History unit 2 fr test

Question 1

what is black tuesday

Answer 1

The day the stock market crashed
- october 29th 1929

Question 2

before the great depression conditions

Answer 2

• Happy and everyone was wealthy and working
• A lot of people invested into stocks

Question 3

stock market crash

Answer 3

• on october 24th 1929 visible sign began by the end of the day the new york stock exchange lost 4 billion
• on october 29th 1929 people lost everything

Question 4

Who is RB Bennett and what did he create

Answer 4

• prime minister of canada from 1930 - 1935
• bennett created relief camps

Question 5

what are relief camps

Answer 5

it was a place made in the great depression for unemployed single men to find work and shelter. The conditions were crowded, unsanitary and bad food

Question 6

what was the new deal, what did it include

Answer 6

Bennetts new deal was aimed to help people without jobs, improve social support, and fix the economy. Key parts included unemployment insurance and a minimum wage.

Question 7

what are bennett buggies

Answer 7

a bennett buggy was a horse-drawn car used during the great depression in canada. People couldn’t afford gas for thier cars, so they removed the engines and attached horses to the vehicles to save money. It was named after the prime minister, RB Bennett.

Question 8

what was kings five cent speech

Answer 8

King was expressing that he would not give any money to the conservation party not even as little as “five cents”

Question 9

Party leader of Union nationale

Answer 9

Maurice dupressis

Question 10

Goals of union nationale

Answer 10

He promised to defend french language, religion, and culture against english business interests.

Question 11

Party leader of social credit

Answer 11

William Aberhart

Question 12

Goals of social credit

Answer 12

prices would be controlled so no inflation