Economic Ups & Downs
This is the sum or amount of things available in a given economy
Supply
This 1923 agreement with the U.S. was the first treaty signed by Canada without Britain.
Halibut Treaty
This self-made millionaire Prime Minister led Canada for most of the Great Depression.
R.B. Bennett
This 1930s movie monster was an example of the ‘escape’ culture reflecting the mood of the time
King Kong
This term referred to the severe drought and dust storms of the 1930s that devastated farms across the Prairies
The Dust Bowl
Henry Ford was a good example of changes in this sector during the early 1900s that created an economic boom
Manufacturing
This event occurred in 1922 when Canada refused to automatically support Britain in a conflict with Turkey.
Chanak Crisis
This founder of a new political party argued that a $25.00 Prosperity Certificate would fix the Great Depression
‘Bible’ Bill Aberhart of the Social Credit Party
This Canadian art group emphasized Canada’s nature in their artwork, inspiring a generation of painters
Group of Seven
R.B. Bennett established these government-run sites, often far from cities, to house unemployed single young men
Relief Camps
Canada's economy relied primarily on the trade of these items, such as pulp, paper, and wheat, to other countries in the 1920s
Exports
This post-WWI event, along with the Spanish Flu, contributed to Canada’s peace being unsettled.
Winnipeg General Strike
This founder of the Union Nationale argued that Quebec could survive the Depression if its people ‘got back to the land.’
Maurice Duplessis
This legal case was significant because it changed the position and role of women, allowing them to be appointed to the Senat
Person's Case
This political demonstration involved frustrated relief camp workers who set out from the west to confront R.B. Bennett
On To Ottawa Trek
This economic concept relates to how the amount an item is desired affects its overall price
Demand
This new design was a symbol of Canada’s separation from Britain in 1924.
Red Ensign
This term referred to government relief for the poor, often issued in the form of coupons or rations for essential items.
The Dole
Which three ethnic groups of Canadians were explicitly identified in the review material as not sharing in the wealth and prosperity of the 1920s
Black, Asian and Indigenous people
This phrase referred to the fears that influenced the reaction of Canadian leaders to events like the Winnipeg General Strike & the establishment of the CCF
One of the background causes of the Great Depression was how this market helped produce the economic boom of the 1920s.
Stock Market
This phrase referred to the initial response of Prime Minister WLMK compared to R.B. Bennett’s efforts to help ordinary people during the depression.
What is the ‘5 Cent Piece’ speech
Name the three new political parties which emerged from the Depression and identify one key belief for each of them
What are the CCF (Co-operative Commonwealth Federation), Social Credit Party, and Union Nationale
Describe how the culture of the Depression reflected the mood of the time period with reference to King Kong and The Wizard of Oz.
Escapism
Describe the location of the K.K.K in Canada, outlining the major issue we looked at in the newspaper
Belleville, employment of a man with a different religion