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William Lyon Mackenzie King and R. B. Bennett
Who were the two Prime Ministers of the Great Depression?
100
Soup kitchens
What were opened to feed the poor during the Depression?
100
The American stock market crash
What event signaled the beginning of the Great Depression?
100
October 29, 1929
On what date did the stock market crash in America?
200
Duncan McNaughton for Athletics, Men's High Jump and Horace Gwynne for Boxing, Men's Bantamweight
Who were Canada's gold medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics?
200
From 1930 to 1935
How long did Prime Minister R. B. Bennett hold office?
300
He was a famous pianist, composer and bandleader of jazz orchestras who helped people stay positive through music
Who was Duke Ellington and how did he lift people's spirits during the Great Depression?
300
First Lady Elanor Roosevelt. They distributed food, clothing, household items and more to families who couldn't afford them
What is a Surplus Store and who created them?
300
Fewer consumer goods were purchased due to lack of personal income, meaning store were forced ordered fewer items and factories had lower production rates, causing them to lay off workers and repeat the cycle. Many businesses went bankrupt because of this.
What were 3 parts of the cycle that continued the Great Depression?
300
27% in 1933
What were the unemployment rates in Canada during the depth of the Great Depression?
500
Adolf Hitler. He invaded Poland and was declared war on by Britain and France, beginning what would be World War 2. This increased both employment rates and supply and demand as men became soldiers and war goods were needed once more
Who brought the Great Depression to an end in 1939 and how?
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The Canadian Radio Broadcasting Corporation (CRBC) kept the country unified and uplifted while the Bank of Canada regulated currency and credit and steered government spending in the right direction
What two nation corporations helped Canada recover from the Depression and how?
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Increase in workers but decrease in jobs; change in what products were in demand after the constant supply of war goods; conflict between women wanting to keep their jobs in industries and soldiers returning from war wanting their jobs back
What role(s) did World War 1 play in the Great Depression?
500
$0.29 per bushel in 1932, less than 25% of what it had been. This drove many farmers to abandon their farms and search for jobs in the city, leaving their families to grow what they could on the drought-stricken prairies.
What was the price of grain in Canada during the Depression?