1920s & 1930s Flashcards
What was bootlegging?
The illegal production and distribution of alcohol.
Explain ‘buying on margin’.
Purchasing stock with a small percentage of money down.
What was Prohibition?
The law that prohibited the production and consumption of alcohol.
Who were flappers?
Stylish women from the 1920s who were seen as rebels.
Who was Agnes MacPhail?
The first female member of Parliament, elected to the House of Commons in 1921.
What was a ‘speakeasy’?
An illegal drinking establishment.
Who were the Famous Five?
Suffragettes responsible for promoting women’s rights in Canada.
Who was Mary Pickford?
A famous actress from Canada who was considered “America’s Sweetheart”.
What was an assembly line?
A production method developed by Henry Ford.
What were dustbowls?
Clouds of dirt that swept through the Prairie’s in the thirties.
Who was Frederick Banting?
The man who proved insulin could be used to treat diabetes.
What was the Charleston?
A popular dance from the 1920s.
Who was R.B. Bennett?
The Conservative Prime Minister during the 1930s.
What was escapism?
How people distracted themselves from the hardships of the Depression.
What was ‘riding the rails’?
A term used to describe young unemployed men who rode freight trains looking for work.
What was the Bennett Buggy?
A nickname for a car pulled by a horse during the Depression.
What was the “On to Ottawa Trek”?
Unemployed men traveling to the capital to protest lack of work.
What was ‘hooch’?
Nickname for illegal alcohol.
What was ‘relief’?
Voucher payments given to families during the Depression.
Explain what is meant by the Great Depression.
A period of economic depression, marked by a severe decline in business activity, began in 1929 and lasted through the 1930s.
What’s the stock market?
A place where bonds, stocks, or shares of corporate capital are bought and sold.
What was the Statute of Westminster?
The bill that gave Canada complete control over their relations with other countries.
What was the Winnipeg General Strike?
A six week period of intense labour unrest which began in May 1919 and ended in violence.
What does ‘pogey’ mean?
A slang term for government vouchers for food, boots, clothing, coal, and shelter.
What was the term ‘jungles’ slang for?
Relief camps where homeless, single men could find work.
What’s the business cycle?
The upswings and downswings in the economy over a number of years.
What are Black Blizzards? `
Sand storms in the prairies.
What was the Regina Riot?
A riot between the RCMP and the On-to-Ottawa trekkers.
Who was the first woman elected to the Canadian senate?
Nellie McClung
Who was the first female MP in Canada?
Agnes MacPhail
Who led the “Person’s Case”, and when was it?
Emily Murphy in 1929
What was the event where Mackenzie King first showed Britain it couldn’t automatically expect military allegiance from Canada?
The Chanak Affair.
Who was the Prime Minister from 1921-1930?
Mackenzie King
When were Chinese people banned from immigrating to Canada, and what was the act that prevented them from doing so?
The Chinese Immigration Act of 1923.
What was the socialist party led by Tommy Douglas?
The Cooperative Commonwealth Federation.
What was the date of the stock market crash, and what was another name for it?
October 29, 1929, and another name for it was Black Tuesday.
A social movement against the use of alcoholic beverages.
The Temperance Movement.
What is the name of the ship that had Jewish refugees and was refused entrance into Canada?
SS St Louis
The act of Parliament which established legislative equality for Canada and the rest of Britain’s Commonwealth countries was called what?
The Statute of Westminster.
When was the Statute of Westminster passed?
1931
