Post World War (Roaring 20s)

Question 1

Fourteen Points

Answer 1

a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations to end World War I. The idea was pitched by Woodrow Wilson, the American president at the time.

Question 2

League of Nations

Answer 2

international organization that was organized and made to promote peace in the world

Question 3

Prohibition

Answer 3

the ban of alcohol.

Question 4

Buying on Margin

Answer 4

refers to buying stocks,

Question 5

Charleston

Answer 5

popular dance move in the 1920s

Question 6

Winnipeg General

Answer 6

a large labor action strike that started in Winnipeg, that lead to many other unions joining

Question 7

Strike

Answer 7

A labor action strike, made Unions jump aboard.

Question 8

Fanny Rosenfeld

Answer 8

Female Canadian athlete of the ‘20s (snowboarding)

Question 9

Bootlegger

Answer 9

they illegally sold alcohol, and smuggled it around.

Question 10

Tin Lizzie

Answer 10

affordable mas produced automobile, it was called the model-Tfour

Question 11

Mary Pickford

Answer 11

Canadian superstar, known as American doll

Question 12

Woodrow Wilson

Answer 12

president of the US during world war 1, served as the 28th president

Question 13

Byng –King Crisis

Answer 13

a political confrontation to decide who has more power, between the governor (Julian Byng) and the prime minister (king)

Question 14

Group of Seven

Answer 14

a Canadian painting group, that painted landscapes and indigenous art

Question 15

Stocks

Answer 15

Big investments bought on margins started the stock market crash and cause the Great Depression

Question 16

Bloody Saturday

Answer 16

1919 two strikers were killed by police on the streets of Winnipeg as they took part in the Winnipeg General Strike.

Question 17

Fads

Answer 17

the flapper style

Question 18

Bluenose

Answer 18

A famous Canadian ship which one lot of races

Question 19

Barnstormer

Answer 19

( stunt pilot ) Doing air tricks and skills for things like shows and entertainment

Question 20

Brush pilot

Answer 20

Pilots who brought people and supplies to people in remote areas.

Question 21

Charlie Chaplin

Answer 21

Silent movie star/comedian and producer

Question 22

Branch Plant

Answer 22

American companies/businesses that branch out to Canada, influenced by the USA

Question 23

Flappers

Answer 23

Flappers were a subculture of young Western women in the 1920s who wore short skirts, bobbed their hair, listened to jazz, and flaunted their disdain for what was then considered acceptable behaviour.

Question 24

Black Tuesday

Answer 24

Stock market crash, the immediate cause of the Great Depression

Question 25

The Jazz Singer

Answer 25

First talkie, the first non-silent film ( jazz movie )

Question 26

Lionel Conacher

Answer 26

well-known/famous male athlete of the ‘20s

Question 27

Speakeasy

Answer 27

Secret bar allowing people to drink, making it fun and incisive cause it was illegal

Question 28

Rumrunner

Answer 28

Smuggle Canadian alcohol across

Question 29

Crystal Set

Answer 29

Co-name for radio, older version

Question 30

Al Jolson

Answer 30

Starred in the first jazz talkie movie of the ‘20s

Question 31

What sort of peace settlement did Lloyd George and Clemenceau want in 1919? How did this contrast with what Wilson wanted?

Answer 31

Wilson wanted a fair treaty, and France, and Clemenceau wanted to punish them and make sure Germany never did it again. Lloyd was in between, but by the end, they went to the “dark side” of France.

Question 32

Identify five terms of the Treaty of Versailles.

Answer 32

Responsibility, Reparations, Lost land, Lost colonies, Map of Europe changing

Question 33

3. Describe the problems faced by many Canadian soldiers returning home to Canada after the war.

Answer 33

Unemployment

Question 34

Explain the landmark legal victory of the “Persons Case” by the “Famous Five”.

Answer 34

Famous Five trying to fight the right to get themselves as a person of the law.

Question 35

Explain why the stock market crashed in October 1929.

Answer 35

Buying on Margins, Selling at once