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Socials: B and B
Boom and Bust, Roaring Twenties and Dirty Thirties
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| J.S. Woodsworth | One of the workers arrested on bloody saturday during the Winnipeg general strike. J.S. Woodsworth became the leader of the CCF or the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. |
| One Big Union | A union formed by a series of different workers in different professionalism, used the union to take control of provincial and municipal governments and make demands, such as higher wages. |
| Bloody Saturday | June 21st,1919, on Saturday, workers on strike during the Winnipeg general strike, had a parade to protest against the mayor's actions. However they were stopped by the RCMP then the RNWMP, violence broke out, several arrested 1 killed. |
| Prohibition of Alcohol | In 1920, most provincial governments began to admit that prohibition did not work. In 1921, the sale of alcohol was regulated by the government rather than banned. |
| Consumerism | The engrossed purchasing of consumer goods to boost the economy. |
| Urbanization | The process in which any land is converted into city estate. |
| Fads | Owning an automobile, Women Working, Women Voting, Owning a radio, Watching "moving pictures", telephones becoming common, Dancing frequent. |
| Slang | Jazz Flappers. |
| Movies | America's Sweetheart, The Talkies, Several Mounty Movies. |
| Fashion | Shorter skirts among women, hats among men. |
| King-Byng Crisis | King asked Governor General Byng to dissolve parliament and start a federal election. Byng refuses, King resigns from his position as Prime Minister. Byng appoints meighen to be Prime Minister he is booted, Byng starts election, King wins. |
| Balfour Report | A report stating that all colonies of the British Empire were like nations united under a common allegiance of the crown, equal and favourable in 1926. |
| Chanak Affair | Canada did not immediately respond to a British distress signal when battling the Turks at the port of Chanak in 1922. |
| Statute of Westminster | Statute confirming the Balfour report in 1931 therefore declaring Canada an independent country. However, it did not control its own constitution |
| Assimilation of First Nations | First Nations children forced to go to residential schools. In residential schools, they could not speak their own language and were forced to learn western values. The conditions were poor and on several occasions, children were assaulted by teachers. |
| Branch Plant Economy | An economy based on foreign countries building factories within the nations boundaries. |
| Group of Seven | A group of Canadian painters which all explored a particular style of painting that they had created according to Canada's landscape. |
| C.B.C. and N.F.B. | The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and the National Film Board of Canada. Were both formed by the government in order to encourage Canadian art and culture on radio and moving pictures. |
| Agnes McPhail | Agnes was the first woman to be elected into the House of Commons in 1921, and was the only woman until 1935. |
| Emily Murphy | Emily murphy was appointed magistrate in Alberta, but was denied the position when the law stated that only person could hold office. She took the issue to the supreme court and they ruled she did have the right to be a judge. |
| Famous Five | Five women who influenced the development of Canada, these women included: Nellie McClung, Emily Murphy, Irene Parlby, Louise McKinney and Henritta Muir Edwards. |
| Stock Market Crash (Buying on margin) | When a stock market crashed occurred in the U.S. it caused a chain reaction, causing a stock market crash in Canada and other places in the world as well. Many in Canada were buying on margin, they lent money from the bank and invested it in stocks. |
| Overproduction | When one produces more then they can sell or consume. |
| Tariffs | Taxes placed on imports that come from foreign countries, these were raised in Canada, to protect its businesses, however this backfired when other countries also raised tariffs in response. |
| Natural Disasters | Both a drought and a grasshopper infestation consumed several farmlands and left the soil dry and loose. This caused massive dust storms throughout the Prairies. |
| Failure of laissez faire | Laissez faire, leaving the economy to come out of a depression on its own, wash't a success in Canada. |
| "Pogey" | Relief payments for workers, often in the form of food vouchers or essentials. |
| "Riding the Rods" | When men from shantytowns in the forest would hop on freight trains and look for work elsewhere. |
| Work/Relief Camps | Several work and relief camps were created during Bennett's rule as Prime Minister, however they had poor conditions and the pay was a measly 20 cents. |
| On-to-Ottawa Trek | The On-to-Ottawa Trek, was a march by several workers in the relief camps, asking for better conditions and greater pay. |
| Roosevelt's New Deal | Roosevelt's New Deal provided health services and education with tax dollars, and it also created many construction projects for jobs around America. This did not get America out of the depression, but it helped keep many alive during the depression. |
| Bennet's New Deal | Bennett's New Deal introduced 20 million dollars for job creation, increased tariffs to protect Canadian businesses and helped rehabilitate the farms on the Prairies. |
| CCF (Co-operative Commonwealth Federation) | The CCF was created by J.S. Woodsworth, the political party supported anti-capitalism, welfare, healthcare, and education via government payments. Wanted all Canadians to benefit equally from economy. |
| The Social Credit Party | The Social Credit Party created by William "Bible Bill" Aberhart also supported anti-capitalism, however had a more communist view on society than the CCF. |
| Duff Patullo | Duff Patullo was a liberal elected as Premier in British Columbia, he tried to stimulate the economy with construction projects, but he was stopped by the federal government arguing it was a matter of the feds. |
| Maurice Duplessis | Maurice Duplessis was the leader of the Union Nationale in Québec. He was a catholic and often asked for donations from catholic churches to support his cause. He wanted Québec to be a separate nation from Canada. |
| William "Bible Bill" Aberhart | William "Bible Bill" Aberhart was the leader of the Social Credit Party |
| Rise of Fascism in Europe | Germany and Italy began to adopt fascism in their government. |
| Rise of Communism in Russia | Russia was one of the only countries that was unaffected by the depression, however because it was under Stalins rule, it suffered many casualties due to his brutality. |
| Grey Owl | Grey Owl was a famous Canadian author, lecturer, and film maker who immigrated from England, he is of First Nations background. |
| Dionne Quintuplets | The Dionne Quintuplets, were the first five sisters to be born and survive for an extended period of time. |
| Movies and Pro-Sports | Movies and sports became more and more common in Canada, specifically the Olympics and the NHL were listened to by radio, or watched from previous recordings |
| Bluenose | The Bluenose was a famous Nova Soctian fishing ship that became a Canadian icon and is still currently on the Canadian dime. |
| Imperial Conference | Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the Irish attended the conference. Discussed their independence, finally cemented in the statute of westminster. Discussion held 1926, solidified 1931. Canada, no access to constitution, BNA still in U.K. |
| Regina Riot | July 1st 1935, the Regina Riot was a case in which the relief camp workers were marching towards Ottawa to demand higher wages and better working conditions. They were stopped in Regina and rioted against the officers, one of the officers was killed. |
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