Political Change Canadian Autonomy The Roar The Depression Miscellaneous
The 3 prime ministers that served during WWI, through the 20’s and into the 30’s.
Who are: Borden King Bennett?
The term for a government that doesn’t win a majority of seats in parliament.
What is a minority government?
The woman who became Canada’s first female Member of Parliament.
Who is Agnes Macphail?
The result of the King-Byng Affair, who the governor general was then, and who the governor general is NOW.
What is: -limited the role of the governor general -Sir Julian Byng -David Johnston
Analyze the political cartoon and describe the events that are shown in it.
What is: King’s “5 cent speech” was interpreted by the Canadian citizen as his unwillingness to give even the most meager amount of money to those in need. It lost him the election.
The event of 1919 that increased Canadian autonomy.
What is: PM Borden signed the Treaty of Versailles as an independent nation?
How the Chanak Crisis contributed to Canadian autonomy.
What is: when Britain decided to send troops to secure ports in Turkey, we did not join them?
How the Halibut Treaty contributed to Canadian autonomy.
What is: when we signed a treaty with the US to decide how to control the fishing off of BC’s coast, we did NOT ask Britain to sign alongside us?
The description of the Balfour Report and where/when it was “ratified”.
What is the document that established former British colonies as independent dominions. It was ratified at the Statute of Westminster in 1931.
3 of the 6 nations that were Involved in the Statute of Westminster (except Britain).
Who were: Canada Ireland New Zealand South Africa Australia Newfoundland?
The definition of prohibition.
What is the illegal production, sale and consumption of alcohol?
The name given to this style.
What is a “flapper”?
Analyze and describe the statement made through this political cartoon.
Prohibition was an “experiment” used to cure the “evils” of society, but didn’t work. It created gangsterism, speakeasies and led to an increase in crime.
A thorough description of the “Persons’ Case”
When Emily Murphy received the position of judge (first ever woman in the British Dominion), she was opposed by male lawyers, claiming that women were not “people” under the BNA Act. Denied by Canada’s Supreme Court, Murphy and 4 other of the “Famous Five” took their complaint to the British Privy Council who overturned the decision and returned Emily to the position of judge.
The invention by Earle Dickson
What was the Band-Aid?
The term given to investing without actually having the capital (money) to buy the stocks.
What is “buying on margin”?
A “Bennett Barnyard” and a “Bennett Blanket” were really these:
What is a dried up farm and a newspaper?
6 causes of the Great Depression.
What are: 1. stockmarket crash 2. overproduction 3. too many exports 4. reliance on the USA 5. drought 6. tariffs 7. international debt?
Description of the “On- to-Ottawa Trek” from Vancouver to Regina.
What is: unemployed labourers and leaders met in Vancouver to demonstrate. They decided to take their demonstration to Ottawa. They were stopped in Regina and held in a stadium while the leaders went onto Ottawa. While there, the police forced them out of the stadium and a riot broke out.
3 of the 4 political parties that emerged during The Depression and their party leaders.
What are: 1. CCF – J.S. Woodsworth 2. Social Credit – Bible Bill Aberhart 3. Union Nationale – Maurice Duplessis 4. Communist Party of Canada – Tim Buck
He said: “You can have any colour as long as its black”.
Who was Henry Ford?
This magician died from 3 punches to the stomach.
Who was Harry Houdini?
Quintuplets born during The Depression.
Who were the Dionne Quintuplets?
The two groups who opposed each other during the Winnipeg General Strike.
One Big Union vs Citizens Committee of One Thousand
Explain the difference between these two economic theories: 1. Keynes’ theory 2. Laissez-faire government
Keynes’ theory maintains that government must intervene to help the economy Laissez-faire maintains that government stays out of business
In 1930 which “dwarf” planet was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh? Astronomy Facts of the 1930s
What was Pluto?