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Canada in the 1920s
Canada in the 1920s
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1
What was government relief?
Allowed unions to collectively bargain with its employees
Social insurance and a set minimum wage
Emergency financial assistance in the form of vouchers
Social credit given by government during the Great Depression
2
Which of the following was NOT an invention of the 1920s?
Television
Model T
Talkies
Battery-less Radio
3
What was the popular fashion of women during the 1920s?
Knickers
Flapper
Top Hat
Fox Trot
4
Which of the following was NOT a direct cause of The Great Depression?
Too much buying on credit
1929 Stock Market Crash
High tariffs choked off international trade
Canada’s dependence on only a few primary products
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What was the Person’s Case?
To allow women to work in profession for doctor and lawyer
Fight for women to be appointed to be judge
To allow all citizens over 18 to be viewed as “persons” under the law
Fight for women to be viewed as “persons” under the law & be in the Senate
6
A Bennett Buggy was a
Car with no engine, pulled by a horse during the 1930s Great Depression
None of the answers
Shacks where unemployed people lived during the 1920s and 1930s
Car Prime Minister Bennett drove the 1920s
7
What was the Charleston?
Code name for secret clubs that sold alcohol during prohibition
Famous painting by the Group of Seven
Popular game show in the 1920s
Popular dance of the 1920s and 1930s
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Why were veterans resentful after WWI ended?
Decrease in cost of living
Factory owners prospered
All of the answers
Women gave up jobs
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What is prohibition?
Ban of sale, distribution, and consumption of alcohol
Fight for women to gain the right to vote in Canada
Ban of demonstrations, parades or rioting
All of the answers
10
Who is credited with the discovery of insulin?
Percy Williams
Sir Frederick Banting
Armand Bombardier
Foster Hewitt
11
Slang term for being on government relief?
Bootlegging
On the dole
Going from boom to bust
Riding the rods
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Term used to describe buying stocks with only a 10% down payment?
Stupidity
Buying on margin
None of the answers
Credit
13
What do you call the share of the company’s profits paid to shareholders annually?
Bonds
Stocks
Dividends
Capital gains
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Who was the Group of Seven?
Groups of artists who brought the jazz age to Canada during the 1920s
Group of female suffragists campaigning for the Person’s Case
Group of athletes who dominated the 1920s in various sports
Group of artists who focused on impressionism & Canadian landscapes
15
What was nickname of the Ford Model T car?
Tin Lizzie
Turkey Trot
Black Stallion
Big Cheese