Political Science
A political party founded in Western Canada; opposed to capitalism
Social Credit Party
An economic system where individuals produce goods and prices are determined by supply and demand
Market Economy
A long period of severe economic and social hardship, massive unemployment and suffering
Depression
A series of programs, such as social assistance for the elderly and unemployed, introduced by U.S. President Roosevelt in the 1930s to deal with the Depression
New Deal
this 1935 rail trip from Vancouver to Ottawa had unemployed men protesting conditions at employment relief camps
On-To-Ottawa Trek
Nationalist French Canadian political party founded in Western Canada; opposed to Capitalism
Union Nationale
The quantity of a product that is available and the market's desire for that product; the price of the product varies based on supply and demand.
Supply and Demand
The economic depression in Canada was caused by
drought, crop failures, collapse of the stock market and a general lack of prosperity
Relief payments by the government sometimes in the form of vouchers for food and other essentials
Pogey
Mackenzie King's response to the Depression in 1930 was this
Denial that the problem existed
A movement advocating for the protection and development of Quebecois culture and language
Quebec Nationalism
In the economic cycle, the period of economic growth and expansion
Prosperity
Protectionism or high tariff payments greatly did this, and contributed to this
Slowed international trade and contributed to worldwide Depression
The social credit government of William Aberhart wished to provide this to all citizens as a basic means of survival during the Depression in Canada
$25/month
During the "dirty thirties', Canada's Indigenous people lost land to developers and were expected to do this
"live off the land", and received far less in their relief payments than non-Indigenous people
Prime Minister Mackenzie King may have lost the 1930 election due in part to...
a comment he made in which he refused aid to provinces that were led by Conservative provincial governments
The correct order of the business cycle in the economy begins with
Prosperity, recession, depression and recovery
During the Depression, women with jobs were seen as
taking jobs from men who needed them
The concept of equalization payments from the federal government in Ottawa is that all provinces should what
be able to provide the same level of social services
In 1935, approx. how many unemployed men began a journey to Ottawa to protest this
1800 and the Depression
Who became the conservative prime minister of Canada between 1930 and 1935
R.B. Bennett
The CCF stated that this created economic inequality and was unfair
The attitude of the Canadian government towards unemployed immigrants during the Depression was to do this
Deport them
Bennett's proposed "new deal" for Canadians included what
unemployment insurance, a minimum wage law and fair taxation so that the rich would pay higher taxes
Canadians responded negatively to Bennett's proposed "new deal" by electing who in the 1935 election
Mackenzie King and the Liberals