TEST - Inter-War Period Places/Things/Events Flashcards
“Means test”
a determination of whether an individual or family is eligible for government assistance or welfare, based upon whether the individual or family possesses the means to do without that help
“New Deal”
- it was a series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States between 1933 and 1939.
Amending formula
- to change the Constitution using the general formula, the change needs to be approved by 1) the federal Parliament, 2) the Senate, and 3) a minimum number of provincial legislatures. There must be at least seven provinces that approve the change, representing at least 50% of Canada’s population.
Anti-Semitism
-hostility to or prejudice against Jewish people.
Assembly line
- a series of workers and machines in a factory by which a succession of identical items is progressively assembled.
Assimilation
- the process whereby individuals or groups of differing ethnic heritage are absorbed into the dominant culture of a society.
Autonomy
- the quality or state of being self-governing, self-directing freedom and especially moral independence and personal autonomy.
Balfour Report
The Balfour Report of 1926 was an important document in Canada’s evolution to become a fully self-governing nation. The report declared that Britain and its Dominions were constitutionally equal. The findings of the report were made law by the British Parliament in the 1931 Statute of Westminster.
Bennett Blanket
a newspaper.
Bennett-buggy
- an engineless automobile drawn by a horse.
Black Tuesday.
On October 29, 1929, the United States stock market crashed in an event known as Black Tuesday. This began a chain of events that led to the Great Depression, a 10-year economic slump that affected all industrialised countries in the world. The causes of Black Tuesday included too much debt used to buy stocks, global protectionist policies, and slowing economic growth.
Blind Pig/Speakeasy
- a speakeasy, also called a blind pig or blind tiger, is an illicit establishment that sells alcoholic beverages, or a retro style bar that replicates aspects of historical speakeasies. Speakeasy bars came into prominence in the United States and Canada during the Prohibition era (1920–1933).
Bloody Saturday
- On June 21 1919, near the end of the Winnipeg General Strike, saw the occurrence of the tragic event called “Bloody Saturday.” Two men were killed and 27 others injured as strikers fought the North West Mounted Police. The strike began on May 15 as about 30,000 strikers took to the streets.
Bootlegger
- a person who makes, distributes, or sells goods illegally.
Branch plant
- a plant or factory in Canada belonging to a company whose headquarters are in another country.
British Commonwealth
- The Commonwealth is an association of countries across the world. Although historically connected to the British Empire, any country can apply to be a member of the Commonwealth, regardless of its intersection with Britain’s colonial past. The Commonwealth consists of 54 countries, including the United Kingdom.
Buying on credit
- it means receiving goods or services straight away and paying for them later.
CBC
- in 1929 the Commission concluded that Canada was in need of a publicly funded radio broadcast system. In 1936 a new Canadian Broadcasting Act created the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)/Radio-Canada as a crown corporation.
Collective bargaining
- negotiation of wages and other conditions of employment by an organized body of employees.
Coalition
- an alliance for combined action, especially a temporary alliance of political parties forming a government or of states.
Constitution
- a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.
Consumerism/society
- the protection or promotion of the interests of consumers.
Credit
- the ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future.
Deflation
- reduction of the general level of prices in an economy.
Depression (+ cycle)
- the financial and industrial slump of 1929 and subsequent years.
Dole/relief/pogey
- financial or other relief given to unemployed people by the government.
Drought
- a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.
Enfranchisement/”ed”
” - the giving of a right or privilege, especially the right to vote.
Equalisation payments
- an unconditional transfer of funds by the federal government to a province with below-average revenue per capita, intended to ensure that all provincial governments provide comparable levels of service and taxation.
F. D. Roosevelt
- Roosevelt directed the federal government during most of the Great Depression, implementing his New Deal domestic agenda in response to the worst economic crisis in U.S. history. He formed economic and social programs of the “New Deal” which helped bring about the beginnings of a national recovery.
Famous Five
- the group included Emily Murphy, Henrietta Muir Edwards, Nellie McClung, Louise Crummy McKinney, and Irene Parlby. The Famous Five achieved not only the right for women to serve in the Senate, but they and their many contributions paved the way for women to participate in other aspects of public life and the assertion of women’s rights is now honoured by the Governor General’s Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case.
Flapper
- flappers were a generation of young Western women in the 1920s who wore short skirts (knee height was considered short during that time period), bobbed their hair, listened to jazz, and flaunted their disdain for what was then considered acceptable behaviour.
Free trade
- international trade left to its natural course without tariffs, quotas, or other restrictions
General strike
- between 15 May and 25 June 1919, more than 30,000 workers left their jobs. Factories, shops, transit and city services shut down. The strike resulted in arrests, injuries and the deaths of two protestors. It did not immediately succeed in empowering workers and improving job conditions.