Causes
In 1930, 400 000 cars were produced, but only 260 000 were sold. This is an example of what phenomenon?
Overproduction
What did labourers build in the work camps?
Infrastructure (highways, airports, etc.)
What was Bennett's strategy to reduce unemployment?
Work Camps
What is a political ideology?
A political ideology is a set of ideas or beliefs about the role of government and how society should function.
The Trek happened in what year?
1935
Canada's economy depended on natural resources. What resource was most important in the prairies?
Wheat
Work camps were created by which government? (party and leader)
Conservative, R.B. Bennett
Bennett became extremely unpopular near the end of 1935 due to his reaction to this movement.
the On-to-Ottawa Trek
This party became the New Democratic Party (NDP) in 1961.
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
The Trekkers sent how many representatives to Ottawa?
8
What does it mean to buy stocks on a margin?
To buy stocks with credit (borrowed money)
Why were the labour camps created? (3 reasons)
1. Take the unemployed out of cities.
2. Give them some work.
3. Surveillance: prevent the spread of communist ideas
What was Bennett's strategy to increase trade?
Promote trade with Great Britain
According to this leader of l'Union nationale, the cause of Quebec's problems was the anglophones in power.
Maurice Duplessis
In what city did the trek begin?
Vancouver
Who was our biggest trading partner in the 1920s?
The United States
How much were workers paid per day in the labour camps?
20 cents
This policy placed tarifs on the imported foreign goods.
Protectionism
This party was antisemitic and intensely nationalist.
The Fascist Party
Most of the Trekkers stopped in what city?
Regina
Black Tuesday happened on what date?
October 29, 1929
Labourers began to protest the conditions in the work camps after this man was released from prison.
Tim Buck (leader of the Communist Party)
Why did Mackenzie King lose popularity after the stock market crash?
the 5-cent speech
This party believed that giving $ directly to the people was the best way to help the crisis.
The Social Credit Party
How many people were killed in the final riot?
2 - one striker and one officer