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Prohibition

A nationwide constitutional ban on the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages that lasted from 1920 to 1933.

Suffrage

The right to vote in political elections.

Temperance movement

A social movement advocating for the reduction or prohibition of alcohol consumption.

Rum Runners

Individuals or groups who illegally transported alcoholic beverages into the United States during Prohibition.

Bootleggers

People who illegally produced or distributed alcohol during the Prohibition era.

Speakeasies

Secret bars or clubs that operated illegally during Prohibition, serving alcohol to patrons.

Flappers

Young women in the 1920s who defied traditional norms of behavior and dress, often associated with the jazz age.

Model-T

An affordable automobile produced by Ford Motor Company, which revolutionized personal transportation in the 1920s.

Assembly lines

Manufacturing processes that involve dividing tasks among workers to increase efficiency, notably used by Ford in the production of automobiles.

Stocks - buying on margin

Purchasing stocks by borrowing money, which contributed to the stock market crash of 1929.

Bull Market

A financial market in which prices are rising or expected to rise, particularly in stocks.

Bennett Buggies

A term for cars that were converted to be drawn by horses due to the inability to afford gasoline during the Great Depression.

On-to Ottawa Trek

A protest in 1935 where unemployed workers from British Columbia marched to Ottawa to demand government action on unemployment.

Riding the Rails

The act of traveling illegally on freight trains, often done by those searching for work during the Great Depression.

Dust Bowl

A severe drought and dust storm phenomenon in the 1930s that devastated agriculture in the central United States.

Relief Camps

Government-run camps during the Great Depression that provided food and shelter to unemployed men.

Shanty Towns

Makeshift communities built by homeless people during the Great Depression, often referred to as 'Hoovervilles.'

Winnipeg General Strike

A major strike in 1919 where workers in Winnipeg protested for better working conditions and rights.

Spanish Flu

A deadly influenza pandemic that spread globally in 1918-1919, affecting millions.

Stock Market crash 1929 - causes and explanation

A major financial collapse in October 1929 caused by excessive speculation, overvaluation of stocks, and economic instability, leading to the Great Depression.

Persons case

A landmark legal case in Canada that affirmed women were legally considered persons, allowing them to be appointed to the Senate.

Chanak affair

A 1922 confrontation between Britain and Turkey that tested Canada’s autonomy in foreign policy.

King-Byng

The political crisis in Canada in 1926 when Governor General Byng refused Prime Minister King’s request to dissolve Parliament.

Balfour Report

A document from 1926 that clarified the relationship between Britain and its dominions, recognizing their autonomy.

Statute of Westminster

A 1931 act that granted full legislative independence to the dominions of the British Empire.