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Canadians suffered unprecedented levels of poverty due to unemployment
What is the reason why Canadians suffered poverty?
100
The New York Stock Market crash.
What is one major influence of the Canadian Depression?
100
Beginning on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, when the value of the New York stock market fell dramatically.
What is the date when the Depression began?
100
Ontario
What province was the destination of the Trek?
200
Canada had to depend on a few staple resources, and the help of the United States.
What is the result of unemployment in Canada?
200
The economy.
What is the main downfall of this time period?
200
No
What is did welfare exist at this point?
300
2 million
What is the number of people in Canada's 10 million population that depended on relief handouts?
300
27%
What is the unemployment rate in Canada in 1933?
300
Saskatchewan
What is the province that saw the biggest decrease in income?
300
They rode horse drawn carriages instead
What is the alternative found to Canadians not being able to afford gas for their cars?
400
over 50%
What is the percentage drop in family income?
400
40%
What is the Gross Domestic Product drop rate between 1929 and 1939?
400
"Bennet" Buggies
What is the name given to horse drawn carts at this time?
500
Farmers were producing more product than could be consumed. This lead to a loss in income.
What is the effect of farm production on The Great Depression?
500
23%
What is the percentage increase in Canada's unemployment rate?
500
The collapse of wheat prices in the prairies
What is the main way in which farmers suffered through the Great Depression?
500
Great Depression
What is the era in Canada that saw the biggest economic collapse: Great Depression or Great Recession?
500
Relief camps
What is the last resort for unemployed men?
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