Short Answer Flashcards
What were the 4 Interconnected aspects to the stock market crash?
- There was a stock market price peak
- Overproduction of goods (notably agricultural)
- People bought stocks on margin
- As the stock market crashes, there is a run on the banks
(people rush to the bank to withdrawal their savings before all is lost)
What are the 5 main causes for the Recession in Canada?
- Commodity prices drop
- Demand goes down
- Global trade decrease
- Credit is evaporating
- Unemployment rises
What 5 Demands did the Relief Camp workers raise in the “On to Ottawa Trek” Strike in1934?
- Pay increase to 50c an hour
- 20 hours of work per month
- Adequate First Aid in camp
- No Military presence or control in camp
- Democratic Committees are to be recognized in each camp
What were the 4 Revisions in the Indian Act in 1951?
- First Nations are now allowed to launch land claims against federal government
- Allowed women to participate in Band Council System
- Old bans on Religious ceremonies/gatherings lifted
- The Potlatch ban is lifted
What 6 things did Trudeau and Chrétien argue in the “White Paper” of 1969?
- No more treaties
- Eliminate Indian status
- Eliminate reserve system
- Indigenous to be under provincial government jurisdiction
- No more land claims
- Convert reserve land into private property
What 2 things caused the decline of passenger rail in the post WW2 era?
- The expanded use of cars and the completion of the Trans-Canada Highway
- Availability of airline travel
What was NOT done with the creation of via rail?
VIA Rail never purchased railway lines. Instead, they simply leased them.
What were the problems in Winnipeg in 1919?
→ Returning veterans are not finding employment
→ Rising cost in housing and living (due to inflation)
→ Eastern European immigrants had horrible working conditions
