Key Terms
This was King's belief in government intervention within the economy.
What is laissez-faire (let them be)?
What were "bread lines"?
Long queues of people waiting for free food, generally bread and soup. For nearly 1 in 3 Canadians, this represented "getting by"
He was the leader of the Social Credit Party, who believed every Albertan should be given $25 to stimulate the economy during the Great Depression.
Who was William Aberhart (Bible Bill)?
Since women were now finally recognized as people, she became the first female Senator in Canadian history in 1930
Who was Carine Wilson?
What ultimately helped Canada finally escape the Great Depression?
World War II
This program made people prove they were poor to the government; they had to give up their driver's licenses, remove the telephone from their home, and live in the same community for 6 months to 1 year.
What is the dole?
This cemented Canada's status as a sovereign nation within the British Commonwealth.
What is the Statute of Westminster of 1931?
In 1935, this man was re-elected Prime Minister, using the campaign slogan "____ or Chaos"
Who was William Lyon Mackenzie King?
This woman led the Person's Case
Who was Emily Murphy?
What did Canadians turn to during the Great Depression?
Church, private charities, government relief/relief camps, richer parts of families
This party is the modern-day NDP
What is the Collective Commonwealth Foundation?
What was the effect of Bennett's "protective tariffs"?
The tariffs offered some protection to the manufacturing sector, however, they crippled Canada’s export trade
This person introduced the CRBC (Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission) in 1932 to influence Canadians to listen to more French and English Canadian content.
Who was R.B. Bennett?
This person created the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), established to reduce the influence of American content on Canadians.
Who was William Lyon Mackenzie King?
Explain how rich people benefited from the Great Depression
Bail outs, and purchasing assets at discounted prices due to economic hardships.
This happened because the Canadian government wanted to assert its sovereignty in the Arctic Archipelago
What was the Inuit relocation in 1934 (Baffin Island to Devon Island)?
What was the On-to-Ottawa Trek?
In June 1935, strikers launched the On-to-Ottawa Trek, where over 1600 men aboard freight trains bound for the nation’s capital and a confrontation with R.B. Bennett. Eventually they were stopped, however it was a great cost to Bennett's reputation.
Who was Maurice Duplessis?
The leader of the Union Nationale, formed in 1936, who notably created the Padlock Law while Premier of Quebec
Who was J.S. Woodsworth?
James Shaver Woodsworth was a socialist politician who campaigned extensively about social reform and justice. He became the leader of his own party called the C.C.F.
Connect easy credit with a lack of financial regulation; how did they both contribute to the Great Depression?
Low margin requirements for stock purchases, combined with readily available credit encouraged excessive borrowing by consumers. When the stock market crashed, this led to unsustainable debt among many, causing bank failures and economic collapse.
What were the 5 significant causes of the Great Depression?
Easy credit, a lack of financial regulation, shrinking demand, economic ties, and protective tariffs.
Explain the Dust Bowl
Severe dust storms (mostly in AB & SK) during the 1930s caused by drought, economic depression, and poor management. This led to topsoil erosion, and the forced migration of many people.
Who was Richard Bedford Bennett?
This Prime Minister introduced vast economic reform, such as unemployment insurance, emergency relief, and increased protective tariffs. After losing the 1935 election, the rest of his life was spent in exile in England.
Name the Alberta Five
Henrietta Muir Edwards, Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney, Emily Murphy, and Irene Parlby
Describe the effects of the federal government cutting off funding for First Nations
Widespread hunger, malnutrition, disease, and even an epidemic of tuberculosis