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CANADA
MEXICO
SIMILARITIES + DIFFERENCES
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
Mr. Case
100

This region of Canada, known for farming, was hit the hardest due to collapsing, wheat prices, and the severe dust bowl drought

Prairie Provinces or Saskatchewan

100

Why was there a spike in Mexican immigrants to the US in the 1920s?

They were fleeing the Mexican Revolution and aftermath 
100

What did they both heavily rely on with their economy?

Exporting raw goods

100

When did the Great Depression start?

1929

100
What is Mr. Case's room number?

E120

200

This prime minister was in power for much of the depression and is often blamed for his slow response

R. B. Bennett

200

What was the main cause of unemployment in Mexico during this time?

Reperation/mass deportation of Mexico immigrants
200

What year was the Bank of Mexico established?

1925

200

When did the Great Depression end?

1939

200
Where did Mr. Case go to college?

University of California Davis

300

This type of economy is based on selling raw materials, like wood and grain and made Canada extremely vulnerable when global demand fell

Staples Economy

300

Name 3 raw materials Mexico exported at the time?

Silver, copper, oil, agricultural products

300

What country got closer ties with Britain?

Canada

300

What are the Mexican primary exports and what are the Canadian primary exports?

The Mexican primary exports are silver and agricultural products.

While Canadian primary exports are wheat, timber and minerals.

300
How many siblings does Mr. Case have?

4

400

This federal institution was established in 1934 to manage monetary policy and stabilize currency and credit

Bank of Canada

400

What was the number of laborers working in the oil industry in 1935?

15,000 people

400

What did the The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 do?

It put high tariffs on US goods 

400

What was is trigged by?

By the U.S. stock market crash, lack of regulation and insurance for deposits (banking system) and the Dust Bowl.

400

Where is Mr. Case's wife from?

Sweden

500
Between 1929 and 1933 Canada's total economic output or GNE plummeted by what percentage?

42%

500

What US government organization conducted raids and mass deportations?

The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)

500

What process did Mexico use to increase their domestic industries?

Import Substitution Industrialization (ISI)

500

What were the effects?

It caused mass unemployment, bank failures, deflation, poverty, and plummeting industrial production, impacting daily life and leading to government interventions.

500

What year did Mr. Case start teaching?

1997