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100
This new slogan summed up the way Canadians were purchasing items in the 1920s.
What is "buy now, pay later"?
100
These were established by the federal government in order to give a job to unemployed, single men.
What is the work camps?
100
This speech made by Prime Minister Mackenzie King ended his run in parliament until 1935.
What is the "five cent speech"?
200
The heavy reliance on the sale of these products caused a huge problem for Canada when other countries began to sell the same products.
What is wheat, fish, minerals, pulp and paper impact on Canada?
200
The Prairies were severely affected by the depression. They had to deal with terrible agricultural conditions that plagued the region.
What is the result of the disastrous drought in 1928 and constant dust storms that blew away the topsoil?
200
The people were expressing their dissatisfaction with the government's lack of action on ending the depression.
What was the message sent by people by voting out ruling provincial parties?
300
To try and counteract the depression, countries put a tariff on goods. This did not help Canada's economy.
What is making Canadian goods even more expensive and difficult to sell in other countries?
300
Life in the work camps weren't nearly as good as they had been advertised to be.
What was the truth about the poor pay (20 cents/day), terrible bedding and food, total isolation and hard labour in the work camps?
300
Regina Manifesto
What is public ownership of main industries, social programs for those in need, spend money on public works projects?
400
Grasshoppers taking over the prairies.
What is the cause of stalling trains and busses, clogging car radiators and almost choking people with their mouths open (ex. dentist's patient)?
400
Men, numbering in the thousands, were desperately in need of work in the winter of 1933. They would travel from town to town in search of work, staying in shantytowns for a couple of days before moving on.
What is the reason for young, homeless men "Riding the Rods" ("hopping" freight trains)?
400
The French believed that the English were at fault for the social and economic problems in Quebec, since the English controlled the province's economy.
What is the reason behind the Union Nationale's hatred of the English minority in Quebec and a greater divide between the French and English people of Canada?
500
Premier Dufferin Pattullo was a firm believer in greater provincial spending power. He wanted to help change some of the issues people in B.C. were having with their working conditions.
What is the reason for Premier Dufferin Pattullo's ideas for reform in a "Little New Deal" (shorten the workday, increase the minimum wage, and increase relief payments by 20%)?
500
The National Employment Commission found that unemployment was a huge problem nationally.
What is the cause for the National Employment Commission wanting the government to spend millions of dollars on job creation and training programs?