Politics
People
Outcomes
New Politics
Cause and Consequence
100
How many times was Mackenzie King Prime Minister during the depression?
Twice
100
Who was the first female Member of Parliament?
Agnes Macphail
100
What is the On to Ottawa Trek?
Men who left work camps went to Ottawa to express their complaints about their conditions in person.
100
What were the 3 New Political Parties during the Depression?
The CCF (Cooperative Commonwealth Federation) Social Credit Party Union Nationale Party
100
What was Black Tuesday and when did it happen?
The day the stock market crashed on October 29th, 1929.
300
Who replaced Mackenzie King as Prime Minister for a short period of time during the Depression and which party was he part of?
R.B Bennett - leader of the Conservatives.
300
Who is the former Conservative who brought the newly formed Union Nationale party to power in 1936?
Maurice Duplessis
300
What are work camps and their circumstances? How many men spent time in these camps?
Isolated camps where unemployed, single men would work on projects such as building roads, clearing land and digging drains. Pay was 20 cents per day, the food was awful and beds were bug infested. Over 170 000 men were part of these camps.
300
How long was the Social Credit Party in power in Alberta?
From 1935 to 1971
300
What was "Riding the Rods"?
Unemployed, homeless men hopping freight trains looking for work across the country.
400
What is the Five Cent Speech and who said it?
The Five Cent Speech is a speech where Prime Minister Mackenzie King says that social welfare is a province responsibility and he will not give a "five cent piece" to any province that doesn't have a liberal government.
400
After R.B Bennett's time in office was up, who did they elect as Prime Minister and what did this person establish in 1937?
They re-elected Mackenzie King and he established the Rowell Sirois Commission to study the issue of federal provincial relations.
400
What was the Regina Riot? What was its outcome?
On the way to Ottawa, once the men hit Regina the RCMP stopped them and only allowed the leaders to proceed. In Regina, the RCMP were ordered to rid the trekkers from the stadium but the On To Ottawa trekkers resisted. 1 man killed and 130 arrested.
400
What did the "Little New Deal" include?
Shortened work days minimum wage increases increased relief payments by 20%
400
List 3 things that helped cause the Depression.
Overproduction Protectionism Dependence on Primary Products
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