1920's and 30's Unit Quiz History

Question 1

Work Relief Camps – what were they, why were they created, who created them, why were they controversial

Answer 1

What were they: They were work camps that gave people (who road the rails in specific) jobs.
Why were they created: They were created to get the people that road the rails off the streets, and keep them away from civilians as they were starting trouble
Who created them: The government
Why were they controversial: It was controversial as they were all packed in little rooms to live and sleep, they were doing hard labour, in bad work conditions making 0.20 cents a day

Question 2

What was the regina riot

Answer 2

• The hobo men were on their way to Ottawa, bennet travelled to stop them and called in the RCMP for support, they had a meeting, the meeting resolved nothing, then everyone broke out in riots.

Question 3

When did the regina riot happen

Answer 3

14, 1935 2000 trekkers reached Regina

Question 4

What were they fighting for in the regina riot

Answer 4

fight about the work camps, they wanted to get paid more and not have to work under those work environments.

Question 5

When were the trek leaders arrested

Answer 5

July 1’s 1935

Question 6

How many people were injured

Answer 6

1 policeman died and 100 police and citizens injured

Question 7

What is the on to Ottawa trek, when did it happen, why did it happen

Answer 7

• April 1935, workers in BC camp staged a walkout and demanded better working conditions and wages, they hopped on trains and hitched rides to vancouver, desiring gto take theri case to PM Bennett in ottawa.
• 1500 men gathered and began their trek to ottawa, collecting money, food and support for regular canadians on the way, who supported their cause

Question 8

What is the political party union national and what was it about, who was the leader

Answer 8

• 1935
• The leader Maurice Duplessis blamed the depression on the fact that many of Quebec’s industries were owned by English speaking Canadians or Americans. because of this he formed the Union national, so quebecois would have more control over their economy
• They were a force in Quebec for 22 years, they desired to protect the French language. The union national tried to stand up for a distinct, separate Quebec

Question 9

What is the political party CCF and what is it about

Answer 9

• Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, 1930
• This roots in western labour and farming
• They wanted to dismantle the free market system which they saw as the cause of the depression, they desired a system of socialism (an economic system based on government control of the economy so that all people could benefit).
• The CCF called for, government ownership of banks and transportation facilities, they called for crop insurance for farmers and prevent banks from taking over farms, provincials-funded medical services for all, employment insurance and pension for seniors, large scale public works projects, set a minimum wage

Question 10

What is the social credit party and what is it about

Answer 10

• 1935, based in alberta
• The albertan government should pay their citizens $25 each month (a social credit)
  - It was thought that the depression would end if people had money to spend, thus it would be in government’s interest to give each person $25
• Tnis party appealed to those in poverty and farmers, they governed alberta and BC for many years between 1935-1992, disbanded by 1992

Question 11

what was the platform for the social credit party

Answer 11

Platform:
$25 a month for each adult to provide necessities
Common people control money not to the privilege
Control prices for consumers and producers
Reduce waste and inefficiency in government

Question 12

Who was William Lyon macekznie king

Answer 12

• Tenth Prime Minister of Canada
• He got relieved from his position after people got fed up from his attitude or lack of action towards the depression during 1930
• He took a very cautious approach to solving the issues at hand

Question 13

Who is RB Bennet

Answer 13

• The 11th prime minister of canada
• He became PM in 1930 and the conservatives promised to fix the depression
• He was in power during most of the depression
• He was seen as cold or uncaring, he made the bank of canada, and public work and relief

Question 14

Who is Tommy Douglas

Answer 14

• Member of The CCF and elected MP in 1935
• Named the Greatest Canadian by CBC in 2004
• Premier of Saskatchewan, during this time he most importantly he created Universal Free Healthcare for all of Canada

Question 15

When did the stock market crash?

