Technology

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Across
  1. 3. – Early broadcasts often came from these small, independent radio stations.
  2. 4. – The car industry created these workers who repaired engines and tires.
  3. 5. – Rural families listened to this new invention for news and entertainment.
  4. 7. – The first Canadian radio programs were often from this neighboring country.
  5. 9. – Farmers began to buy these to plow fields more efficiently instead of using horses.
  6. 10. – A job made popular by the automobile — traveling salesmen.
  7. 11. – Early radios used long metal ones of these to catch signals.
  8. 14. – The most famous and affordable car of the 1920s — the Model T.
  9. 15. – Rules created to keep cars from going too fast.
  10. 17. – This city became an early hub for radio broadcasting in Canada.
  11. 20. – A device that allowed long-distance voice communication.
  12. 21. – The Model T made this type of travel faster and easier.
Down
  1. 1. – The telephone and radio helped reduce this feeling for isolated Canadians.
  2. 2. – People who flew supplies and mail to northern communities — bush pilots.
  3. 6. – Many early radios were powered by these — dry cell batteries.
  4. 8. – These guides helped drivers find their way before GPS — road maps.
  5. 12. – A common 1920s job created by automobiles — gas station attendant.
  6. 13. – Soft, sticky prairie soil that made driving difficult.
  7. 16. – Rural families could now keep in touch more easily using this invention.
  8. 18. – The decade known for jazz, new inventions, and social change — the Roaring Twenties.
  9. 19. – The “gumbo” mud often forced farmers to use these on their car wheels for traction.