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What is the Charleston?
A popular dance from the 1920s Jazz Age, symbolizing the era’s carefree spirit and love for jazz music.
What was the Dust Bowl?
A series of severe droughts and dust storms in the 1930s that devastated the prairies in Canada and the U.S., worsening the Great Depression.
What does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
When was NATO established?
In 1949.
Who was Adolf Hitler?
Leader of Nazi Germany during WWII, responsible for initiating the war and the Holocaust.
What defines the Jazz Age?
A 1920s cultural movement characterized by jazz music, flappers, and a departure from traditional social norms.
What was the Berlin Wall?
Built in 1961, it separated East and West Berlin during the Cold War until 1989.
What does the Iron Curtain symbolize?
The division between communist Eastern Europe and the democratic West during the Cold War.
What was the Schlieffen Plan?
Germany’s military strategy during WWI to quickly defeat France by invading through Belgium, then turning to fight Russia.
What were Residential Schools?
Canadian institutions designed to assimilate Indigenous children, leading to widespread harm and cultural loss.
What does the term Red Menace refer to?
The fear of communism spreading to the West during the Cold War.
What is Bootlegging?
The illegal production and sale of alcohol during the Prohibition era in the 1920s and 1930s.
Who was Benito Mussolini?
Fascist leader of Italy during WWII and ally of Nazi Germany.
Who was William Lyon Mackenzie King?
Canadian Prime Minister during WWII, known for his leadership and diplomatic approach.
Who was Robert Borden?
Canadian Prime Minister during WWI, known for introducing conscription in 1917.
Who was Lester B. Pearson?
Canadian Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner for establishing UN peacekeeping forces.
Who was R.B. Bennett?
Canadian Prime Minister during the Great Depression, known for his economic policies and relief efforts.
Who was Billy Bishop?
A Canadian flying ace during WWI, credited with 72 victories.
Who was Mary Pickford?
A Canadian actress and film producer, one of the biggest stars of early Hollywood.
What was Kristallnacht?
Also known as the ‘Night of Broken Glass’ (1938), a Nazi-led attack on Jewish businesses, synagogues, and homes in Germany and Austria.
What was the Spanish Flu?
A deadly global pandemic that began in 1918, killing millions after the end of WWI.
Who was Gavrilo Princip?
A Serbian nationalist who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, sparking WWI.
What event did the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand trigger?
The outbreak of World War I.
Who was Joseph Stalin?
Dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII and the early Cold War, known for his totalitarian rule.
