1920s and 1930s Scrapbook Activity!
Answer the following
on a separate piece of paper.
Roaring 1920s
1.
List FIVE new
products that emerged during the 1920s.
What do most of the se new products have in common? (2-3)
2.
a) List 5 examples of slang and its meaning from
the 1920s. (6)
b)
Write 3 sentences using the slang in the proper context of the 1920s.
3.
Name 3 things a
teacher was not allowed to do in the 1920s.
(10)
4.
Describe 4
characteristics of men’s and women’s fashions in the 1920s (18-19)
5.
Name 5 dances of
the 1920s. (22-23)
6.
Who was the Group
of Seven? What did they focus on? (22-23)
7.
Name 3 forms of
entertainment in the 1920s. (22-23)
8.
Name 5 popular
sports of the 1920s. Who were some famous athletes? (24-25)
9.
For what reason
was the “Bluenose” famous? (24-25)
10. What was the danger of running “bootleg” booze? (26-29)
11. List 5 methods of transportation during the
1920s. (32-25)
12. Give 3 reasons why the Model T was the most popular
car. (32-35)
13. Outline 2 problems in the performance and maintenance
of automobiles in the 1920s. (32-35)
Dirty Thirties
1.
Describe three
examples or situations of how people lost everything. (2-3)
2.
What was the
“Bennett Buggy” and why did it replace the automobile for some people? (6-7)
3.
Why were relief
payments never in cash? (10-11)
4.
Outline five criteria
for eligibility of direct relief payments.
(10-11)
5.
Name three
problems caused by grasshoppers in the prairies. (14-15)
6.
What caused the
dust storms? Why do you think the west
was called the “Dust Bowl”? (14-15)
7.
Describe three
aspects of soup kitchens. (24-25)
8.
Explain the
dangers of “riding the rods”. (24-25)
9.
List three
complaints of relief camps. (26-27)
10. Outline five rules or regulations of relief
camps. (26-27)
11. Name the three
political parties and leaders that emerged during the 1930s. Compare each party’s platforms by recording
the first item in each of their programs.
(38-39)
12. Name four diversions that entertained Canadians during
the Great Depression. (46-47)