Canada is a fascinating country with a scenic environment, rich history, and diverse culture. This quiz about Canadian history in the 1920s and 1930s offers a great insight into Canada in the interwar period. Canadians went through great hardships and suffering during the interwar period of the 1920s and 30s, where they witnessed unemployment, recession, and war. The economy suffered and was ravaged by the World War. This quiz offers insights into those times of Canadian history. Take this quiz if you are curious to trace Canada's rich history. All the best!
Ban of demonstrations, parades or rioting
Ban of sale, distribution, and consumption of alcohol
Fight for women to gain the right to vote in Canada
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Fight for women to be appointed to be judge
To allow women to work in profession for doctor and lawyer
Fight for women to be viewed as “persons” under the law and to be appointed to the Senate
To allow all citizens over 18 to be viewed as “persons” under the law
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R. B. Bennett
Joe Clark
Arthur Meighen
Robert Borden
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Canada experienced a technological boom, leading to significant economic growth.
The Great Depression had little to no impact on Canada due to its strong agricultural sector.
Canada saw a dramatic increase in unemployment and poverty, leading to social and political unrest.
Canada closed its borders to all immigration to protect domestic jobs.
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One-third of population was unemployed
Mass starvation and malnutrition
Drought, dust storms, and grasshopper plague
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Fox Trot
Flapper
Knickers
Top hats
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October 9, 1930
October 29, 1929
September 1, 1931
June 27, 1929
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Popular game show in the 1920s
Code name for secret clubs that sold alcohol during prohibition
Famous painting by the Group of Seven
Popular dance of the 1920s and 1930s
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Assembly line
Bulb
Heater
Fan
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Dependence on the United States
Over-production and over-expansion
High tariffs (taxes)
Buying on margin
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Shacks where unemployed people lived during the 1920s and 1930s
Car Prime Minister Bennett drove the 1920s
Car with no engine, pulled by a horse [or farm animal] during the 1930s Great Depression
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Crime rate decreased
Hard to enforce
Unpopular
Government losing money in taxes
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Group of female suffragists campaigning for the Person’s Case
Group of athletes who dominated the 1920s in various sports
Group of artists who focused on impressionism, specifically Canadian landscapes
Groups of artists who brought the jazz age to Canada during the 1920s
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Sir Frederick Banting
Percy Williams
Foster Hewitt
Armand Bombardier
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Demand for staples or essential products decreased
Surplus of essential products on the world market
Trade with foreign countries decreased because of protective tariffs
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Credit
Stupidity
Buying on margin
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Bombardier
Altman
Banting
Brockhouse
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Frederick Banting
Ted Rogers
Foster Hewitt
Armand Bombardier
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Isolation – the feeling of being a forgotten person
“… work 8 hours a day and 4 hours on Saturdays. And we get paid 20¢ a day for that!!”
“I don’t think we should be denied the right to vote!”
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Radio
Model T
Television
Talkies (talking movies at the movie theatre)
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Employment insurance
Minimum wage
Old Age Security (pension)
Capital Gains tax
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Riding the rods
Going from boom to bust
On the dole
Bootlegging
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Emergency financial assistance in the form of vouchers
Social credit given by government during the Great Depression
Social insurance and a set minimum wage
Allowed unions to collectively bargain with its employees
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Prime Minister Mackenzie King
Supreme Court of Canada
Canadian Senate
Privy Council of Britain
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Big Cheese
Turkey Trot
Black Stallion
Tin Lizzie
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Canada’s dependence on trade with the United States
Over priced stocks
[panic] selling of stocks, which caused prices of shares to drop
Stocks for sale outnumbered the demand for new stocks
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Capital gains
Dividends
Stocks
Bonds
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Women gave up jobs
Decrease in cost of living
Factory owners prospered
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Canada’s dependence on only a few primary products
High tariffs choked off international trade
1929 Stock Market Crash
Too much buying on credit
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