INTERWAR YEARS (1920s–1930s) - history exam

Group of Seven

Canadian painters known for landscape art in 1920s

Famous Five

Group of women who fought for women to be legally recognized as persons

William Lyon Mackenzie King

PM during parts of 1920s and 30s, cautious economic approach

J.S. Woodsworth

Founder of CCF, promoted social welfare programs

R.B. Bennett

PM during Great Depression, proposed New Deal-style reforms

Residential Schools

Government schools for Indigenous children, known for abuse and cultural assimilation

Winnipeg General Strike

1919 labor protest involving thousands of workers

Prohibition

Ban on alcohol sales and consumption in 1920s

Person’s Case

Legal case that recognized women as persons under the law

Treatment of Minorities

Discrimination against Chinese and Black Canadians in early 20th century

Causes of the Great Depression

Stock market crash, overproduction, unemployment, etc.

New Political Parties

Formed in response to Depression (CCF, Communist, Social Credit, Union Nationale)

Government Responses

Relief camps, New Deal attempts, limited success

On-to-Ottawa Trek

1935 protest by unemployed men demanding government support