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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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