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Caused the collapse of the wheat market, and bankrupted farmers in prairie provinces?
What are years of drought?
Taking a loan from a broker to purchase stock
What is buying on Margin?
The event that caused the Great Depression
What is the 1929 New York City stock market crash?
The day the Stock Market crashed, marked the start of the Great Depression
What is "Black Tuesday?"
proposal regarding economic relief and reform
What is Prime Minister Bennet's "New Deal?"
Provided relief by giving out meals, clothing, etc
What are private charities?
Unemployment or Welfare benefit.
What is pogey?
companies produce an excess of products that are not wanted or needed
What is overproduction?
Countries impose tariffs on imports in order to protect domestic industries from foreign competition.
What is Protectionism?
Unemployed men travelled across the country on freight trains, looking for jobs
What is "riding the rods?"
Study of federal-provincial relations made suggestions on taxation, unemployment insurance, and equalization payments.
What is Rowell-Sirois-Commission?
Did not support capitalism, believed in giving money for citizens to spend, in order to jumpstart the economy.
What is Social Credit Party?
believed social benefits were the responsibility of provincial governments. Would not provide financial support to provinces that did not have a liberal government.
What is the Mackenzie King’s “Five Cent Speech?”
relief camp workers travelled via freight cars headed east, protesting camp conditions to PM Bennet in person.
What is the "On to Ottawa Trek?"
Socialist party with the aim of supporting struggling workers and farmers.
What was the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation?