Canada In The 1920's - Important Terms

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1. Who had more access to the newest technologies in Canada – people in the country (rural) or people in the towns & cities (urban)?

Rural

Urban

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2. What is an assembly line?

A tax charged on any products brought in from another country.

In manufacturing, it is a row of workers that each do a small part until the product is finished.

When a product is built, a salesman puts it all together for the customer, like IKEA.

A line of finished products for sale in a store.

It is a worker who hand makes a product, which is worth more money.

3. What is a tariff?

A tax charged on any products brought in from another country.

Extra taxes on products that are damaged when shipped.

Farming products that cannot be shipped.

Special prices on forestry, mining, farming products.

A slang term from the 1920's that was short for 'terrific.'

4. What are wages?

The way that money was manufactured in the 1920's.

It has to do with how much someone gets paid for a job, usually by hour or by the week.

It has to do with how much money the owner of a company makes per year.

If a worker does something wrong, this is a penalty they have to pay.

When a worker loses a job, he must pay a fine.

5. What was a 'flapper"?

Older women who retired, and who finally had a chance for peace and quiet in the 1920's.

Women who worked in the primary or secondary industry, and made more money than men.

Young women who left school in grade 8 and went to prison.

Older women who dressed very old-fashioned.

Young women who rebelled against society, dressed very differently, and wanted more freedom like men had.

6. What is a branch plant?

A factory that processes raw forest material.

Primary industry jobs in pulp and paper.

Huge buildings that need to be repaired by US companies.

A factory built in Canada by US companies, in order to avoid tariffs.

Ford motor company's assembly process.

7. What is prosperity?

To correct a legal problem in Canada.

To live for a long time.

To do well in life, especially in the area of finances.

To settle a disagreement in government.

Borrowing money to manage rental property.

8. What was the "installment plan?"

This was a way to apply for work, when times were tough.

It has to do with how much someone gets paid for a job, usually by hour or by the week.

It is a plan of action for workers on the assembly line.

An arrangement that allowed people to "buy now, pay later" - get what they wanted with a small down payment.

9. What is primary industry?

Making products like cars, irons, toasters, etc.

Providing a service, such as selling or fixing a product.

Industries that use prime numbers in the manufacturing of machinery.

Taking raw materials from the Earth, such as mining or fishing.

It is the industry that makes the most money.

10. What does 'assimilate' mean?

To make a similar product as your competitor in business.

When conditions are the same in two places, but one place wins out.

It is when white Europeans were forced to move back to Europe after wars with First Nations peoples.

When a product is assembled late, extra taxes must be paid.

11. What is a secondary industry?

Industry that includes services like health care, teaching, and police.

Industry that includes high level tech skills.

The part of the economy that is about manufacturing.

Taking raw materials from the Earth and storing them.

It is the industry that makes the second most money.

12. Which of the following was a new invention of the 1920's? There are 4 right answers.

Automobile

HD TV

Radio

Washing Machine

Computer

Telephone

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13. Who were the "working poor?" (There are 2 right answers)

They were often women, Asians, or African Canadians who had had the lowest paying jobs because of discrimination.

People who could not work yet because they were 14 and under.

They were Canadians with low paying jobs who struggled to survive in society in the 1920's.

They were Americans who were not allowed to work in Canada.

They were Canadians who could not emigrate to the USA.

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14. Which parts of Canada were doing well in economically in the 1920's ("buoyant")? There are 3 right answers

Central Canada

The Maritimes

The Prairies

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