Thing 1
Where did the On-To-Ottawa trek stop, and by whom?
Regina and PM Bennet
A car/truck pulled by a horse is called what?
Bennett Buggy
Who was the Prime Minister that set up relief work camps?
Bennett
Who were the Group of Seven? What did they paint?
Canadian Artists in the 1920s. Landscapes
Which group would not be in favour of increased immigration?
Identify 2 ways that contributed to the growth of consumerism.
Easy credit, vacuum cleaners, vehicles, assembly line, clothing, advertisements, etc
What are 2 nicknames for the 1930s and why?
Dirty '30s - the prairies were experiencing a huge drought, land was over-farmed, and giant winds blew the dirt everywhere.
The Great Depression - 10 years of economic recession, is known as a depression.
Define supply and demand.
The greater demand there is for an item, the more an item costs and the more is made..
The Persons Case of 1929 resulted in women being able to be involved in what area of government?
Women could enter the senate
What is the date of Black Tuesday?
Oct 29, 1929
What are 3 ways Canada showed her independence from Britain from 1919 to 1930.
Signed Treaty of Versailles, Chanak Crisis, Halibut Treaty
Identify two important events that came out of the 1921 election.
First minority government and Old Age Pensions (thanks Progressive Party!)
Identify 3 demands from the Workers in 1919.
8 hr workday, better working conditions and better pay.
Describe life/conditions in a Relief Camp.
3 meals, a bed, crowded conditions, 20 cents/day, hard labour, isolated from municipalities, food was terrible, etc
Identify the 4 new political parties (provincial and federal) that emerged during the 1920s and 1930s.
Progressive Party, CCF, Social Credit Party, Union Nationale
Describe two ways African Canadians faced discrimination in the 1920s and 1930s.
Were not allowed in the same schools as "white" children in NS. Had segregated seating in movie theatres in Montreal.
Describe how the CCF and the Social Credit Party were similar.
Both did not like capitalism - thought it was the cause of the Depression.
Cut-off lands (reserve land taken without consent), forced assimilation through residential school, banning of ceremonies (potlatches), enfranchisement, to raise $ for land claims, Indigenous people had to get permission, received $5/month for relief bc they were expected to live off the land.
What is enfranchisement and how was it used to force assimilation?
Giving up Indian status
This way people could not claim to be a first nations person and live on reserves - they now had to live in towns, etc.
Identify what was included in Bennett's "New Deal" for Canadians.
Unemployment insurance, Progressive taxation, workplace reforms (minimum wage, regulated hours), revised Old Age Pension, agricultural support programs
Explain why Chinese men could not receive relief payments and why Indigenous people received way less relief.
Chinese men needed their wives and families to live in Canada to qualify for relief payments.
Indigenous people were expected to live off the land - grow crops, hunt, fish.
Identify 4 causes of the Great Depression.
Overproduction (supply and demand), Close ties to US economy, Tariffs, Debt from WWI, Stock Market Crash, Buying items on credit, Buying on the Margin, Speculation,
Explain what one had to do to receive "pogey".
They had to be an unemployed family man, declare had nothing of value, declare financial failure, have no family to help them out, and prove they were about to be evicted from home.
Describe how Jewish people were treated during the Depression.
Blocked from applying for jobs, many clubs and organizations banned Jewish people, it was harder for Jewish people to make ends meet.
What part of Canada was hit the hardest by the Depression? Explain (looking for 5 items).
Palliser's Triangle: Farmers replaced native grasses and trees with wheat crops, depleted nutrients from soil, 8-year drought, winds blew around the soil - dried up by the drought and overfarming, and invasion of grasshoppers ate what little crops remained.