1. Define prohibition:
-a complete ban of the making and selling of alcohol
2. What are some of the consequences of prohibition?
-bootlegging, rumrunning, increased money being spent on family/going home, better production in the factories, decrease in petty crime and public drunkenness, increase in large scale crime around alcohol
3. What were the main reasons people were striking in Winnipeg?
-better wages and working conditions
(Economic hardship) poor working conditions, poor wages, lack of jobs for soldiers returning from war (unemployment), inflation. (Labour movement gained strength) increasing numbers joining unions and demanding better collectively
4. What was OBU?
-One Big Union - formation of several labour unions in the West, wanted to unite labour to increase their voice, if you strike we will support your strike - wanted Canada wide strike on June 1st
5. Explain why many people thought the labour movement was connected to communism?
-some similar ideals working for better rights of the worker, fear of an uprising similar to Communist revolution in Russia in 1917 = fresh in people's minds
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