1920s Economy
Instead of a bank account, people often put their savings in this
What is the Stock Market?
A job
Storms in the west stripping top soil resulting in failed crops became known as:
The Dust Bowl?
What political party did the CCF form into?
NDP
Revolutionary product create by Canadian Fredrick Banting
Insulin
People could do this, when purchasing large items that are very expensive
Payment plans
If someone was hungry, they could join a long line in order to eat for free here
What is a soup kitchen?
Canada's Prime Minister during the Great Depression
Who is R.B. Bennett?
This type of governing method pushed by the Bolsheviks was used as a scare tactic by the Canadian Government:
Communism
This Canadian city became the main location for Rum Running during prohibition
Windsor
Not a gathering in a gymnasium, but this line, invented by Ford made cars cheaper
What is an assembly line?
When one could not afford gasoline, they might attach their vehicle to a horse, creating this.
What are Bennett Buggies?
Young able bodied men could find work at one of these camps
Workers Relief Camp
Canada's first female MP
Agnes McPhail
The Person's Case ultimately resulted in:
Women being given the status of "people"
TUESDAY October 29th 1929, the day the stock market crashed is also referred to as:
Black Tuesday?
A task set out by the government that required people to do "work" but often were pointless.
A Boondoggle.
Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba
An individual who was instrumental in the Winnipeg General Strike who would also create the CCF later
J S Woodsworth
This word describes what people would do to try and distract themselves from the bleakness of the Great Depression (board games, art, music, comic books)
Escapism
The two main causes of the Great Depression were:
Overproduction and buying on cradit.
Unemployment in some Canadian cities was as high as
30%?
The On-to-Ottawa Trek ended here
Regina, Saskatchewan
Piece of legislation intended to control indigenous distribution, education and rights within Canada:
The Indian Act
This major document granted Canada its autonomy from Great Britain
Statute of Westminster