Interwar Period Vocabulary

Question 1

Capitalism

Answer 1

When people and businesses own things and can make money by selling goods or services.

Question 2

Communism

Answer 2

when the government owns everything and shares it equally with everyone

Question 3

Chanak Crisis

Answer 3

1922 standoff between Canada and Britain over Turkey’s actions.

Question 4

Winnipeg General Strike

Answer 4

1919 workers’ strike for better wages and conditions.

Question 5

Collective Bargaining

Answer 5

Negotiation between employers and unions on work terms.

Question 6

Halibut treaty

Answer 6

1923 agreement between Canada and the U.S. to protect halibut fish, first treaty Canada signed without Britain.

Question 7

J.S. Woodsworth (CCF)

Answer 7

Leader of the CCF, helped start Canadas first major socialist party.

Question 8

William Lyon Mackenzie King (liberal)

Answer 8

Longest-serving Canadian PM, led during WWII and the Depression.

Question 9

Arthur Meighen (Conservative)

Answer 9

served as the Prime Minister of Canada twice, first from 1920 to 1921 and again in 1926

Question 10

Flappers

Answer 10

1920s women who wore short skirts, danced, and challenged old traditions.

Question 11

Regionalism

Answer 11

Different parts of Canada having their own strong identitys

Question 12

King-Byng Crisis

Answer 12

1926 political crisis when Governor General rejected King’s request for an election.

Question 13

Balfour Report

Answer 13

Canada could make their own decisions and weren’t ruled by Britain anymore.

Question 14

Autonomy

Answer 14

Having the power to make your own decisions

Question 15

British Common Wealth

Answer 15

A group of countries that used to be ruled by britain

Question 16

BNA Act

Answer 16

the law that created Canada in 1867 and set the rules for how the country would be run.

Question 17

Persons Case

Answer 17

1929 decision that said women in Canada were legally recognized as “persons”

Question 18

Branch Plant (Economy)

Answer 18

Foreign-owned factories set up in another country.

Question 19

Primary/Secondary Industries

Answer 19

Primary involves raw materials; secondary involves manufacturing.

Question 20

Prohibition

Answer 20

Ban on alcohol

Question 21

Bootlegging (Rum running)

Answer 21

Illegal alcohol trade during prohibition.

Question 22

Agnes Macphail

Answer 22

First woman elected to Canada’s House of Commons.

Question 23

Emily Murphy

Answer 23

First female judge in the British Empire, apart of famous 5

Question 24

Famous Five

Answer 24

Five women who fought for women’s rights.

Question 25

Group of Seven

Answer 25

group of Canadian artists who painted nature and landscapes

Question 26

Emily Carr

Answer 26

Canadian artist famous for paintings of BC’s forests and Indigenous cultures.

Question 27

The Great Depression

Answer 27

1930s global economic downturn with high unemployment.

Question 28

Protectionism

Answer 28

a country tries to help its own businesses by taxing goods from other countries

Question 29

Pogey (Dole)

Answer 29

government money given to people who don’t have jobs.

Question 30

Dust Bowl (Drought)

Answer 30

strong winds and dry conditions caused huge dust storms in parts of Canada and the U.S

Question 31

Five-Cent Piece Speech (King)

Answer 31

King in 1930, where he refused to give federal government aid to provinces that were led by political leaders.

Question 32

R.B. Bennett

Answer 32

Canadian PM during the Great Depression, implemented some relief measures.

Question 33

Relief Camps

Answer 33

Government-run camps for unemployed men during the Depression.

Question 34

On-to-Ottawa Trek

Answer 34

1935 protest march for better relief conditions.

Question 35

Regina Riot

Answer 35

Violent 1935 confrontation during the On to Ottawa Trek.

Question 36

Laissez-faire Policy

Answer 36

the government does not interfere with business or the economy

Question 37

Franklin Roosevelt

Answer 37

U.S. president who introduced the New Deal during the Great Depression.

Question 38

Statue of Westminister

Answer 38

gave full legal freedom to the British dominions allowing them to make their own laws without British approval.

Question 39

Supply and Demand (Law of)

Answer 39

Price determined by the availability and desire for goods.

Question 40

Tarrifs

Answer 40

taxes that a government places on goods that are imported from other countries

Question 41

Equalization Payments

Answer 41

money given by the Canadian government to provinces with less money

Question 42

Residential Schools

Answer 42

Government-run schools aimed at "fixing" Indigenous children.

Question 43

Indian Act

Answer 43

1876 Canadian law governing Indigenous peoples’ rights.

Question 44

Aboriginal Title/Cut-off Lands

Answer 44

the rights of Indigenous peoples to their traditional lands, areas of land that were taken from Indigenous peoples

Question 45

Enfranchisement

Answer 45

Granting full citizenship rights to Indigenous people.

Question 46

Self-Determination

Answer 46

The right of people to control their own political and economic future.

Question 47

Dionne Quintuplets

Answer 47

World’s first surviving quintuplets, born in 1934.

Question 48

Economic Cycle - Prosperity, Recession, and Recovery

Answer 48

Phases of economic growth, downturn, and rebound.

Question 49

New Deal

Answer 49

Franklin Roosevelt’s programs to address the Great Depression.

Question 50

Stock Market Crash (Black Tuesday)

Answer 50

1929 stock market collapse that triggered the Great Depression.