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Canada in the 1920's
Canada in the 1920's
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Who created the snowmobile in 1922 so it could be easier to access remote areas of Canada?
Henry Ford
Armand Bombardier
Alexander Graham Bell
Elon Musk
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What is a reason for the decade of the 1920's being known at the "Roaring 20's"?
New technologies
Profitable stock exchange
New cultural crazes (fashion, dances, etc)
People were happy that war was over
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What was a major cause of the Great Depression?
Overproduction
The Stock Market Crash
Buying on Margin
High Tariffs
4
Which of the following is NOT a reason why Canada's economy slumped right after World War One?
wages were too high
too many returning soldiers
other countries also sold wheat
wartime economies shut down
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Who was credited for the creation of the Old-Age Pension Plan in 1927?
Canada doesn't have any pensions
Robert Borden as a promise to returning soldiers
King George V, so Canada wouldn't rebel
Mackenzie-King after promising JS Woodsworth
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What was NOT a new technology in the 1920's?
television
radio
talkies (film with sound)
home refrigerators
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What was the name of the group of Canadian artists that became famous in the 1920's?
Groupon
Crazy Canucks
Polite Painters
Group of Seven
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In 1918, this worldwide epidemic killed more people than died in WW1.
Zika Virus
Cholera
The Spanish Flu
Typhoid Fever
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What does the following image say about changes in the 1920's?
cars became affordable
technology improved
the automobile eclipsed trains in importance
assembly lines allowed for mass production
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Which term is related to prohibition?
Women's Christian Temperance Union
rum-running
bootlegging
bathtub gin
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As a result of the Winnipeg General Strike, what did many Canadians fear would happen?
Manitoba would separate from Canada
there would be a communist revolution in Canada
women would gain equality
too many immigrants would be admitted to Canada
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A "regionalist" aims to
break Canada apart
make Canada the 51st state
increase the influence of a particular region of Canada
give the Prime Minister more power
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Who is depicted in this video?
Roberta Bondar
Emily Carr
Nellie McClung
Agnes MacPhail
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He was Prime Minister from 1922-1926, 1926-1930, and then again lots later on.
Robert Borden
JS Woodsworth
William Lyon Mackenzie King
Pierre Elliot Trudeau
15
American companies invested heavily in Canada by doing the following:
setting up branch plants in Canada
trying to invade Canada
buying out Canadian businesses
opening new businesses in Canada
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Which famous BC artist is portrayed in this video clip?
Robert Bateman
Bill Reid
Thom Thompson
Emily Carr
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This style of music became very popular with youth during the 1920's.
jazz
rock
rap
classical
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To "drop the writ" means:
forget your shopping list
call an election
to give up a secret
dissolve parliament
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In this case the Privy Council in Britain declared women could be judges & senators.
Grant's Law
Roe v. Wade
Scopes Monkey Trial
Persons Case
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Canadians became angry when the governor general refused to drop the writ at the PM's request.
Chanak Crisis
King-Byng Thing
Bootlegging
Balfour Declaration
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What was important for Canada about the Halibut Treaty?
first international treaty signed by Canada
fish and chips became much more expensive
we developed a closer relationship with the US
example of growing independence from Great Britain