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ROARING TWENTIES & DIRTY THIRTY Flashcards

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Spanish Flu

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an epidemic that killed more people than those who died in WWI

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Pandemic

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An epidemic that affects many people in many countries

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Suffrage

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The right to vote

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The Alberta five

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Emily murphy, Nellie McClung, Henrietta Muir Edwards, Louise McKinney, Irene Parbly, THE PERSONS CASE

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Prohibition

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Laws making it illegal to create or consume intoxicating liquor, alcohol was blamed for causing social problems, lasts 1918-1919

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Central Strike Committee

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Workers who were not happy with the work conditions

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Urbanization

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When social trends reveal people moving in large numbers from rural areas to live in towns and cities

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Citizens committee of 1000

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Employers, politicians, the wealthy

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Bloody Saturday

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June 21st 1919
Day of violence of the Winnipeg General Strike
1 killed 30 injured

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W.C.T.U

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A movement that advocated for the banning of alcohol consumption

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Bootlegging/Rum Running

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People who made alcohol illegally and sold it in the black market
People
Stored illegal booze in their boots

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Consumerism

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The buying and selling of goods, a culture focused on adversing

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Reserves

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Land set aside by the government for the exclusive use of aboriginal communities

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Indian Act

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1876

  • determined who was a status Indian and who could receive benefits (health care, education)
  • federal had complete control over reserves, lost the right to govern themselves/vote
  • had to ask to leave the reserve
  • prohibited the consumption of alcohol
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Assimilation

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Gradually assimilating First Nation people into Canadian society, changing certain things to make them more like you

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Residential Schools

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A systematic method used by the government, which aboriginal children could be “assimilated” and “civilized” in a way that would allow them to fit into Canadian society

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Duncan Scott

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Advocated for Indian assimilation through education

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Pull Factors

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Opportunities for a better life which draw people to a country

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Push Factors

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Conditions that persuade people to leave their homeland (poverty, violence, persecution)

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The Charleston

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New form of dance that lead from Jazz music

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The Black Bottom

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Danced inspired by watching cows walk through mud, white people watched black people

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Flappers

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Name for women whose fashion and behaviour challenged the traditional social norms

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Drug store Cowboys

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Name for men whose fashion and behaviour challenged the traditional social norms

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Emily Carr

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Famous Canadian artist who focused on landscape of the west coast and indigenous culture

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Group of Seven

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1920 
Group of seven painters
Theme: landscapes painters, rejected realism
Style: bold brush strokes with colour 
Painted landscape of northern Canada
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Fad

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Any form of popular behaviour or trend that is embraced by a large population and is very popular for a short period of time

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Stock market

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Where businesses and companies finance themselves (grow) by selling shares of company stock, you pay to own a piece of a company

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Laissez-Faire Capitalism

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An economic theory that the government should NOT intervene with the economy
Belief: that little or no intervention, the economy will naturally regulate itself and grow

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Black Tuesday

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The day the stock market crashes
Millions of dollars lost
Stocks drop as much as 50% or become worthless

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Tariffs

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Taxes imposed by one country on goods coming from another country to protect their industries from foreign competition

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Inflation

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a rise in prices accompanied by a drop in the buying power of money

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Rationing

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Preserving, dividing, eating in small amounts

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Emily

Stowe

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First Canadian woman to practice in the medical field

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Richard Bedford (RB) Bennett

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Conservative 
Elected 1930-1935 
Three policies:
Relief camps
Unemployment relief act 
Placing high tariffs on imported goods
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WLMC (William Lyon Mackenzie king)

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Liberal
Elected 1921-1930
Re-elected 1935
Lost election because he declared he would
Not give financial assistance to the government

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Relief Camps

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Government sponsored public work projects in order to provide work for the unemployed
Purpose: to move the poor off the streets
Reality: low wages
Worked long hours
Poor living conditions

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New deal

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Bennet promises: 
8 hour work days 
Minimum wage 
Unemployment insurance 
Occurred shortly after the Regina Riot
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Trekkers

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Young men who climbed onto rail cars and travelled across Canada looking for work “riding the rails”, men were usually single, unskilled workers

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On-to-Ottawa trek

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Trekkers travelled from BC to Ottawa to meet Bennet and demanded
High wages
Better working conditions
2000
Trekkers reach Regina and Bennet agrees to meet with a few Trekkers
He declares:
Relief camps are good for the workers and country
Trekkers are communists agitators sparking a revolution

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The Regina riot

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July 1st 1935
Representatives return to Regina
Mass demonstrations by Trekkers, riots, violence, bloodshed, one police killed and hundreds wounded

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J.S. Woodsworth

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Leader of the co-operative commonwealth federation

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CCF (co-operation commonwealth federation)

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Wanted to intoxicated socialism
( an economic system based on government control of the economy so that all people benefit equally)
One of the most successful political parties

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Social credit party

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A political party that beloved the depression would end if people had more money
Won most of the seats in Alberta

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Bible Bill Alberhart

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Known for baptist views

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