interwar - the dirty thirties Flashcards
1
Q
why was it called the dirty thirties
A
dust storms
2
Q
impact on canada
A
hit hard
33% of goods were sold to foreign markets
the result was deflation
3
Q
1928-1933 income per year and unemployment rates
A
BC 1928 $594 and 2.6%
Sask $478
BC 1933 $314 and 26.6%
Sask $135
4
Q
what was hit the hardest?
A
agriculture
there was the wheat glut
1/3 canadas economy comes from farming
farmers overfarmed land and then a hot dry windy summer eroded the top soil
next were grasshoppers infestation and finally wheatworms
5
Q
bushels of grain drop from 1928-1933
A
per year
1928 average farm produced 1614 bushels
1933 average farm produced 66 bushels
6
Q
marginal land
A
land that isn’t ideal for farming
used during ww1
turns into dry soil years later
lead to dust storms
