Causes of the Depression
What major event caused the economy to collapse
What is: The Stock Market Crash
Prime Minister during the Great Depression
What is: RB Bennett
True or False: Did the Depression affect countries including Germany, Poland, Brazil and Argentina ?
What is: True
The Great Depression was a severe global economic downturn that happened throughout ___________.
What is: 1929 - 1939
Who was the Political leader of the USSR in WW2
What is: Joesph Stalin
What term refers to this statement: more goods than people could afford to buy or needed, leading to a surplus of products and lower wages
What is: Overproduction
The Conservative party that featured R.B. Bennett came into power what year?
_________ and __________ were often excluded from relief programs, and many experienced racism and discrimination when trying to access assistance
What is: indigenous and Immigrants
What is: 0-5%
This condiment was once sold as medicine
What is: Ketchup
A long drought of little rainfall and dry soil caused what is called
What is: The Dust Bowl
The CCF stands for ?
What is: Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
These effects (3 in total) were the most significant issues faced by Canadians in Urban areas during the Great Depression
What is: Unemployment, Poverty and Homelessness
What is: Black Tuesday
George Washington's dentures were not made of wood, but rather _____________________.
What is: Cow / horse teeth and ivory
What was the tariff Imposed by the US called that raised taxes on thousands of imported goods, including agricultural products, manufactured goods, and raw materials
What is: The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act
The program included projects aimed at providing employment through large-scale infrastructure initiatives, such as building roads, bridges, and public buildings
What is: "The New Deal"
Some cities had no power or running water, true or false?
What is: True
This term refers to "sand storms" that occured during The Great Depression
What is: Black Blizzards
Cleopatra was _______, not Egyptian
What is: Greek
Name all the major causes of the great depression
What is: The Stock Market Crash, Overproduction, The Dust Bowl and Trade Barriers
The CCF would eventually become what political party in Canada today ?
What is: NDP
When did the U.S. sign a treaty with Canada to back away from high tariffs?
What is: 1935
Did the Great Depression Start in Canada
What is: No it started in the US
Who won back to back to back NBA championships
What is: The Goat (Michael Jordan)