Canada in the 1920s-1930s

Vocabulary flashcards summarizing significant concepts and terms related to Canada's economic, social, and political landscape during the 1920s and 1930s.

Staples economy

An economy based on the production of staple products such as wheat, lumber, and minerals.

Overproduction

A situation where too much product is produced compared to the demand, leading to an economic downturn.

Great Depression

A severe worldwide economic depression that took place during the 1930s.

Pogey

Refers to government relief payments that were often small and humiliating for recipients.

Black blizzards

Severe dust storms that occurred in the Prairies during the Great Depression.

Relief camps

Camps set up by the government to provide work for single men during the Great Depression, paying them 20¢ a day.

Bennett’s New Deal

A series of policies introduced by Prime Minister R.B. Bennett in response to the Great Depression, deemed limited and partly unconstitutional.

Red Scare

A period of intense fear of communism, influencing government and societal responses to social unrest.

Winnipeg General Strike

A massive strike in 1919 aimed at better wages and working conditions, marking a significant labor movement event in Canada.

Persons Case (1929)

A legal case that acknowledged women as 'persons' in Canada, although inequalities remained persistent.

Indian Act

A Canadian law that regulated the affairs and governance of Indigenous Peoples.

Residential schools

Institutions aimed at assimilating Indigenous children into Canadian society through forced removal from their families.

Statute of Westminster (1931)

Law that granted legal independence to Canada from Britain.