The 1920s and 1930s

Political party that proposed giving Albertans a monthly dividend of $25 during the Great Depression.

The Social Credit Party

Political party concerned with creating new social order through government ownership of banks, transportation and other large businesses.

The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, which was a socialist party formed in Alberta.

Important stock market indicator used to measure the overall performance of key stocks on the New York Stock Exchange.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, this is a composite of the top 30 companies in the market.

These were set up to help unemployed single men.

Relief Camps which gave people jobs and a place to live. Unfortunately, the food was garbage and the beds had bugs.

Governor-general who refused Prime Minister King's request for an election in 1926.

Lord Byng who was appointed not elected.

Part ownership in a company can be purchased if an investor buys ______.

Stocks/Shares in the company

Many small-time investors used this "buy-now, pay-later" method to purchase stocks during the 1920s.

Many investors bought stocks using credit/loans.

Term describing prosperity of the 1920s.

Roaring Twenties

Headed by Tim Buck, this political party wanted a revolution that would completely change Canada's economic system.

The Communist Party of Canada

Traditional native ceremony of some prairie tribes.

Potlatch

Law banning alcohol consumption.

Prohibition, in America which caused smuggling of alcohol into America from Canada.

Inventor of the Ford Model T

Henry Ford

Region that did not benefit form the economic prosperity of the 1920s.

The Maritimes

Popular invention of the 1920s.

Automobiles

1920s slang for motion pictures that included sound.

Talkies

Place where stocks are bought and sold.

Stock Market

Slang term for receiving government assistance during the Great Depression.

Pogey

This key economic indicator peaked at 27% in 1933.

Unemployment

Another name used to describe the Great Depression.

Dirty Thirties

Established by the federal government to protect Canadian culture.

The Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC)

Country that Canada relies heavily on for trade.

The United States of America

Cause of the Great Depression.

Overproduction

Famous 1920s Hollywood movie star from Canada.

Mary Pickford

People with no money lifted the engines out of their automobiles and hitched horses to these.

Bennett Buggies, not a great PM

British statute that gave Canada the right to negotiate its own treaties with other nations.

The Statute of Westminster

Canada's longest reigning Prime Minister.

Prime Minister Mackenzie King

Location of violent and bloody strike staged by workers protesting poor wages and working conditions.

Winnipeg, here happened the Winnipeg General Strike

This economic indicator measures total output or production.

Gross National Product (GNP)

Key raw material exported by Canada.

Wheat from the prairies. This was affected by the droughts and dust bowl due to the climate and improper farming practices.

A tax on imported goods.

Tariffs. Canada’s two major parties were arguing about tariffs with the Conservatives being in favor and the liberals being against.

What is The Persons Case?

An act accepted by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London. Which legally considered women persons.

What was caused by The Persons Case?

Cairine Wilson became Canada’s first female senator

Members of the Famous Five?

Emily Murphy, Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney, Henrietta Muir Edwards, Irene Parlby

How did WWI contibute to women’s rights

Due to many men leaving for the war women stepped int to take their jobs.

When were women allowed to vote in Canada?

Women were allowed to vote legally by November 1920

Why did the economy boom in the 20s?

Production facilities developed for war transitioned to consumer goods.

What American act allowed workers to unionize?

The Wagner Act of 1935

First radio station in Canada?

The XWA station in Montreal

The 1906 Immigration Act

Tightened immigration restrictions by prohibiting people who were poor and likely to rely on public funds -

1919 Immigration Act Amendment

Secretary of Immigration F.C. Blair asked the Minister of Immigration and Colonization to sign blank deportation orders in bulk.

Chinese Immigration Act

Prohibited all Chinese immigrants except diplomats, students, children of Canadians and an investor class.

Humiliation Day for Chinese Canadians

July 1 1923

The Railway Agreement

Allowed railway companies to control the recruitment and settlement of European agriculturalists

Nativism

The policy of protecting the interests of native-born against those of immigrants

Order of Sleeping Car Porters

First Black labor union in North America, aimed to improve working conditions

Legal Cases

Fred Christie case, official decision by the Supreme Court that allowed businesses to discriminate; Lulu Anderson case, one of the first times discriminatory business practices were challenged

How did Ontario vote?

Strong liberal vs conservative competition throughout this period.

How did Quebec vote?

Liberal stronghold

Prairies

Third party strength(Progressive/UFA/Social credit)

Atlantic Canada

Swing region, but leaned Liberal overall

British Columbia

Highly competitive between Liberals and Conservatives.

The King-Byng Affair

Erupted when Governor General Lord Byng of Vimy refused King's request to dissolve Parliament. Publicly challenged the role of the governor general and Britain's influence on Canada's internal politics King said it was undemocratic to have an appointed British official (governor general) to go

The Chanak Crisis

In 1922 was the first time Canada did not automatically support Britain

The Halibut Treaty

Was the first time Canada independently negotiated a treaty in 1923

The Balfour Report

Granted Canada autonomy and equality in status with other members of the Commonwealth but still requiring loyalty to the crown

Protests against relief camp conditions?

The On-to-Ottawa trek and the Regina Riot were protests to improve living conditions in the camps