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Post World War (Roaring 20s) Flashcards

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Fourteen Points

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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.

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League of Nations

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

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Prohibition

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the ban of alcohol.

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Buying on Margin

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refers to buying stocks,

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Charleston

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popular dance move in the 1920s

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Winnipeg General

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

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Strike

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A labor action strike, made Unions jump aboard.

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Fanny Rosenfeld

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Female Canadian athlete of the ‘20s (snowboarding)

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Bootlegger

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they illegally sold alcohol, and smuggled it around.

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Tin Lizzie

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

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Mary Pickford

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Canadian superstar, known as American doll

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Woodrow Wilson

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

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Byng –King Crisis

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

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Group of Seven

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a Canadian painting group, that painted landscapes and indigenous art

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Stocks

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

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Bloody Saturday

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

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Fads

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the flapper style

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Bluenose

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A famous Canadian ship which one lot of races

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Barnstormer

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

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Brush pilot

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

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Charlie Chaplin

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Silent movie star/comedian and producer

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Branch Plant

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

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Flappers

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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.

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Black Tuesday

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Stock market crash, the immediate cause of the Great Depression

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The Jazz Singer

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

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Lionel Conacher

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

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Speakeasy

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

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Rumrunner

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Smuggle Canadian alcohol across

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Crystal Set

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Co-name for radio, older version

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Al Jolson

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

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

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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.

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Identify five terms of the Treaty of Versailles.

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

33
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  1. Describe the problems faced by many Canadian soldiers returning home to Canada after the war.
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Unemployment

34
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Explain the landmark legal victory of the “Persons Case” by the “Famous Five”.

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

35
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Explain why the stock market crashed in October 1929.

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Buying on Margins, Selling at once

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