What was the percentage of unemployment in Canada before the depression?
4%
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What was the first stock market to crash in 1929?
New York Stock Market.
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What was it called when unemployed men jumped on trains and travelled around?
"Riding the Rods"
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What was another nickname for the 30s during this time?
The Dirty 30s
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Who were Work Camps created for?
Unemployed, single men.
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By 1933 what percentage of Canadians were unemployed?
25%
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Canada depended on the sale of a few primary products. What were the main products Canada sold?
Wheat, fish, minerals, pulp, and paper.
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What year was seen as the height of the depression?
1933
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The collapse of what market left families on the prairies struggling to survive?
The wheat market
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Who created Work Camps?
The Federal Government
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Many workers were laid off during the late 1920s and early 1930s, how did this hurt the economy?
These workers now had little to no money to spend on goods and support the economy.
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What did businesses do after they overproduced goods during the 1920s?
Slowed production and laid off workers.
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When young men were "Riding the Rods" where on the train did they ride?
On the roof or clung to the "rods" underneath the train.
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How long did the drought that hit the prairies last?
8 years
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How much money did the men make?
The men were paid 20 cents a day.
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What were the shanty towns that unemployed men often stayed in called?
"Jungles"
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Which items were most commonly overproduced before the depression?
Newsprint, radios, clothing, and cars.
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What types of people usually "Rode the Rods"?
Young, jobless and homeless men, drifting from one place to another looking for work.
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What insect infested the prairies stalling trains and buses, clogged car radiators and almost choked a dental patient to death while he had his mouth open?
Grasshoppers
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Where were these camps located and why?
They were located deep into the forest so men were completely isolated.
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What were the government relief payments that many Canadians had to live off called?
"Pogey"
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What was the new way to buy goods during the 1920s/30s that caused a lot of people to lose everything they owned because they could not afford to pay it back?
Buying on credit.
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Who was the Prime Minister elected in 1930 who was supposed to help fix the depression?
R.B Bennett.
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What was the semi-arid area in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan that was especially hit bad by storms during the 30s known as?
Palliser's Triangle
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What kind of jobs did these men do in the work camps?
Projects such as building roads, clearing land, and digging drains.