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flappers
Flappers were a fashion trend in the 1920 mainly used by women who were more like boys they would dance like a guy drink smoke swear, and the more respectful women would not like that. The reason they were called flappers was because they would wear boots and take the lases of It so when it hit the leg it would make a slapping or flapping noise. -
jazz era
Ahh, yes the jazz era people say one of the best music eras out there, the jazz music came out of New Orleans some of the most famous musicians were jazz musicians even tho people especially business owners didn't like black people (most of them were black) they would let the come play at their bars or nightclubs because people loved there music. Some people you may know are Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald and many more. -
group of seven
The group of seven were a group of seven painters that came together and made the most beautiful paintings in the 20s, by putting all their expertise together they made amazing paintings . -
prohibition
Prohibition was created in the 1920s to prevent people from drinking too much and reducing domestic violence because people were drinking too much and reducing alcoholism and saloon political violence to one another also people just got in too many fights while drunk. -
radio
The radio was a revolution to the technology world it was the first thing that only needed power to work, and you could listen to sports and the news and the weather at the comfort of your home, and it was only $200 compared to over $3,000 today THAT'S INSANE!!!!!!!!!!!!! -
golden age of sports
GET YOUR POPCORN GET YOUR POPCORN the 20s was the golden age of sports you had some of the best players in the whole world playing sports such as babe Ruth (baseball and gene tunny (boxing) also Bobby Jones (golf) some of the many athletes who concurred their sports and opponents in the 20s -
great depression
The great depression happened during the 20s when the economic system crashed causing millions of dollars to be lost and millions of people to lose there houses and cars and appliances people were forced to be homeless, but there would be arrested if there were homeless to the point they made special markings for people to see so they would know here and were not go -
residential schools
Residential schools were made for indigenous kids to be sent to so they could learn to be a Christian kid and learn the "only" religion even tho there were many religions they would be sent to the schools and forced to scrub there skin colour off and become white when they couldn't, and they would get beat because of it some kids would not be able to go home and some kids would never see home again -
talkies
Talkies were a new form of movie they actually had sound, and it was a new era of movie now before they had not talking not sound no anything and now there is sound people would come from all over just to see this new creation of genre of movie and people loved them -
the new deal
The new deal was a solution to try and reinflate the economy that had fallen sharply and caused many people to lose jobs money and houses and the new deal seemed to work, although it did take until 1939 to work, but it worked -
persons case
The persons case was a case held, so women could become senate because the Canadian supreme court ruled that women are not people and were not allowed to become Senate, so the famous five took it to the supreme court and were allowed to be legible for Senate -
foster hewit
Foster Hewitt was a broadcaster in the 20s for his amazing play by plays during the hockey games people would purposely not go to the games just to listen to him to run a play by play of the game and people loved it so much that people who didn't even watch hockey would listen to him cause it felt like you were there he was that good at his job. -
relief camps
The point of relief camps were to help people earn money, but they did almost the exact opposite yes people did get money but at what cost they had terrible living quarters terrible food and were aid very little amounts of money -
five cent speech
The five cent speech was given because Mackenzie king's liberal government should give money to provincial conservative governments then he said I would not give you a five cent piece which pretty much means I'm not going to give you anything -
black Tuesday
Black Tuesday was the nickname given to the day the great depression started the reason it's called black Tuesday was because the world went black when it happens, and it was also a Tuesday as it only made sense to name it black Tuesday