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Canada 1920s/1930s
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| factories, offices, or other operations set up in Canada but owned or controlled by U.S. or other foreign companies | branch plants |
| massive strike in Canada organized by workers and unions in 1919 | Winnipeg General Strike |
| negotiation of a contract between unions and management regarding such things as wages and working conditions | collective bargaining |
| the banning of the sale and consumption of alcohol | prohibition |
| group of Canadian landscape painters in the 1920s | Group of Seven |
| a court case in which the Famous Five successfully fought to have women declared 'persons' under Canadian law in 1929, went all the way to the British Privy Council | Persons Case |
| The Canadian government's 'refusal' in 1922, lead by King, to support British troops in defending a strategic Turkish port; the first time the Canadian government did not support the British military.",Chanak Crisis | Chanuk Affair |
| A 1923 treaty between Canada and the US to protect a specific fish species along the Pacific Coast; the first treaty negotiated and signed independently by the Canadian government | Halibut Treaty |
| the person who represents the British crown in Canada | Governor General |
| a situation that occurred in 1926 when Governor General Byng refused Prime Minister King's request to dissolve Parliament and call an election | King-Byng Crisis |
| the law that changed the British Empire into the British Commonwealth; all commonwealth countries to be considered EQUAL IN STATUS WITH BRITAIN and able to make their own laws | Statute of Westminster |
| a severe economic downturn in the global economy in the 1930s | Depression |
| Ran the illegal operation of smuggling liquor in the United States during Prohibition | Al Capone |
| Women who rebelled against their traditional roles by dancing in clubs, cutting their hair, drinking etc. | Flappers |
| This new invention saved the lives of many due to Frederick Banting | Insulin |
| New products such as this made household chores more efficient | Laundry Machines |
| Some of the reasons for the stock market crash | Too much supply and dependence on the American economy |
| "October 29, 1929" | Black Tuesday - stock market in U.S. crashed |
| Personal debt | Related to availability of easy credit (loans and credit cards) |
| Challenged stereotypes about women in sports | Edmonton Grads |
| The moving assembly line made building and then selling this product considerably less expensive - making it a popular status symbol | The Ford Model T |
| Veterans of WWI looked to the government to help them | Find jobs and to gain more respect |
| This law discriminated against immigrants from China | The Chinese Exclusion Act |
| The process of making First Nations Canadians more 'Canadian' | Assimilation |
| Children of First Nation families were removed from their homes and physically and mentally abused | Residential Schools |
| This court rejected the Famous Five's request for women to become 'persons' under the law | Supreme Court of Canada |
| First international body in which Canada represented itself | League of Nations |
| Terms for what we now know as welfare | 'relief' or being on the 'pogey' or 'dole' |
| Drought, expensive agricultural equipment and grasshopper infestation were problems for this group of Canadians | Farmers |
| They were affected most by the Great Depression | Young Unemployed Men |
| Men began to do this in search of employment | Ride the Rails/Rods |
| The government created these make work projects and places to avoid potential crime resulting from poverty | Relief Camps |
| Protest to government regarding status of relief camps and lack of ability to improve living conditions of Canadians | On-To-Ottawa Trek |
| This political party supported socialism and that government should control business | CCF |
| This political party blamed big business and felt that the government should give each man/woman $25 a month to live | Social Credit Party |
| This political party began in Quebec and worked to promote French Canadian culture and rights | Union Nationale |
| This policy introduced by the government promised to increase taxes on the rich, lower farm debts, and provide unemployment insurance and pensions | New Deal |
| Who gave the infamous '5 cent speech'? | Mackenzie King |
| Who thought that the economy would fix itself and raised taxes on imported goods? | R. B. Bennett |
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