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Canadian History 1920s-1930s
Canadian History 1920s-1930s
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1
When did Prohibition start?
1920
1918
1900
1930
2
Residential Schools may have caused ...
Psychological trauma for children
Distrust of teachers
Loss of family contact
Identity crisis
3
Illegal clubs that served bootleg booze ...
Boozers
Rum runners
Speakeasies
Hooch hotels
4
Emily Murphy was ...
A famous painter
An activist
The first female judge
All of the above
5
The Famous Five were ...
A jazz band
A group of famous painters
None of the above
Women who fought for equality
6
A "branch plant" is a ...
Company with many divisions
Car factory
Business in Canada, owned by a different country
Factory built using only natrual resources
7
"Xenophobia" means ...
The justified fear of foreigners
The acceptance of foreigners
The irrational fear of foreigners
The abscence of fear of foreigners
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Most workers just wanted ...
Living wages
Safe work
Stocks
Longer breaks
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Which industry was not booming in Canada during this time?
Mining
Fish
Wheat
Pulp and paper
10
Ford created the "Model T" by using ...
Piece-it-together lines
Production lines
Teamwork lines
Assembly lines
11
The Persons Case gave women the right to ...
Vote
Be a person
Run in office
Go on strike
12
___________ was the last province to allow women to vote.
PEI
Quebec
Manitoba
Ontario
13
Hydroelectricity accounted for ____% of Canada's generating capacity.
90
100
50
98
14
__________ was the first province to allow women to vote.
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
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Canada's immigration policy in the 1920s and 1930s could be described as ...
Looking for primarily British immigrants
Open to all Asian immigrants
Looking for only male immigrants
Accepting of people from all countries
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Which is NOT a staple item?
Grain
Corn
Wheat
Cars
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What was prohibited during the Prohibition Era?
Cigarettes
Alcohol
Child labour
Dancing
18
Everyone was prosperous in the 1920s.
False
True
19
How many strikers walked off their jobs?
30,000
100,000
500,000
10,000
20
Who was the Prime Minister from 1921-1926?
King
Meighen
Trudeau
Laurier
21
What does "truancy" mean?
Living in jail
Illegally hopping trains
Intentionally skipping school
Not having a job
22
Emily Carr was ...
A political leader
A famous painter
All of the above
The first female judge
23
Broken cars were called ...
Dodge Luck
Ford Failure
Bennet Buggy
Dust buggy
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Who was Prime Minister in 1919?
King
Trudeau
Borden
Laurier
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The strike in Winnipeg in 1919 was ...
International
Stopped right away
One day
General
26
Who was Prime Minister from 1930-1935?
R. B Bennett
Laurier
Borden
Meighen
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What does "vagrancy" mean?
Intentionally skipping school
Stealing food
Being homeless/jobless
Living in jail
28
Aboriginal women were given the vote in ____.
1940
1960
1927
1918
29
Smugglers of "hooch" were called ...
Social misfits
Well dressed
Rum Runners
Real McCoys
30
"Dole" refers to ...
Shelter given by the government
Relief money given by the government
Food given by the government
Stock market investment
31
To this day, the Winnipeg General Strike is the biggest strike in Canadian history.
True
False
32
R.B Bennett promised _______ for Canadians.
Clothes
Food
Jobs
Shelter
33
Investment in Canada was primarily coming from ...
Europe
Northern Canada
Britain
America
34
A new crime ...
Protesting
Corporate crime
Vagrancy
Truancy
35
New type of music popular in this era ...
Jazz
Classic
Pop
Folk
36
The prairies were called _________ during the drought.
Crashed
Bankrupt
Dust bowl
Desert
37
Prohibition was a success.
True
False
38
A "flapper" is a ...
Tool to fix a car
Woman who talks a lot
Type of shoe
Provocative young woman
39
The invention of the radio helped spread ...
Music
Sports
News
Entertainment
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The labour movement wanted security through ...
Unions
Media attention
Radio shows
Parades
