interwar years quiz
spanish flu
Arrived in Europe near the end of the war and spread in trenches. Soldiers returned home with it, parades and crowds spread it. 50 million people died worldwide, 50000 canadians
winnepeg general strike
the largest strike in canadian history, between may 15th and june 25th 30000 workers walked off job. Businesses and politicians portrayed strikes as a russian style rovultion against the government = red scare. 4 strike leaders were arrested and violence broke out, NDP party was formed. Unions were organized to fight low wages and 8 hour days
Laissez-faire
The invisible hand of capitalism. The idea that in order for capitalism to work the government would have to be hands off when it comes to money
William Lyon Mackenzie King
Canada's liberal priminster from 1921-1930 and 1935-1948. Lost 1930 election because of his 5 cent piece speech.
Bennett buggy
A car with its engine taken out and drawn by a horse as people couldn't afford fuel. Naming it after Bennett, saying they blame him for the depression
relief camps
After being pressured, Bennett instated relief camps as temporary aid for transient men (non-married men or women). Conditions were strict and militaristic, leading to a riot
on to ottawa trek and regina riot
the trek started in vancouver all the way to ottawa as a way to protest the conditions in relief camps
New deal
R.B Bennett's new deal called to regulate the hours of work, provide minimum wage, improve working conditions, and insurance for unemployment, health, and industrial accidents
pogey/dole
financial help provided by municipalities provided you lived there for more than 6 months. People who were 'riding the rails' (taking the train to work in other communities) were unable to collect it. To recieve it you had to show you were desperately poor and had no assets. Considered a shame to collect it. Pay was lower than the lowest paying job to discourage it
R.B Bennett
conservative prime minister from 1931-1835
Prairie Farm Rehabilitations act
instated by WLM King in 1935. It gave money to farmers so they could relocate their families to better land in the north and seed vaccant land.
Cooperative commonwealth federation
The CCP lead by J.S woodsworth in 1933. Socialism - advocated for government should take ownership of hydro, transportation, and banking. Wanted protection for farmers, labor groups, and uni teachers. became the NDP
social credit party
led by Bible Bill. Became the premier in alberta, provided social credits to every adult in alberta so people good buy goods to stimulate the economy. There was a surplus of goods, but no ody had the money to purchase them, credits allowed them to
union nationale
led by maurice duplessis, the premier in Quebec. States that the federal government was responsible for Quebec's problems. Let the catholic church run the province
Communist party of canada
ran by Tim Buck, organized near guelph ontario in 1921. He was arressted eventually
National Unity party of canada
fascist party led by adrien arcand, was seen as a popular way to solve money problems in the 1930s. Originated in Italy
keys of fascism
aggressive nationalism, social darwinism (believed certain races were better than others), militarism (violence seen as mandatory to progress), opposes class based divisions (with us or against us), authoritarianism
charlie chaplin
one of the most talented actors, producers and directors in this time period, many classics such as 'the Kid'
talkies
in the mid 1920s sound films were introduced
mary pickford
canadian born, was known to be america's sweetheart in the 1920s due to her talent
wizard of oz
a 1925 american film directed by Larry Semon
charleston
A type of dance for both women and men, includes quick leg swings and strong arm movements, lost popularity in the 1930s. Women whi danced to this were called flappers.