Answer 15

October 29, 1929, Black Tuesday

Question 16

Why did the stock market crash

Answer 16

16 million shares were traded as panic set it. The market lost 30 billion on monday and tuesday 14 billion alone

Question 17

How much did it crash and how much money

Answer 17

On black tuesday, the stock market lost all of the gains it had made during the entire year.. everything for jan-oct was gone

30 billion on Monday and 14 billion on Tuesday

Question 18

What was the dust bowl, where and when

Answer 18

• This was an unprecedented level of drought and heat, this led to dust storms and dust bowls through the 1930s
• This happened in the prairies of Canada and the US

Question 19

What is riding the rails

Answer 19

• Unemployed hobos or men would “ride the rails”. This is hitching a ride on a moving train to get to a part of the country in look for work

Question 20

What are the 4 causes of the Great Depression

Answer 20

-BUYING ON CREDIT
-DEPENDENCE ON STAPLE PRODUCTS
-HIGH TARRIFS
-TIES TO THE US

Question 21

Explain why buying on credit causes the great depression

Answer 21

• People bought a lot of expensive things on credit and couldn’t pay it back
• When people lost jobs and wages went down (after 1930), companies repossessed many goods and they could not afford to pay back their stocks, people lost everything
• In the 1920’s canadians were encourage to “Buy now pay later”
• You only needed a small down payment to purchase large expensive goods so people bought a lot that they couldn’t necessarily afford, also they didn’t actually own anything
• People even bought stocks on credit which was dumb

Question 22

Explain why dependence on staple produce causes the Great Depression

Answer 22

• During the 1920’s Canada’s economy relied heavily on the export of a few primary products (staple products like wheat, fish, minerals, pulp and paper)
• If international demand for the goods declined, (canada was doomed)
• Secondary industries (ex flour mills) suffered, railway industries suffered and farmers lost money
• In the late 1920’s wheat prices fell as there was a surplus of what. There were also droughts that caused wheat crops to fail. There were also severe dust storms called “dust Bowls” causing agricultural damage to the prairies from 1930 to 1936. These all combined caused very hard times in the agricultural industry

Question 23

Explain why High tariffs causes the Great Depression

Answer 23

• European countries needed canadian goods to rebuild after ww1
• European countries were heavily in debt after WW1, and to protect their economies, europe placed high tariffs on imports
• Other countries placed tariffs on each other in results
• Because the tariffs were so high people couldn’t buy from each other
• The goal was to encourage them to shop locally but it ended up hurting the economy
• Result: Trade between nations slowed down chocking international trade and any opportunity to decrease the amount of goods in stockpiled warehouses; items and goods became worthless

Question 24

Explain why High tariffs causes the Great Depression

Answer 24

• During the 1920’s canada’s economy grew closer to the US and further from Britain’s
• 65% of imports came from the Us and 40% of exports were sent to the us
• When the American economy got sick canadas suffered. Industry in the United States collapsed, there was no market for canadian exports.
• We were so connected that it was a snowball effect on each other’s suffering economies, it was so hard to come back because our both suffering escalated the problem

Question 25

What was relief, how’d you get it

Answer 25

What was it:
- Money/loans given to struggling people in the great depression
- This was to help them pay for basic necessities such as good and housing
How did you get it?
- You got relief by proving your current financial status or situation.
- You had to go into the physical place and ask for relief and tell them

Question 26

Creation of the Bank of Canada – why was this important?

Answer 26

• This was created to regulate the amount of money that actually gets made, the interest rates and apply a set of rules for banks in canada. They regulate the economy in Canada so a depression doesn’t happen again.
• Ex banks had no rules about taking your money from your account, but now they are not allowed to do that.
• This is important because it keeps canada’s economy stable, and keeps us out of the risk of a depression

Question 27

Explain fear of communism

Answer 27

• During the depression Bennet blamed Europeans for the unrest in Canada saying they were bringing their communist ideals to Canada because, recall, in Russia they have gone into a civil war against real communist and that’s why they opted-out of WW1.
• Communism was the label thrown upon canadians who wanted the same opportunities as the rich or those who protested or rioted against the government
• The government exaggerated their beliefs to make them seem ridiculous and that is when people started to fear the “communism” that was coming to Canada
• When people used to mention communism that would be seen as an insult in a way
• People were scared that communism would enter their country