The Great Depression
When did the Great Depression start and end?
It started in 1929 and ended 1945.
When Europeans first came to Canada they called it "A New Beginning."
False! They called it "The New World."
What year was Fur Trading most important?
It was most important during by the end of the 1950's
When did WW1 start and end?
It started in 1914 and ended in 1918.
When did a big change of population occur in Canada?
Between 1900 and 1926.
What happened to most jobs during the Great Depression?
The salary went down because the stores started putting their prices down low cause of money issues.
The shift from rural to urban population is called urbanization.
True !
It was used for making hats and coats.
Fill in the blank,
"When an economy expands we often call these times ____ times."
Boom.
Was everyone suffering in The Great Depression?
No! The prices of most things became affordable so people can buy it.
Homesteads are where familys live.
False! Homesteads are lands where people farmed in.
What are voyageurs?
Voyageurs are adventurers.
When could Canadian Asian people vote?
1947.
Name one of the reasons that Great Depression started.
Banks were concerned that people in debt wouldn't pay them back so they stopped giving out money and demanded that people and companies pay them back effected immediately
By the mid 1890s, the fur trade and the buffalo were almost gone.
False!
What did the Great Lakes area usually trade for furs?
They traded corn they grew.
Who fought for changes in the divorce laws so that women get treated fairly and equally?
Emily Murphy.
Name one effect that The Great Depression did.
The Great Depression affect urban, and rural areas in Cananda.
What were men called if they traveled to the First Nations settlements to trade?
They were called Coureus De Bois ( koo-rur de bwa )
What was the usual meal in WW1?
The meals were rationed example, each family could have 150 grams of coffee, 250 grams of sugar, and 250 grams of butter.
Fill in the blank,
"When a company goes through a long period of decline, we call these times ___________."
Depressions.