Socials 11
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INTERWAR UNIT ACTIVE STUDY REVIEW
I.
DEFINITIONS AND TERMS. Know the details of each of
Union
collective bargaining
strike
Rum-runner
supply & demand
market economy
depression
boom & bust
staples
protectionist
deficit
budget
minority gov’t
socialism
communism
branch plant
urbanization
welfare state
these:
prohibition
Recession
tariffs
pogey
capitalism
bootlegging
II.
Labour Unrest
Describe the conflict between the OBU and the Citizens’ Committee of One
Thousand that culminated in the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919.
III. King-Byng Affair
Briefly describe the conflict between King and Byng. What was the ultimate
result of this “affair”?
vs
What is “regional disparity”?
1919
Describe these events that added to Canada’s growing independence:
Chanak Crisis
Halibut Treaty
Balfour Report
1931
Statute of
Westminster
III. Women, Liberation & Prohibition
Describe how women’s style and attitudes changed during the 1920’s
Briefly describe the importance of these people/groups:
Agnes Macphail 
Emily Murphy 
Famous Five 
Emily Carr 
Tell me everything you know about… PROHIBITION!
IV.
Arts & Innovation
Describe how the 3 masses changed Canadians’ lives. (Mass Production /
Consumption / Media)
How did the automobile advance Canadian/American connections?
Why did “eavesdropping” become commonplace?
What were “talkies”?
List some of the sports that were popularized during the 20’s:
V.
Racism
Describe how each of the following group “missed the roar” of the 20’s:
Aboriginal groups 
African Canadians
Immigrants 
VI.
Stock Market Crash (October 29, 1929) “Black Tuesday”
What is “buying on margin”?
Describe each of the following factors that led to the Great Depression:
Overproduction 
Exporting staple products
Drought
Dependence on the US
Protectionism
International debt
VII. The Great Depression
What was pogey?
What was Mackenzie King’s attitude toward the unemployment problem?
Who was this man? What was his solution to the Depression?
Describe the work/government/relief camps:
The On-to-Ottawa Trek was a direct result of discontent by men in these camps.
Describe what happened on this “trek” including details of the “Regina Riot”
What initiatives were passed through Bennett’s “New Deal”?
Know these political parties that arose during this era:
CCF  leader was J.S. Woodsworth:
Social Credit Party  led by Bible Bill Aberhart:
Union Nationale Party  led by Maurice Duplessis:
What were “equalization payments”? Who liked this idea? Who didn’t?
List some of the distractions and diversions that took peoples’ minds off the
Depression, temporarily!