The collapse of the New York Stock Exchange on October 29th, 1929, raised unemployment to 24.9%.
What is Black Tuesday?
100
Government relief payments given to those who had no alternative source of income
What is pogey
100
This Prime Minister was voted out due to his poor, and ineffective "five cent speech".
Who is Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King?
100
Formed in 1932, this socialist party supported programs such as income assistance, and publicly funded health care.
What is the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation?
100
Because Canadians preferred American T.V. shows, the federal government created this cooperation.
What is the Canadian Broadcasting Cooperation?
200
Businesses increased production by producing an unrealistic demand for their goods. This caused the economy to fall dramatically.
What is overproduction?
200
Men traveled around the country, hopping onto freight trains in hopes of finding a job and some money
What is known as "Riding the Rods"?
200
After Prime Minister King was voted out of power, this leader of the Conservatives, became the new Prime Minister of Canada.
Who is R.B. Bennett
200
The Social Credit Party believed that this was the best way to ease the Depression that would also jump start economy.
What is giving money, or "social credit" for citizens to spend?
200
These type of recreational activity remained popular in Canada during the depression.
What are movies, magazines and listening to the radio?
300
Many countries placed taxes and duties on imported goods, causing the Canadian economy to slow down more.
What are tariffs
300
In 1935, the federal government passed the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration Act, which helped farmers by building these structures.
What are irrigation systems and reservoirs?
300
Work camps were created for unemployed, single men, to keep them away from this ideology.
What was communism?
300
Maurice Duplessis brought the Union Nationale party to power in 1936 that relied on the support of the...
What was the Roman Catholic Church?
300
Canadians preferred this type of television shows because Canadian programs were not as sophisticated.
What were American shows?
400
The action of buying shares with 10% down and repaying the other 90% after profits were made.
What is "Buying on Margin"
400
An area between lower Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta that was hit the hardest by a drought.
What is the Palliser Triangle
400
Men in work camps were only paid this much money a day where the food was terrible and had to sleep in bug infested beds.
What was 20 cents
400
The Regina Manifesto was the party platform for the CCF, that served this purpose.
What is to support government ownership of certain businesses and social programs to assist people in need?
400
These siblings drew international curiosity as they were used as "tourist attraction" by the Ontario government.
Who are the Dionne Quintuplets?
500
The famous motto for buying on credit:
What is "Buy now, pay later"?
500
During the "Dust Bowl" times, farmers on the prairies had to cope with these disasters
What were constant storms, blowing millions of hectares of fertile soil away?
500
This event forced thousands of men to leave the work camps in protest against the horrific conditions they faced
What is the "On-To-Ottawa" Trek
500
Premier Dufferin Pattullo promised voters a "Little New Deal" and introduced these 3 reforms.
What are shorten work days, increases in minimum wages, and increases in relief payments?
500
This was the name man who took on a fake First Nations identity as an adult. He published many books and movies that were popular during the Depression.