the inter war period (1920-1939)

Question 1

what was this period known as?

Answer 1

the roaring twenties

Question 2

many people tried to escape the horrors of the war. now did they do that?

Answer 2

they went to see movies, go to restaurants…

Question 3

how did mass culture develop?

Answer 3

there was now a radio. Montreal was the first place to open a radio station XWA

Question 4

what was Montreal known as ?

Answer 4

the Paris of the North America

Question 5

what is prohibition?

Answer 5

the ban on production and sale of alcohol

Question 6

did Quebec have prohibition laws?

Answer 6

nope every province did minus Quebec

Question 7

what was alcohol known as in north america?

Answer 7

the root of all vices

Question 8

what promoted the consumtopn of new goods?

Answer 8

economic growth and increased purchasing power

Question 9

how did house hold tasks become easier?

Answer 9

there was electricity and it made it more possible for families to purchase appliances

Question 10

what were women like in the 1920s?

Answer 10

they did things in public that were unacceptable before. they smoked in public, drank cocktails, cut their hair short and wore pants

Question 11

what were the daring women in the 1920s called?

Answer 11

flappers

Question 12

what was the Great Depression?

Answer 12

a prolonged period of dramatically reduced economic activity

Question 13

why did unsold goods remain in warehouses?

Answer 13

because businesses were producing more goods than people were consuming

Question 14

why were prices dropping?

Answer 14

because supply was greater than demand

Question 15

why did the value of stocks drop?

Answer 15

there were few buyers and nobody wanted to buy stocks

Question 16

why did the stock market crash?

Answer 16

nobody was buying stocks

Question 17

how did the Great Depression affect canadian businesses?

Answer 17

nobody was buying canadian products since Canada exported their goods to usa

Question 18

how were American factories affected?

Answer 18

they were no longer importing many natural resources from canada

Question 19

how much did Canada’s exports drop by?

Answer 19

50%

Question 20

why did the unemployment rate soar?

Answer 20

businesses that were still in business had to decrease their production. they didnt need as many people working for them so they cut their workforces

Question 21

who tried to help this situation? did it work?

Answer 21

religious communities and private organizations but nothing worked

Question 22

why did the federal and provincial government not intervene right away?

Answer 22

they thought these economic difficulties would only be temporary

Question 23

what was the public works program ?

Answer 23

the government of Canada and Quebec inryoduced various public works programs in order to create jobs for the unemployed. people built public buildings

Question 24

what was the direct relief?

Answer 24

established direct relief programs, financial assistance

Question 25

what was the founding of the bank of canada?

Answer 25

the federal gvt founded the bank of canafa. it issued bank notes...

Question 26

what was the office du credit agricole?

Answer 26

the Quebec gvt created the office du credit which was responsible for giving low interest loans to farmers so that they could boost production

Question 27

what was introduced in 1935 in response to the "return of the land"

Answer 27

new colonization program to settle in remote regions

Question 28

how did the Great Depression lead to new political parties?

Answer 28

people started top question the system and some people no longer trusted the existing political parties

Question 29

what was the communists party?

Answer 29

abolition of the capitalist system. opposed to church involvement in state affairs

Question 30

what wad the cooperative commonwealth federation?

Answer 30

social party that wanted to reform of political and economic system.

Question 31

what was the national social Christian party?

Answer 31

fascist party founded by Adrian Arcand

Question 32

what is fascism?

Answer 32

ideology that promotes a totalitarian regime based on extreme nationalism

Question 33

what was social credit?

Answer 33

Populist party proposed distribution a monthly allowance to critize in order to increase their purchasing power

Question 34

what is Populist?

Answer 34

an ideology that criizties the elite and openly defends the interests of the people

Question 35

did Quebec like these parties?

Answer 35

nah they only liked union nationale

Question 36

who liked union nationale/ who led it/ what did the party like?

Answer 36

Maurice duplessis ran the party. they advocated for conservative and traditional values. many French Canadians liked this

Question 37

what did duplessis think would solve the Great Depression?

Answer 37

promoting a rural way of life

Question 38

how would a rural life solve the great depression?

Answer 38

farmers who grew their own food would always be shielded from poverty

Question 39

what is clerico nationalism?

Answer 39

French Canadian nationalism supported primarily by the clergy

Question 40

what did the cleric nationalism people believe should be protected?

Answer 40

rural way of life and conservative traditional values

Question 41

what were the main factors if cleric nationalism?

Answer 41

family, rural way of life and French language and culture

Question 42

who was the primary spokesperson for clerico nationalism?

Answer 42

lionel Groulx

Question 43

what did Lionel groulx think French Canadian should have more of?

Answer 43

political autonomy so that they could protect their identity

Question 44

what did Henri bourassa believe?

Answer 44

French Canadian and english Canadians formed one nation

Question 45

what was the programme de restoration social of Cole social popular?

Answer 45

an organization which brought French Canadian nationalists together. they critized Catholicism

Question 46

what did the programme de restoration advocator for ?

Answer 46

corporatism as a means if building capital by pooling the savings of small scale investors

Question 47

what did the French Canadian nationalists who were influenced by economic liberalism think about the role of francophones in the economy?

Answer 47

French Canadians should be in business and not in rural development. if the French took control of the economy, the French Canadian nation would thrive and develop