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CANADIAN HISTORY EXAM - 1920'S / 1930'S EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A++
The process in which a country adopts industrial methods of production and
Industrialization
manufacturing
He was elected to Parliament as a Conservative MP in 1908. He was defeated by
King in 1921. In 1925 election, the Conservatives won the most seats, but King
Arthur Meighen formed an alliance with the Progressive Party to hold on to power. Meighen
became prime minister after the alliance collapsed. He was defeated in 1926.
He returned as Conservative leader in 1941, he was defeated in a by-election in
1942.
Many countries imposed tariffs on imported goods to protect their industries from
Tariffs foreign competition. Major exporting countries had fewer markets in which to sell
their products, e.g. Canada
They were official opposition. They wanted people to have more control over
their representatives and advocated policies such as recall and referendums. In
1925 election, they lost almost all their Ontario seats but successful in West. In the
The Progressive Party
following year, most Progressive voters returned to the Liberal Party, allowing
the King to form a majority government. King courted the support of the Labour
MPs by passing the Old Age Pensions Act in 1927.
A union established in March 1919 in Western Canada. This union is used to
One Big Union represent all Canadian workers. It included trained and untrained workers. It
advocated the use of general strike.
Collective bargaining Negotiations between management and a union that represent the workers.
He was a labour leader and Methodist minister, social worker, politician. He was
J.S Woodsworth
elected to the House of Commons
this was the peak of the Winnipeg General Strike. Thousand of people gathered to
protect the arrest of the strike leaders. This parade turned violent after the West
Bloody Saturday
Mounted Police charged the crowd. During this event, one man was killed and 30
were injured.
In 1922, the Turkish Government threatens to occupy Chanak, a neutral zone.
Britain turns to the Dominion for help. Canada refuses to "be called" agrees to
help only if it is moved properly through Canadian Parliament. If Canada ever
Chanak Affair
goes to war to Britain,it means to pass through Parliament. It show the Canadian
and Britain interests are growing apart. The impact is Canada's first step in taking
control of its own foreign affairs.
The US and Canada came to an agreement to close Halibut fishing season.
Canada took into its own hand to sign a treaty with US. In 1923, there was an
Halibut Treaty
imperial conference, it allowed all Dominions were given more power to sign own
treaties. Canada could now sign the treaty with foreign nations on its own.
Mackenzie King wanted to call an election, 9 months after last election. Governor
General Byng refuses saying it wasn't in the interest of the people. Mackenzie
King / Byng Crisis King used this hypocrisy as his platform in 1926 in the election. King stepped
down the election. The Governor General is now a representive og the Queen.
It's a slow
decline of their power
Declared that Dominions are self-governing and independent. Canada was no
Statute of Westminster longer a Dominion of Britain but rather a voluntary member of the Commonwealth
of Nations. Canada no longer needs to ask permission through Governor General
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CANADIAN HISTORY EXAM - 1920'S / 1930'S EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A++
The process in which a country adopts industrial methods of production and
Industrialization
manufacturing
He was elected to Parliament as a Conservative MP in 1908. He was defeated by
King in 1921. In 1925 election, the Conservatives won the most seats, but King
Arthur Meighen formed an alliance with the Progressive Party to hold on to power. Meighen
became prime minister after the alliance collapsed. He was defeated in 1926.
He returned as Conservative leader in 1941, he was defeated in a by-election in
1942.
Many countries imposed tariffs on imported goods to protect their industries from
Tariffs foreign competition. Major exporting countries had fewer markets in which to sell
their products, e.g. Canada
They were official opposition. They wanted people to have more control over
their representatives and advocated policies such as recall and referendums. In
1925 election, they lost almost all their Ontario seats but successful in West. In the
The Progressive Party
following year, most Progressive voters returned to the Liberal Party, allowing
the King to form a majority government. King courted the support of the Labour
MPs by passing the Old Age Pensions Act in 1927.
A union established in March 1919 in Western Canada. This union is used to
One Big Union represent all Canadian workers. It included trained and untrained workers. It
advocated the use of general strike.
Collective bargaining Negotiations between management and a union that represent the workers.
He was a labour leader and Methodist minister, social worker, politician. He was
J.S Woodsworth
elected to the House of Commons
this was the peak of the Winnipeg General Strike. Thousand of people gathered to
protect the arrest of the strike leaders. This parade turned violent after the West
Bloody Saturday
Mounted Police charged the crowd. During this event, one man was killed and 30
were injured.
In 1922, the Turkish Government threatens to occupy Chanak, a neutral zone.
Britain turns to the Dominion for help. Canada refuses to "be called" agrees to
help only if it is moved properly through Canadian Parliament. If Canada ever
Chanak Affair
goes to war to Britain,it means to pass through Parliament. It show the Canadian
and Britain interests are growing apart. The impact is Canada's first step in taking
control of its own foreign affairs.
The US and Canada came to an agreement to close Halibut fishing season.
Canada took into its own hand to sign a treaty with US. In 1923, there was an
Halibut Treaty
imperial conference, it allowed all Dominions were given more power to sign own
treaties. Canada could now sign the treaty with foreign nations on its own.
Mackenzie King wanted to call an election, 9 months after last election. Governor
General Byng refuses saying it wasn't in the interest of the people. Mackenzie
King / Byng Crisis King used this hypocrisy as his platform in 1926 in the election. King stepped
down the election. The Governor General is now a representive og the Queen.
It's a slow
decline of their power
Declared that Dominions are self-governing and independent. Canada was no
Statute of Westminster longer a Dominion of Britain but rather a voluntary member of the Commonwealth
of Nations. Canada no longer needs to ask permission through Governor General
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