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What is communism?
Shared pooled resources, Russian Revolution, Winnipeg General Strike, Cival War
Immediate Significance of WWI
Germany lost land, resources, people
Long term significance of WWI
Extreme poverty, sweeping money into the streets, money became valueless, Hilter stepped up
Connection To Canada of WWI
Went against Britain, signing the treaty of Versailles, recognized as our own country
Causes of Winnipeg general strike
Mad because of the low wages, unsafe workplaces
Consequences of the Winnipeg general strike
Many injured and died because of protesting , wages didn’t even change
Change of women in roaring twenties
Independence, education, voting rights, silent movies, wore eyeliner and different clothes, spending lots of money
Causes of the Great Depression
Stock market crashed 1929 Black Tuesday
Consequences of the Great Depression
Unemployment, poverty, homeless, relief camps
Why did people support hitler
Promised recovery of economic and employment problems caused by the Great Depression, said he would rebuild the military after it was all torn down after WWI
Bees knees
Something amazing
The cats pyjamas
Cool or stylish
What are relief camps
Workers built roads, cleared lands, and other manual labour for only 20 cents
On to Ottawa trek
Thousands of unemployed men marched from British Columbia to Ottawa in the On-to-Ottawa Trek protesting for higher wages