1920s and 1930s Test Review
Fill in the Blanks
These terms will be used to answer questions related to the Roaring Twenties and Dirty Thirties
Buying on margin
Mackenzie King
Applesauce
Assembly line
Henry Ford
Union National
Stock Market Crash
Carpe Diem
CCF
Soup kitchens
Charleston
Discrimination
Flappers
Speakeasy
Model T
RB Bennett
On-to-Ottawa Trek
Teacher Contract
Jazz
Agnes McPhail
Monopoly
Drought
Bootleggers/Rumrunners
Statute of Westminster
Welfare state
Grasshoppers
Jungle
Riding the Rails
Hooch
Tariffs
Social Credit
Bust cycle
Bennett Buggy
On the dole
Movies
Group of Seven
Mary Pickford
New Deal
Escapism
Winnipeg General Strike
Gigglewater
Emily Murphy
Unions
Laisse-faire
Branch Plants
Prohibition
Boom cycle
Spanish Flu
Red Scare
Frederick Banting
Person’s Case
Consumer culture
Maclean’s
Alberta Five
Radio
JS Woodsworth
Relief Camp
Essay Response
You are to write a well thought out, five part essay supporting the following thesis:
The 1920s and 1930s were contrasting decades from political, economic, and social perspectives.
The essay is to include an introduction, body with three supporting arguments and a conclusion. You
must present clear and specific evidence to support your arguments and provide insightful analysis to
prove the thesis. Remember to use formal writing style, with proper spelling and grammar.
Use the outline on the reverse to help guide your essay planning. This cannot be used during the test.