1920s Flashcards
What is a nickname for the 1920s
The roaring 20s, or the second half known as golden twenties
What was the generation of the 20s know as and why
The “lost generation” because of excessive drinking, smoking and recklessness
Who was a Canadian alcohol/drug smuggler during prohibition
Samual Bronfman
What was Kings catch phrase
King or chaos
Where was the general strike of 1919
Winnipeg
Who/what were flappers? What did they do? What did they look like? What did they fight for?
Young single women, wore skimpy clothes with beads, hair in bobs, smoked, drank, danced provocatively at clubs and speakeasies. Non tradition women. Fought for equal rights to men
What was rum alley and what two cities was it between?
The Windsor to Detroit area. Route for smuggling alcohol during prohibition
Define prohibition
the prevention by law of the manufacture and sale of alcohol
Who was al Capone and what was he convicted of?
Alphonse Gabriel Capone, better known as Al Capone, and sometimes by the nickname “Scarface”, was an American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era. Chicago gangster Al Capone was convicted of income tax evasion and later sentenced to 11 years in federal prison
How were indigenous people treated 1920s?
Very bad. Kids were taken to residential schools to become like the white man. Land was taken away.
What was the persons case and who was it led by
The persons case was pushed to the Supreme Court and fought for women to be considered as persons under the law and in a court room. This was led by Emily Murphy
What was the King-Byng affair?
In 1926 a conservative charged the liberals with taking bribes from rum runners smuggling alcohol into the US. King denied this and was unapologetic. King asked Byng for help because he thought he was going to loose his coalition government. Byng refused and made this issue public. King later won the election.
Who was Byng and King
Governor General of Canada-Byng
PM -King
