The Roaring 1920s

End of WW1

100

As soldiers returned home they could not find.....?

Jobs/Employment

200

Identify AND Explain one of the four M.A.I.N causes of WW1

Militarism - Military buildup, Alliances - defensive pacts, Imperialism - want your resources/wealth, or Nationalism - our food, music, sports teams are the best

300

Identify Three defining features of trench life

- rats, lice, death, mud, mustard gas, explosions, 

400

Name All THREE countries in the Triple Entente

France, Britain, Russia

500

Name the treaty that ended WW1? Which day is this remembered? Why was Germany unhappy, and who came to power???

Treaty of Versaille, November 11, No...this lead to the rise of Hitler

Winnipeg General Strike

100

Workers formed ________ for better pay and working conditions.

Unions

200

The big red fear was a style of government called __________ which took over Russia in 1917

Communism

300

When workers have the right to negotiate together we call that ___________  ___________.

Collective Bargaining

400

These two groups were blamed for lack of jobs, high food prices, and low wages

- immigrants and rich business owners

500

Explain the term we use to describe rising prices and provide an example

Inflation, $100 buys 4 days of groceries but then suddenly only purchases 1 days worth

Spanish Flu

100

When your eyes begin to water and your nose turns blue, if your lips begin to quiver then you've got the __________ ______________

Spanish Flu

200

Identify the main reason the Spanish Flu spread so quickly

Returning troop ships from Europe were sent all over the world

300

COVID killed 7 million worlwide, while the Spanish Flu killed between 50 ________ and 100 ________.

50 million and 100 million

400

The Spanish Flu was deadliest for this age group in Canadain Society, which made it kind of weird.

Ages 20-40; healthy adults that work in our communities

500

Name Three ways the Spanish Flu was like COVID? 

Masks, limited movement/travel, quarantines, contagious, virus, fever, cough, shortness of breath

1920s Technology

100

This type of manufacturing process made cars much cheaper.

Assembly Line

200

As cars become more popular, provide two changes that naturally happened

more tourism, stoplights, gas stations, paved roads, parking lots, car accidents

300

If all of the neighbours use the same phone line, that is called a ________ line

Party Line

400

In the 1920s women who wore simple dresses, smoked, danced, and had short bobbed hair were called _________ because they waved their arms when they danced.

Flappers

500

Provide 5 types of new technology/recreation the was developed in the 1920s (100 points each)

vacuum cleaner, blender, radio, tv, band aids, frozen foods, water skiiing, tennis, stoplights, movies, washing machines, toasters, stoves, fridges, telephones

Prohibition

100

Prohibition made the sale of ___________ illegal

Alcohol

200

A secret night club/bar is called a _________

Speakeasie

300

People that smuggled booze were called ___________

Rumrunners or Bootleggers

400

Identify two results of prohibition that were more common in the US than Canada

Crime, smuggling, speakeasies, shootings, gangsters, tommy guns, bootlegging, women safer at home, factories more productive

500

If you repealed Cannabis, what would that look like.....Provide THREE changes you would see

arrests, crime, illegal growing, fewer car accidents, improved student learning, busier stores and factories