History Unit 2 Flashcards
Winnipeg General strike
A strike of workers that formed unions who demanded better working conditions
Bloody Saturday
A peaceful protest against the arrest of the leaders police open fire killing one and entering 30
Autonomy
A countries independence
Balfour report
A report that allowed Canada and other dominions of Britain to join the Commonwealth and become mostly independent
Statue of Westminster
The law that legally turned Canada, independent and self governing
Assimilation
Making someone become a part of a certain culture or belief
Residential schools
Schools funded by the government and run by the church to kill the Indian in the child. The name of these schools was to wipe out indigenous people’s culture.
Chinese exclusion act
An act that band Chinese from immigrating to Canada, this act cause generational, trauma, poverty, and separation and families
Mackenzie King
Prime Minister of Canada from 1921 to 1930 and 1935 to 1948
Model T
An affordable family car produced by Ford in the 1920s
Flapper
A young woman who did not conform to the rules of society, did not wear traditional things or participate in traditional activities, but rather dance drink and wear what she wanted to
Fashion trends
Bob, haircuts and dresses that were tight fitting and short, not like the traditional style
Entertainment
Dancing to jazz music and doing things like the Charleston listening to the radio or watching movies
Technology
Creation of radios, refrigerators, and insulin
Business cycle
Prosperity recession depression recovery
