Unit 2 Flashcards
Spanish Flu
1918-1919
20 million died, 2 million seriously ill
As many people that fire during the flu equivalent to the amount who died during the war
25,000 stickers assembled for demonstration at Market Square
Violence, Fear
Mayor called RCMP, they rode on horses charging at the crowd and beating them
June 21
Bloody Saturday
Recession
Flapper
A worn in the 1920s short hair(bob), short skirt, rolled stockings
Treaty of Versailles
Signed on June 28, 1919 (exactly 5 years after the
assassination)
Minor countries were allowed input, but no decision making
Bloody Saturday
25,000 stickers assembled for demonstration at Market Square
Violence, Fear
Mayor called RCMP, they rode on horses charging at the crowd and beating them
June 21
The Big 3
France, USA, Britain
David Lloyd George
Country: Britain
Priorities:
- Peace & Trade
- Keep his people
happy
- “Squeeze Germany
like a lemon
Georges Clemenceau
Country: France
Priorities:
- Future security for
France
- Compensation
- Cripple Germany
Woodrow Wilson
Country: USA
Priorities:
- Fair Treaty
- Self-Determination
- League of Nations
Winnipeg General Strike
Canadians were angry – with some demanding better wages and working conditions and others demanding jobs
lasted from May 15 to June 25, 1919
Consumerism
Electricity: changed that way people lived( stoves, vacuums, washer, fridge)
Automobiles: helped people get around better
Henry Ford
Perfected the assembly line
Mass production
enabling the rapid and large-scale production of goods
Recession
war production stopped
factory closed down
unemployment increased
poverty
The Dole
Relief
Declare to public u had no money
On-to Ottawa Trek
1935 reached rock bottom
hundreds of men boarded a train to Ottawa to demand the federal government to help
Anti-Semitism
hatred toward Jew
very strong when hitler takes power it also spreads to Canada
Assembly line
significantly boosting productivity and making goods more accessible
started his own production company and released some of his most memorable works such as The Kid, A Woman in Paris, The Gold Rush and The Circus
Charlie Chaplin
Most popular female film actress
America Sweetheart
Mary Pickford
Famous 5
Nellie McClung
Louise McKinney
Henrietta Miur Edwards
Emily Murphy
Irene Parlby
The Person Case
a legal challenge to a narrow interpretation of the Constitution that did not consider women to be “persons.”
Prohibition
The Constitutional ban on sale, production,
importation and transportation of alcohol.
• Occurred in the US from 1920-1933
“women’s Christian and Anti-Saloon League we’re in favour
