Thing 1
Why is the 1930s sometimes referred to as the "Dirty '30s"?
Very dry, crops dead, nothing to hold down soil so blew around in the wind.
A car/truck pulled by a horse is called what?
Bennett Buggy
Who was the Prime Minister that set up relief work camps?
Bennett
Who were the Group of Seven?
Canadian Artists in the 1920s
Which politician blamed the English Speaking minority for the economic problems in The Depression?
Maurice Duplessis
Identify 2 ways that contributed to the growth of consumerism.
Easy credit, vacuum cleaners, vehicles, assembly line, clothing, advertisements, etc
Identify two outcomes of the Winnipeg General Strike.
Define supply and demand.
The greater demand there is for an item, the more an item costs and the more is made..
The Persons Case of 1929 resulted in women being able to be involved in what area of government?
Women could enter the senate
What is the date of Black Tuesday?
Oct 29, 1929
What are 3 ways Canada showed her independence from Britain from 1919 to 1930.
Signed Treaty of Versailles, Chanak Crisis, Halibut Treaty
Identify two important events that came out of the 1921 election.
First minority government and Old Age Pensions (thanks Progressive Party!)
Identify 3 demands from the Workers in 1919.
8 hr workday, better working conditions and better pay.
Describe life/conditions in a Relief Camp.
3 meals, a bed, crowded conditions, 20 cents/day, hard labour, isolated from municipalities, food was terrible, etc
Identify the 4 new political parties (provincial and federal) that emerged during the 1920s and 1930s.
Progressive Party, CCF, Social Credit Party, Union Nationale
Describe a flapper and explain why they were not popular with the older population of Canada.
A Falpper is a young lady who wore clothing that went above their knees and showed off their arms. they also cut off their hair into bobs. The older genartion did not like them because they thumbed their noses at traditional ways and smoked, drank, danced, socialized,etc
Describe how the CCF and the Social Credit Party were similar.
Both did not like capitalism - thought it was the cause of the Depression.
How did the government change the Indian Act in relation to cut-off lands and land claims?
Aboriginal consent was not needed to transfer lands to the gov't and people could not raise money to go after land claims unless they had permission.
What is enfranchisement and how was it used to force assimilation?
Giving up Indian status
This way people could not claim to be a first nations person and live on reserves - they now had to live in towns, etc.
How did Meighen's political beliefs differ from Mackenzie King's?
King - liked to offend the fewest number of people.
Meighan - he did not care if he offended anyone with his beliefs and platform
Describe 3 ways farmers on the Prairies were affected by the "Dirty '30s"
Drought, Grasshopppers, blowing sand, loss of market so had less options to sell crops, lost frames, blowing wind, soil depleted of nutrients, etc
Identify 4 causes of the Great Depression.
Overproduction (supply and demand), Close ties to US economy, Tariffs, Debt from WWI, Stock Market Crash, Buying items on credit, Buying on the Margin, Speculation,
Explain what one had to do to receive "pogey".
They had to be an unemployed family man, declare had nothing of value, declare financial failure, have no family to help them out, and prove they were about to be evicted from home.
Describe how Jewish people were treated during the Depression.
Blocked from applying for jobs, many clubs and organizations banned Jewish people, it was harder for Jewish people to make ends meet.
What part of Canada was hit the hardest by the Depression? Explain (looking for 5 items).
Palliser's Triangle: Farmers replaced native grasses and trees with wheat crops, depleted nutrients from soil, 8-year drought, winds blew around the soil - dried up by the drought and overfarming, and invasion of grasshoppers ate what little crops remained.