Great depression Flashcards
1
Q
why did the great depression happen
A
stock market crash in the US, bc of close ties canada got effected. international wheat prices also
2
Q
canadian farmers had what
A
an income drop because of the wheat and a drought and a grasshopper plague
3
Q
what slowed down world trade
A
high taiffs
4
Q
impact of great depression
A
unemployment, the on-to-ottowa trek, prairies suffered, and immigration got banned
5
Q
what percent of the population was unemployed in 1933
A
25%
