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| 513775282 | one big union | a union created in 1919 in western canada that tried to represent all workers even those who were unskilled workers | |
| 513775283 | collective bargaining | Process by which a union representing a group of workers negotiates with management for a contract | |
| 513775284 | Citizens commitee of 1000 | formed by business leaders, industrialists and politicians in response to and against Winnipeg General Strike | |
| 513775285 | J.S. Woodsworth | Methodist minister, social worker, politician; first leader of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) | |
| 513775286 | Winnipeg General Strike | In May 1919, workers at 3 big metal factories in Winnipeg went on strike for better wages. In a just a few days, 30,000 Winnipeg workers had walked out, and strikes took place across across Canada. The Mayor had banned all parades and arrested the strike organizers. The strikers protested the arrest of their leaders. | |
| 521493139 | Flapper | a young woman in the 1920s who flaunted her unconventional conduct and dress | |
| 521493140 | Bob | a hair style for women and children | |
| 521493141 | Mary Pickford | (1892 - 1979) A Canadian movie star who went to Hollywood in the 1920s and became known as "America's sweetheart." | |
| 521493142 | Louis B. Mayer | A successful moviemaker who was in charge of a major film studio MGM | |
| 521493143 | Talkies | movies with sound, beginning in 1927 | |
| 524163344 | xenophobia | fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers | |
| 524163345 | prohibition | dis-allowing the consumption of alcohol | |
| 524163346 | Chinese exclusion act | Denied any additional Chinese laborers to enter the country except for students, politicians and merchants to immigrate. | |
| 524163347 | Canadian Ku Klux Klan | arrived in Canada during the 1920's. Targeted Jews, French Canadians and Asians. Most successful in western Canada. Against anyone who wasn't whiteor Protestant. | |
| 524163348 | Residential schools | Schools for native kids to become more assimilated to Canadian culture. They had no choice and were abused. Kids were taken as early as 6 years old. | |
| 524163349 | Enfranchisement of native Canadians | The right for Natives to vote, but had to give up there native heritage. | |
| 528816721 | Autonomy | self governing | |
| 528816722 | The Chanak Affair | Britian demanded troops to fight Turkey and Canada refused to send them | |
| 531882903 | The Halibut Treaty | The first time Canada signed an international agreement without Britain. | |
| 531882904 | The King-Byng Crisis | King called for an election and Byng denied it | |
| 531882905 | The Statue of Westminster | Declaring that Dominions are self-governing and independant | |
| 531882906 | Mackenzie King | Prime Minister during this time for 20ish years | |
| 546896626 | The Persons Case | The Famous Five, fought for women to be considered persons under the law, and on October 18, 1929, they were supported by the Judicial Committee | |
| 546896627 | The Famous Five | Emily Murphy,Henrietta Muir Edwards, Irene Parlby, Louise McKinney and Nellie McClung challenged Prime Minister Mackenzie King to appoint a woman senator to clarify the definition of "persons." | |
| 546896628 | Black Tuesday | October 29, 1929; the day the stock market crashed. Lead to the Panic of 1929 | |
| 546896629 | buying on credit | people would purchase things and make partial payments on set intervals: installment plans, led to a lot of debt | |
| 546896630 | tariffs | a tax on foreign goods brought into a country | |
| 546896632 | five cent piece speech | King's speech that wouldn't give 5 cents to any non-liberal provinces. This speech was used against him in the 1930 election, which he lost. | |
| 552010343 | Hockey Night in Canada | began in 1923 with Foster Hewitt "he shoots he scores" | |
| 552010344 | Dionne Quintuplets | Born in 1934 in northern Ontario, they were an instant sensation. The government in Ontario took over care of the children, putting them on display for the public. Numerous entrepreneurs, the provincial government, and Hollywood made large sums of money because of the popularity of these children. Very little of the money went to the family until an out-of-court settlement with the provincial government at the end of the twentieth century. | |
| 552010345 | King Kong | one of hte most famous of movie monsters, a giant ape who terrorizes New York City. It was first filmed in the 1933 | |
| 552010346 | The Wizard of Oz | Popular movie from the 1930's about Dorothy being swept away by a tornado |
