Great Depression 1
He was the Canada Prime Minister that tried to give "relief" to the people during the Great Depression, but only made things worse.
Who is R.B. Bennett?
Young men were paid this amount for a day of work in the relief camps.
What is 20 cents?
True or False: The Great Depression was an economic downturn that occurred world-wide.
TRUE
In what decade did the Great Depression mostly occur?
What are the 1930's?
What was FDR's plan to get out of the Depression called?
What is the New Deal?
This politician returned to the office of Prime Minister in 1935.
Who is William Lyon Mackenzie King?
Which term was used for the region of the Canadian interior that suffered a devastating drought full of huge dirt storms during the 1930's.
What is the Prairies?
This event is often considered to be the starting point of the Great Depression.
What is the stock market crash of 1929?
This problem led companies to stockpile unsold products in warehouses.
What is overproduction?
Unemployed people could get food at these.
What are soup kitchens?
During the Great Depression, people would line up at ____________ to get food. These were normally run by charities.
What are soup kitchens/breadlines?
By 1933, over 30% of Canadians were this.
What is unemployed?
This event ended the On-to-Ottawa trek.
What is the Regina Riot?
True or False: A depression is a time when industry is booming and almost all people are employed.
What is false?
October 29, 1929 is also known by this name.
What is Black Tuesday?
Christie Pits Race Riot of 1933 is an example of persecution of ________ Canadians.
What is Jewish?
True or False...working conditions worsened during the Great Depression.
What is True?
900 Jewish refugees fled Germany on this ship. They were denied entry into Canada.
What is the M.S. St. Louis?
The ____ _____ is where brokers and traders can buy and sell stocks.
Stock Market
Many Canadians and Americans did not actually have much money to invest, so they started borrowing money from stock brokers and banks to buy more stocks. This is called ____________.
What is "buying on the margin?"
This group received less in relief payments than any other group in Canada.
Who is Indigenous People?
This major event followed the Great Depression.
What is World War II?
This political party was banned and some of its members were arrested and imprisoned.
What is the Communist Party?
Huge dust storms blew across the Prairies
What is Dust Bowl?
The years before the Great Depression were known as the __________.
What are the Roaring Twenties?
People who were unemployed traveled all over trying to find work were also called _____________.
What is a hobo?
Governments should not influence the economy Instead, believed the economy will fix itself.
What is a Laissez-Faire a.k.a. free market capitalism?
Another word for relief money.
What is 'the pogey' or 'the dole'?
William Aberhart's, and the Social Credit Party's, plan to simulate the economy.
What is social credits, or giving every adult $25 to exchange for goods and services?
This party, led by J.S. Woodsworth, would eventually introduce, and implement, the idea of free healthcare in Canada.
What is the CCF or the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation?