TRIVIA
STOCK MARKET
PRAIRIES
PRODUCTS
UNEMPLOYMENT
100
THE NAME GIVEN TO THE DECADE OF THE 1930 DEPRESSION
What is DIRTY THIRTIES
100
WHAT STARTED THE GREAT DEPRESSION
What is THE COLLAPSE OF THE STOCK MARKET
100
A PLAGUE OF WHAT INSECTS HIT AND DEVOURED EVERYTHING IN IT'S PATH.
What is GRASSHOPPERS
100
THIS MADE IT HARD TO SELL CANADIAN GOODS
What is HIGH TARRIFFS
100
BY THE WINTER OF 1933, HOW MUCH OF CANADA'S WORKFORCE WAS UNEMPLOYED
What is 1/4
200
THIS WAS SET UP TO FEED THE HUNGRY AND HOMELESS
What is SOUP KITCHEN
200
THE MONTH AND YEAR THE CANADIAN STOCK MARKET CRASHED
What is OCTOBER 1929
200
THE HARDEST HIT AREA WAS BETWEEN CARTWRIGHT, MANITOBA, LLOYD MINSTER, SASKATCHEWAN AND CALGARY, ALBERTA AND IT WAS CALLED
What is PALLISER TRIANGLE
200
THIS CAUSED THE CATTLE TO DIE AND CROPS TO BE RUINED
What is SEVERE DROUGHTS
200
THE 3 NAMES GIVEN FOR GOVERNMENT RELIEF PAYMENTS
What is POGEY, THE DOLE AND WELFARE
500
MEN TRAVELLING THE COUNTRY HOPPING ONTO FREIGHT TRAINS THIS WAS KNOW AS
What is RIDING THE RODS
500
DURING THE 1920'S THIS MOTTO WAS USED FOR BUYING ON CREDIT. FOR MANY WHO COULD NOT AFFORD TO REPAY THEIR LOANS AND LOST EVERYTHING.
What is BUY NOW, PAY LATER
500
IN 1935, THE GOVERNMENT PASSED AN ACT TO HELP FARMERS BUILD IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND RESERVOIRS.
What is THE PRAIRIE REHABILITATION ACT
500
THEY WERE THE 4 MAIN PRODUCTS THAT CANADA SOLD AT THIS TIME.
What is FISH, WHEAT, PULP AND PAPER AND MINERALS
500
THE UNEMPLOYMENT IN 1929 JUMPED FROM ? % TO ? % 1933
What is 4.2% TO 24.9%
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