During the Depression
This is when the majority of The Great Depression occur
What is the 1930s?
president was elected when he promised Americans a 'New Deal'
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
These damaged the agriculture in Canada and made life for farmers difficult in the Prairies
What is the Dust Bowl?
One of the reasons the Great Depression began.
What is International Trade?
event brought an end to the Great Depression
What is WW2?
were changed for food and caused embarrassment because everyone knew you needed help
president of the United States at the start of the Great Depression
Who is Herbert Hoover?
When the unemployment rate was at 30% what did one in five Canadians depend on?
What is government relief
One reason that caused the Great Depression?
What is consumer debt
Stock speculation
Overproduction of goods
Drought
These two politicians did not want to acknowledge the Great Depression. They refused to provide work and said that it was a local and provincial responsibility to find people jobs.
Who are Prime Minister R.B Bennett and W.L Mackenzie King(PM when the depression began)
These people suffered the most during the Depression
Who are immigrants, prairie farmers, women, single men?
A series of laws and programs to help end the Great Depression
What was the 'New Deal'?
A series of laws and programs to help end the Great Depression
What is the "New Deal"?
Many people bought these when the price was low and then sold them when the price was high.
What is the October 29 1929 stock market crash
The leader of the new reform party the Social Credit Party. Often known to Albertans by his religious radio program.
Who is William Aberhart