Boom & Bust
What was the nickname for the economic growth period after WWI?
The Roaring Twenties
What crop was the Prairie economy mainly based on?
Wheat
Which region of Canada was already struggling economically before the Depression?
The Maritimes
How did people feel during the 1920s?
Optimistic / believed prosperity would last
What movie features a giant blue alien species and takes place on the planet Pandora?
Avatar
What event in 1929 triggered the Great Depression?
The stock market crash
Name one natural disaster that made farming impossible in the 1930s.
Dust storms / drought / grasshoppers
What resource did British Columbia rely on that declined during the Depression?
Fishing or mining
Why did many families delay marriage and having children?
Economic hardship / no stability
What is the only continent that is also a country?
Australia
What allowed people to buy things like radios and cars even if they didn’t have money upfront?
Buying on credit / installment plans
What was the purpose of Relief Camps?
To house and employ unemployed men
What was one way women were unfairly blamed during the Depression?
Accused of “taking men’s jobs”
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
William Shakespeare
How did consumer confidence in the 1920s contribute to the economic crash that followed?
People believed the boom would never end, so they overspent and over invested
What was the price of wheat per bushel in 1932?
$0.35
How did the Depression affect Indigenous communities differently?
Faced discrimination, lack of aid, forced assimilation
What nickname did people give to newspapers used for warmth?
Bennett Blankets
Which rap artist and label founder signed both Drake and Nicki Minaj to their first major record deals,
Lil Wayne - Young Money Entertainment
What was one way Canadian reliance on the U.S. made the Depression worse?
U.S. pulled investments / dropped exports
Why was the economic collapse on the Prairies described as a “perfect storm”?
Farmers faced both economic hardship (falling wheat prices, debt) and extreme environmental disasters (drought, dust storms, grasshoppers) at the same time
What protest movement began in 1935 in response to poor relief camp conditions?
The On-to-Ottawa Trek
What were some informal ways people survived during hard times?
Odd jobs (sewing, gardening,home repairs)
What’s the term for the amount of matter in an object, regardless of gravity?
Mass