When New York, Toronto, and Montreal stock markets suddenly crash
October 29, 1925
100
The motto when Canadians purchase items on credit
"Buy now, pay later"
200
Means of transportation the Canadian used to travel across the country
Freight trains
200
During this time 25% of Canadians were unemployed, homeless and poor.
1933
200
What percentage of Canadians was unemployed, homeless and desperately poor?
25%
200
When was Mackenzie King voted out of office in.
1930
200
What act helped farmers build irrigation systems and reservoirs
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration Act
300
Government relief payments given to those who had no alternative source of income
Pogey
300
By the mid-spring of 1931 what was another problem that Canadians faced?
Dust storms
300
What sale products were the Canadian economy heavily reliant on
wheat
fish
minerals
paper
300
What was the purpose of the On to Ottawa Trek ? How did Bennett respond to the protesters’ demands?
Men from the work camps travelled by tain to Ottawa to demand better working conditions. Bennet denied any of their requests.
300
How did R.B. Bennet attempt to get Canada out of the depression?
he raised tariffs to protect Canadian industry
he created work camps
400
The name of the union that protested against work camp conditions?
Relief Camp Workers Union
400
When Hitler became Chancellor of Germany
1933
400
What is a stocks on margin
A small down payment and a big loan
400
Why was Mackenzie King voted out of office
King insulted the Canadians when he said he would not give aid to the provinces or municipalities for relief
400
What work did the federal government create at work camps for unemployed, single men and what projects did they have to work on
Building roads, clearing land, and digging drains
500
What was the speech that King made about how social welfare was the responsibility of the provinces
The Five Cent Speech
500
Faced druoghts during this time.
1929, 1931, 1933-3197
500
What was a major cause of The Depression
Buying on margin
Over production
Canada's reliance on exporting staple products
Canada's dependence on USA
International debt after WWI
500
What were the consequences of the depression?
Higher unemployment so no demand for goodsbanking failures (businesses and farms that had loans went bankrupt and then could not pay off bank loans)new political parties
500
Who supported social programs such as income assistance, and publicly funded health care to help those in need