Why were the 1930s the worst years?

Mass starvation and malnutrition, Drought, dust storms, and grasshopper plague, Stock Market Crash, One-third of population was unemployed

Ban of sale, distribution, and consumption of alcohol

Which of the following was NOT a direct cause of The Great Depression?

High tariffs choked off international trade

What was the Person’s Case?

Fight for women to be appointed to the Senate

What was the Charleston?

Popular dance of the 1920s and 1930s

What was government relief?

Emergency financial assistance in the form of vouchers

The increase of production in factories leading to the stockpiling of products was called?

Over-production and over-expansion

Who was the Group of Seven?

artists who focused on impressionism & Canadian landscapes

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A History Quiz! focussing on the Roaring Twenties and Great Depression.

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1
What was the date of Black Tuesday?
October 9, 1920
June 27, 1929
September 1, 1931
October 29, 1929
2
Slang term for being on government relief?
Riding the rods
Bootlegging
On the dole
Going from boom to bust
3
Why were the 1930s the worst years?
Mass starvation and malnutrition
Drought, dust storms, and grasshopper plague
Stock Market Crash
One-third of population was unemployed
4
What is prohibition?
Ban of demonstrations, parades or rioting
Fight for women to gain the right to vote in Canada
All of the above
Ban of sale, distribution, and consumption of alcohol
5
Which of the following was NOT a direct cause of The Great Depression?
High tariffs choked off international trade
Too much buying on credit
Canada’s dependence on only a few primary products
1929 Stock Market Crash
6
What natural disaster did NOT hit the prairie farmers?
Drought
Grasshoppers
Landslide
Dust Bowl
7
What was the Person’s Case?
Fight for women to be appointed to be judge
To allow women to work in professions as a doctor and lawyer
Fight for women to be appointed to the Senate
To allow all citizens over 18 to be viewed as “persons”
8
Who is credited with the discovery of insulin?
Foster Hewitt
Percy Williams
Armand Bombardier
Sir Frederick Banting
9
What was the popular fashion of women during the 1920s?
Knickers
Foxtrot
Flapper
Top Hats
10
What was the Charleston?
Code name for secret clubs that sold alcohol
Popular dance of the 1920s and 1930s
Popular game show in the 1920s
Famous painting by the Group of Seven
11
What was government relief?
Social Insurance and a set minimum wage
Emergency financial assistance in the form of vouchers
Social credit given by government
Allowed unions to collectively bargain with its employees
12
Which of the following was NOT an invention of the 1920s?
Television
Radio
Talkies (talking movies at the movie theatre)
Model T
13
What do you call the share of the company’s profit paid to shareholders annually?
Capital Gains
Dividends
Bonds
Stocks
14
The increase of production in factories leading to the stockpiling of products was called?
High tariff (taxes)
Buying on margin
Over-production and over-expansion
Dependence on the United States
15
How did Canada’s dependence on a few primary products become a cause of the Great Depression?
Trade with foreign countries decreased because of tariffs
Surplus of essential products on the world market
Demand for staples or essential products decreased
All of the above
16
Who was the Group of Seven?
female suffragists campaigning for the Person’s Case
artists who focused on impressionism & Canadian landscapes
athletes who dominated the 1920s in various sports
artists who brought the jazz age to Canada during the 1920s

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