons'
List four causes of the Great Depression
overproduction, dependence on few primary resources, dependence on USA, high tariffs, too much buying on credit, and too much buying stocks on the margin, reduction of trade, bank runs, deflation
The first time Canada signed a treaty with out Britain.
The Halibut Treaty
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 was Bloody Sunday?
The violent climax of the Winnipeg General Strike where 2 people were killed. The Strike ended soon after.
Which US-based group gained significant influence in Saskatchewan during the 1920s, focusing on anti-Catholic and anti-French sentiment.
the KKK
What is the date of the Stock Market Crash?
October 29th, 1929
How did Canada assert its independence during the Chanak Crisis?
By refusing to automatically send troops at Britain's request without consulting Parliament.
Who are the Group of Seven?
A group of seven painters who wanted to create a Canadian style of art.
Trained and untrained workers collaborated to form this group prior to the Winnipeg General Strike
One Big Union
This 1933 riot in Toronto was sparked by anti-Semitic symbols displayed during a baseball game in this park.
Christie Pits
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
This person infamously stated he would not give "a five-cent piece" to Conservative governments during the early years of the Depression.
William MacKenzie King
This organization of women campaigned for the ban on liquor since before the turn of the century.
Women's (Christian) Temperance Union