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Test Review – The Roaring Twenties
Topics of study:
1. Fads, Fashion, Entertainment, Inventions:
← Popular styles for women (flappers)
← Identify some important inventions of the 1920's - what do they have in common?
← Entertainment - what was available to people in this decade? Ex. radio, silver screen, sports…
← Prohibition (‘the Noble Experiment’):
- What was it? When was it in place?
- What effect did it have on crime?
- Important terms: speakeasy, rum-runners, ‘rum-alley’ . . .
✓ BIG IDEA – what made the 1920’s ‘roaring’?
2. Politics:
← Why were new political parties created in the 1920's? Why all of a sudden? Who did they represent?
← Identify: Progressives; United Farmers; Maritimes Rights Movement
← Give examples of some of their ideas for government
✓ BIG IDEA – why did the 1920’s see the rise of new political parties?
3. Role of Women:
← Persons Case – 5 W’s – what was the significance? (what was achieved – be specific)
← How did things change for women in the 1920's? (ex. factory work, sports heroes . . .)
✓ BIG IDEA – was the Person’s Case a turning point for women in Canada?
4. Canadian Autonomy:
← Identify the key events that led to greater Canadian independence: Paris Peace Conference, Chanak Crisis, Pacific Halibut Treaty, Balfour Declaration, Statute of Westminster
✓ BIG IDEA – what were the long-term effects of Canada’s foreign policy decisions in the 1920’s?
5. Important Canadians in the 1920's:
← Who were: Mackenzie King, Foster Hewitt, Edmonton Grads, Bobbie Rosenfeld, Ethel Catherwood, Lionel Conacher, Percy Williams, Group of Seven
✓ BIG IDEA – in what ways did athletes and artists impact the development of Canadian identity in the 1920’s?
6. Were the 1920’s really ‘roaring’?
← Who benefitted? (ex. economic prosperity for most; benefits of new technology made life easier; rising wages; leisure activities for men and women; stock market prospering…)
← Who was on the outside of the ‘good times’? Ex. discrimination of minorities; decline in some industries (coal mining, farming…)
✓ BIG IDEA – what evidence is there to suggest that the 1920’s weren’t truly roaring to all Canadians?
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