flappers
young party girls. Smoked, drank, danced in jazz clubs and practiced sexual freedom, enjoyed the ford model t
insulin
Dr Fredrick Banting a candian surgeon and Charles best, a medical student isolated the hormone insulin from dogs, produced diabetes symptomes in the animals and then used insulin injections that produced normal gulcose levels
model t ford
Henry ford dreamed of a car everyone could drive, set up an assembly line. Model T - $395 in 1924. created a new industry, day trips, side road restaurants, gas stations, motels, repair shops, road construction, etc
emily carr
the first canadian female to receive a national and international recognition for her paintings of aboriginal art
radio
news, voices and music broadcasted across the country, Hockey Night in Canada united the country - Foster Hewitt hosted. J. Frank willis was a live news broadcaster who covered the 1936 moose river mine disaster
Womens christian temperance
organized the prohibition 'lips that touch liquor shall not touch ours'
al capone
ruthless mobster in the US who executed many of his conpetetors, prohibition led to rhe development of gangs
rocco perri
gang in toronto responsible for 17 murders
bootlegging
the illegal sale of alcaholic beverages. Canadians make fortunes rum running to the US (bootlegging across the border)
prohibition
alchohal was banned by the federal government, and blamed for many crimes
speakeasies
elegant private clubs and bars where people could drink alchohal
staples
wheat, fish, pulp, and paper are canada's staples. we were heavily dependant on them, which made us a lot of money in the 1920s, so proper crop rotation was not followed, ruined our soil
Black tuesday
value of stocks became worthless and stocks all around the world collapsed. October 29th, 1929
Dustbowl
canada experienced a five year drought and all of our wheat crops dried up and disappeared in windstorms in the prairies
the famous 5
five prominent canadian suffragists - Emily Murphy, Henrietta Muir Edwards, Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney, and Irene Parlby
surplus/over production
with larger factories, more products are produced, then stockpiled for future sales
tariffs
high taxes on imports or exports. To protect economies, every country raises their tariffs to encourage their own citizens to buy home made products, trade will completely halt
wheat
#1 industry for canada, feeding a recovering europe after war
dependency on the USA
65% of imports from the us, 40% of goods were exported to the us, when depression hits the US they will stop buying our exports and trade slows down
new orleans
jazz music was created there, and brought to canada by artists like louis armstrong and duke ellington
emily murphy
first female judge in canada, assembled the famous five, was proposed to be a member of senate in 1922
moose river mining disaster
in nova scotia, three gold miners got trapped underground, one survived and rescued after 11 days, two died, J. Frank Ellis saved him by drilling a hole in the cave and communicating with them
chanak affair
provided canada's autonomy. Britain and france occupied turkey during ww1, and in 1920 they retreated to areas like chanak after treaties were signed, but later stepped in to help greece fight turkey, britain tried to force canadians to help, but WLM King said parliament would decide, 1922
statue of westminster
A law passed that equalized britain and its dominions, meaning britain could no longer make laws for them, originated from the Balfour Report, passed in 1931
brother can you spare a dime
sang by a returning soldier from ww1, sung by bing crosby, Brother stands for the government
bluebirds
nickname of women who volunteered as nurses during ww1, because of their blue dresses
the persons case
initiated by the famous five. The supreme court of canada ruled that women were not 'persons' and could not sit in senate, however the Judicial Comittee of the Privy Council reversed this, and allowed women to have rights
suffragists
women advocating that the right to vote should be extended to more people.
Cairine Wilson
first woman to become a senator
residential schools
first one was opened in 1849 in ontario. The church and government agreed that aboriginal savagery needed to be solved. the goal of these schools was to assimilate and integrate aboriginal people into canadian society. Kill the indian in the child
the indian act
made attendance in residential schools mandatory till age 16
totalitarianism
an extreme form of government that restricts individual rights and makes everyone subordinate to the government using fear and opression. Means 'all within the state, none outside the state, none against the state' fascism and communism are most susceptable, farthest on left and right wing spectrum
Josef stalin/soviet union
1924-1953, had five year plans, control economy, increase land, militarism
adolf hitler
1933-1945, autarky, lebensraum (expand land)
italy, benito mussolini
ended unemployment, agricultural programs, expansion
spain - franco fransisco
1936-39 civil war, 1939-1975 he ruled. stayed out of ww2 but was helped by mussolini and hitler during spains civil war
japan - emperor hirohito
1926-1989, many different prime ministers during ww2 but most prominent was tojo hideki. Invaddd china, militarism, expansion