The Dirty Thirties Flashcards
What caused the Great Depression
Crash of the stock market
How much value did the stock market lose
39%
What did the great depression affect, how, and for how long
-Canadas economy
-Social Despare
-10 years
What did Families have to do during the Great Depression (3)
-Adapt to surviving on
High food price
Low income
Unemployment
What did the government create trying to help suffering Canadians
Relief camps
What are relief camps and who could join (5)
-Men
-work physically demanding labour
-Single
-Homeless
-Unemployed
How much were Canadian relief workers paid
30 cents
What did men do at relief camps and how long did they work (5)
-44 hour weeks
-clear bush
-build roads
-plant trees
-construction
Who attacked the government for the camps and why
Critics
Instead of creating a reasonable work program with reasonable wage
Who how many and why were there strikers?
People in Vancouver
Thousands
They demanded work minimum wage and better conditions in the camps
What is pogey
A government relief payment system given to those who had no other source of income
What popped up around Canada and who ran them?
Soup kitchens
Church organizations and volunteers
How much did Canada‘s overall public private spending fall?
42%
How many Canadians were unemployed and why
30%
Laid off because businesses shut down
What what hardship did Canadian farmers experience?
Prolong drought which caused repeated devastation to annual harvest
Who led the conservative party?
RB Bennett
When did the liberal party lose against the conservatives?
1930
When did Bennett become the leader of the conservatives?
1927
What did Bennett underestimate?
The severity and longevity of the depression
What did Bennett propose when and what happened?
A bold legislative program in January 1935
His reform measures caused distrust in his party, and he failed to revive the Publix enthusiasm
What happened in the October 1935 election?
The conservative party was defeated by WL McKenzie King for the liberals
What did the communist party organize during the Great Depression and when
They launched a subsidiary organization, called the unemployed council in 1930
What did the cooperative Commonwealth Federation unite?
Farmers labourers and socialist
What is JS Woodworth known for?
Being a saint in politics, because of his devotion to improving the human condition
What did RB Bennett Prime Minister quote mean? (4)
-He was up-to-date on the Great Depression
-however he didn’t suffer as the majority of the working class did
-He wanted to change for the better of Canada
-He wanted to amp up government control and authority
He added up losing the 1935 election 
