So the war ends in 1919 and all the major countries met up in __________ for the
_______________________. The purpose of the conference was to figure out what to do with Germany and change the _________________ that started World War I. The result of the conference was the Treaty of
________________ and the _____________________, which was proposed by American President
____________________________. Canada was permitted to attend the conference and sign the treaty but they could not vote.
After four years of fighting, all the soldiers eventually returned home. This caused tremendous stress because some had ______________ damage and could not work because of war injuries. The Canadian government set up various programs for veterans such as: a _____________ plan, job training programs, and health care.
There were few jobs after the war because munitions, weapons, and tanks were not needed. So it was hard to get a job for a few years. In fact, ______________ were fired from their jobs to accommodate returning soldiers. This created tension which led to the _______________________ in June 1919 in which the entire city of _________________ shut down because workers wanted better treatment from their employers. After two months, ______________________ sent in the police to break up the strike. 30 people were hurt. One person was killed. As if the war wasn’t destructive enough, the _____________ hit the world in 1918 and killed 20 million people.
The 1920s was a difficult time for _________________ Canadians. ___________________ had been around since the 1840s and their purpose was to _______________________ aboriginal children. They were extremely strict and discipline was brutal. At the time decisions involving aboriginals were made through the
__________________________. Their budget was minimal and was regularly cut. Aboriginals could not vote and the government kept selling off reserve land. In response to this, _________________, a Mohawk Chief and World War I veteran went to Britain to bring attention to the treatment of aboriginals in Canada. He started the ______________________________ which worked to fight for Aboriginal rights.
I talked about how Canada was like a teenager in the 1920s. Several events occurred that led to
Canada being more independent as a country. During the _______________, the British government wanted
Canadian assistance. Prime Minister Mackenzie King replied that only parliament could send troops. This showed that Britain could not dictate Canadian foreign policy anymore. The _______________________ was an agreement between Canada and the United States regarding fish. Before this, only the British government could sign treaties. The ____________________ of 1926 was when all the British dominions demanded to be viewed as equals with Britain. It worked. Britain agreed. All the dominions were equal now. Finally, the big one. The __________________________ of 1931 prevented Britain from interfering in Canadian lawmaking… except for stuff relating to the ____________________.
So, Canada was becoming independent, right? Then wouldn’t it make sense for Canadian politicians to support Canadian _______________ in their efforts to be equal to men? The ____________________ were a group of Canadian women who challenged the Canadian government’s definition of ________________ as stated in the BNA Act. You see, the BNA Act doesn’t specifically state that a person is a man and a woman.
The Canadian government denied their request to change the definition so they went to _____________ and got it changed. The British government was like, “Why wasn’t it like this in the first place?”
Women received the right to vote during World War I and they immediately got involved in public life.
The ___________________________________ worked for various causes but temperance was their big issue.
Temperance means “not abusing alcohol or any other vice.” They believed alcohol was the cause of many

problems in society and thought making it _________________ would solve those problems. The lobbied the government and eventually alcohol was made illegal. Things improved… but new problems arose. The
_______________ lost ________________ from taxing alcohol and selling liquor licenses.
_____________________________ increased. And there was an increase in ___________________. The years that alcohol was illegal are known as the _________________ era. People started smuggling alcohol, which was known as ________________, and illegal alcohol was being sold in ____________________.
Many new types of entertainment emerged in the 1920s such as radio, ___________ music, and
__________ movies. Mary Pickford was a successful Canadian ____________ and was the first woman to earn $1 million a year. ______________________ won the ___________________ for discovering
___________ in 1921 and _________________________ invented the telephone while researching sound to help his mom and wife. ___________________, an American, invented ___________________ and assembly lines and used them to make thousands of Model T Fords.
With all this new stuff coming out, people started making and spending money! Men bought fancy suits out of catalogues and women bought dresses that were cut at the knee. People thought this was scandalous. Women started hanging out at dance halls and smoking and behaving just like men did. Many men did not like this and referred to these women as __________________.
Sadly, the good times came to and end. People made fortunes investing in the ___________________ and made reckless decisions with their money. As a result, the prices of shares in the ______________ skyrocketed and then plummeted, which led to the ____________________.
The Great Depression had six long term causes. List them on the following lines:
___________________, ______________________, _______________________,
________________________, ______________________, ________________________. It also had two short term causes: _____________________ and ____________________.
Times were tough for most people during the Depression. Very few people were living comfortably and most people were living day to day. Men stood in lines for soup while others hitched rides on
_____________ to travel to another city in order to find _________. People were upset and looked to politicians to do something to improve everyday life. __________________ of the Liberal Party lost the 1930 election to _____________. The _________, Social Credit, and _______________ Party of Canada were created to suggest new solutions to all the poverty.
Some things changed in the 30s too. The ____________________ were a distraction and amusement for Canadians who were struggling to deal with the Depression. ____________ music and comedy shows were also popular. But by far, the most popular radio show was Hockey Night in Canada on ______________.
Farmers went on the _________ (social assistance) to get by. This was not an option for most unemployed people who drifted from place to place to find work. Bennett had some ideas to help deal with the Depression. _______________ were a solution to all the drifters. Now they had a place to sleep and eat while they work. People still resented Bennett for not doing enough. In response to their resentment, people nicknamed their cars _________________. These cars are Model Ts with the engines removed and the carriage attached to a ________________.
Uh oh… running out of space! So the ________________… that’s when relief camp ______________ in _________________ hitched a ride onto trains to go to ____________ and complain about their working conditions. Bennett found out and sent the police to stop them. A riot broke out. Sounds like the Winnipeg
General Strike… doesn’t it? Hmmmm…