World war 2 and great deprestion

Question 1

long and short term causes of the great depression

Answer 1

Long term
- over production
- hitler builds illegal army
Short term
- Stock market crash, bunch of ppl became broke and in dept

Question 2

explain the socio economic consequences of the Great depression

Answer 2

• unempoleyment rate
• wages fell
• govermnets went in dept

Question 3

role of church in the great depression

Answer 3

opened soup kitchens, offered temporary shelter, and provided assistance in finding jobs

Question 4

measures taken to help during the great depression

Answer 4

prime minister bennett tried helping by
- giving minimum wages
- 8 hour wd, 4 hour workw
- social assistance program
Gov helped by
- funding work relief to unemplyed workers to build roads, schools, parks, buildings and libraries

Question 5

facts about new political parties (ideologies)

Answer 5

Socialist and fascist

Fascism (dictatorship) -gov controls everything and citizens cant say or do what they want
Leaders who follow this are Hitler, Benito mussolini

Socialism - means of production for equal society (opposite of facism basically)

Question 6

characteristics of co-operatives n how they were connected to the great depression

Answer 6

were created as economic alternatives to industrial capitalism

Question 7

keynesianism

Answer 7

stimulating demand during tough times will lead to economic improvement as people will have jobs and money to spend in the economy

Question 8

the balfour declaration (1926) and the statue of westminster and how they affected canadas autonomy

Answer 8

declared that Britain and its Dominions were constitutionally equal in status
-granted dominions full legal autonomy, except to change the constitution

Question 9

causes of the second world war

Answer 9

• hitler scapegoats
• invasion of poland
• fascism
• economic depression
• deal with unfinished buisness from WW1
• rise of dictators globally
  -treaty of Versailles
• militarism