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Midterm Review: 1930s Flashcards

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Protest parties

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Progressive Party

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Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF)

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Appealed to Canadians who were >:( with the government’s response to the Depression (farmers, laborers, socialist, intellectuals)

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Regina Manifesto

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Argued with the government:

  • Supported social programs 2 assist people in need of money
  • urged government to spend money on public (created employment)
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Social Credit Party

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1935 ALBERta- led by William ABERhart “Bible Bill

  • promised “basic dividend” $25/month
  • Fed. gov wanted right of province 2 have own currency; social credit was disallowed by Supreme Court
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Union Nationale Party

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1936 Quebec- Maurice Duplessis

  • Nationalist French-Can Party (support from RC church)
  • Blamed Quebec’s economic/social problems on English minority
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William Aberhart

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Lead Social Credit Party; believed that government should release $$$ in economy

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Maurice Duplessis

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Former Conservative; Brought Union Nationale Party in power

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Rowell-Sirois Commission

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Created by King

  • recommend gov should have control over taxation
  • give equalization payments
  • responsible for unemployment insurance/ social benefits
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Unemployment

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Caused tension w/ fed & provincial gov.

Relief Camps: 20 cents/ day (build projects)

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Government intervention

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Interferes with the operation of free markets (ex.imposing taxes, tariffs, regulations, subsidies)

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CBC

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1963- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

-Distract themselves from Depression

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Region Riot

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Trekkers attempt to leave Regina; stop by RCMP

(Trekkers vs RCMP) 2h battle.

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On-to-Ottawa Trek

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1935: Relief Camp Worker Union rant 2 Ottawa; Trekkers ride freight cars thru Parries (gain supporters)

Outcome: PM Bennett “y’all trouble makers”

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Prairie drought

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  • No wheat ; families = :-‘( -> Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration Act (help farmer build irrigation sys & reservoirs)
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The New Deal

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US prez Franklin Roosevelt; Created public work programs 4 unemployed and farmers

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Work Camps

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Volunteered (free to leave); 3 meals /day, medical care (YUCKY!)

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Communist Party of Canada

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Leaders in the trade unions and organizers of new unions (Trek thing)

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“Riding the rods”

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Hobos on the roof or clung to the rods

underneath the train

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King’s 5 cent speech

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“PROVINCE NO EVEN GONNA GET 5 CENT W/O Liberal gov!!” LOL!

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R.B. Bennett

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PM of 1930; Won King b/c 5cent

  • raise tariffs by 50%
  • feared communist party
  • created work camps
21
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Depression

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period of severe economic and social hardship, massive unemployment, and terrible suffering

22
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Protectionism

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Making foreign good more expensive to protect domestic market -> Slow down in world trade

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Laissez-faire

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North Murica gov kept involvment in economy to MINIMUM!

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Relief payments

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Pogey; given to no alternative source of income

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Reparations

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Payments obligated to make Great Britain and France to compensate for war damages

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Anti-semitism

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Prejudice against Jews :(

- forbade 2 apply 4 job

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Pogey

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Must declare financial fail; prove being evicted from house (never enough 2 cover expenses)

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Padlock Law

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Act to protect the Province Against Communistic Propaganda

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Appeasement

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France & Britain do nothing when Hitler violate Treaty of Versailles
WHY? no1 want 2 fite ok??

30
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Hitler’s Invasion of Poland

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1939- Agreed to split Poland between Hitler & Stalin

31
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Totalitarianism

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Dictatorship: a form of government ruler is absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.).

32
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League of Nations

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(British & France) FAIL! Jap withdraw (attack Manchuria) League do nothing; Italy attacked Abyssinia League reluctant 2 punish

33
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King’s opinion of Hitler 1937

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Affectionate & loves fellow man

34
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Causes of depression

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Wheat market crash! High tariffs, Close ties with US..?

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Tariff increases

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PM Bennett “blast a way” to world markets and out of Depression -> Barriers against Canada

36
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State of Canadian Armed forces during depression

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unemployed men enlisted in the military

37
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SS St. Louis Steam-liner

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1939- Jew refugees refused permission to dock -> return 2 Europe and x{

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