Dates
The decade in which the great depression took place.
What is the 1930s
He was the Prime Minister of Canada from 1930-1935
Who is Richard Bedford Bennett
The event which most people say was the start of the Great Depression, which occurred in October, 1929
What is the stock market crash
The camps into which men were placed for labor during the Great Depression
What are Work Camps
When companies produced more goods then there were demand for
What is Overproduction
The year widely regarded as the end of the Great Depression
What is 1939
Who gave the Five Cent Speech
Who is Mackenzie King
This speech by Prime Minister Mackenzie King convinced people that King did not care about their suffering.
What is the Five Cent Speech
The unemployment rate before the Second World War
What is 12%
A nickname for the 1930s, from crops drying up, leaving the prairies in a "Dust Bowl" state.
What is the "Dirty Thirties"
The date in which Prime Minister Mackenzie King gave his infamous "Five Cent Speech"
What is April 3, 1930
The leader of the Social Credit Party in the 1930s
Who is William Aberhart
The name of the event, in which over a thousand men left the work camps of British Columbia, and made their way to Ottawa.
What is the "On to Ottawa" Trek
The name of the common practice during the Depression, in which young, jobless men drifted from place to place looking for work by hopping on trains
What is "Riding the Rods"
The practice in which many Canadians bought stock with a small down payment and a big loan, in the hope they could make a quick profit when prices went up.
What is "Buying on Margin"