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a bug which flooded the prairies during the depression
What is a grasshopper
100
Canadians bought stock with this in hope of a quick profit later. When stocks plummeted these Canadians wnet bankrupt
What is margin
200
a practice where Canadians hopped on trains in search of jobs.
What is riding the rods
200
Canadians payed with this and were unable to pay it back.
What is credit
300
set up for homeless people to eat at
What is soup kitchens
300
Canada over relied on this country and when their economy failed so did Canada's
What is America
400
government relief payments given to those how had no alternative source of income
What is pogey
400
caused many Canadian farmers to lose their crops.
What is drought
500
spent 20 million for work creation programs imposed high tariffs on non Canadian goods
what did Bennett do to stop the depression?
500
These places had low paying workers do jobs such as building roads and digging drains. They were often in poor condition and infested with bugs.
What is a work camp
500
believed capitalism was a flawed system. Wanted to end the depression by giving all citizens 25 dollars a month in social credit.
What is the social credit party
500
caused unsold products to stack up. In response many employees were fired.
What is overproduction