Unit 3

Question 1

When did the Great Depression start/end?

Answer 1

1930-1939

Question 2

Causes of the Great Depression

Answer 2

-over production
-dependent on wheat market
-Canada became dependant on the us
-paying off depts with credit

Question 3

Consequences of the Great Depression

Answer 3

-stock market crash
-relief camps
-“New deal”
-unemployment
-“Bank of Canada act”
-anti-semitism
-economy dominating politics

Question 4

“New deal” created

Answer 4

-minimum wage
-employment insurance

Question 5

Bank of Canada Act

Answer 5

It Regulated credit and currency

Question 6

Individuals and groups most affected by the Great Depression

Answer 6

-women (single women)
-immigrants
-Jews
-young people
-industries

Question 7

Beliefs of being unemployed during the 1930’s

Answer 7

Being unemployed was not the people’s fault, but the governments

Question 8

How did the belief of being unemployed change during the Great Depression?

Answer 8

That it was the unemployeds fault, and asking for “relief” was shameful

Question 9

What were the beliefs of the Governments during the great Depression?

Answer 9

The government was not organized, nor expected to help those without income

Question 10

Those who helped with the government

Answer 10

Families
Neighbours
Churches

Question 11

1) What did Canada sign?
2) how was it done?
3) what did it do?
4) what did it get them,

Answer 11

1)The treaty of Versailles
2)separately from Britain
3)end WW1
4)seat in the League of Nations

Question 12

What is the League of Nations

Answer 12

A group of countries that make sure there is no war/fighting

Question 13

What happened on October 1935?

Answer 13

Italy attacked Abyssinia

Question 14

What happened on October 29, 1929?

Answer 14

Stock market crashed

Question 15

1923

Answer 15

-France occupied Ruhr
-Italy bombed a Greek island
-France & Italy threatened to leave the league

Question 16

1931

Answer 16

-Japan occupied Manchuria
-china appealed to the LON
-Britain proposed an inquiry, but U.S said no

Question 17

1933

Answer 17

-Japan & Germany left the league

Question 18

1935

Answer 18

-Saar territory was again united with Germany

Question 19

1936

Answer 19

-Germany challenged France+league of there willingness to enforce the TOV

Question 20

1937

Answer 20

-Italy left league

Question 21

1938

Answer 21

-hitler promises not to invade Czechoslovakia

Question 22

1939

Answer 22

-Germany invades Czechoslovakia and Poland
-Germany+Italy against Britain+Fance

Question 23

Governments response to the Great Depression

Answer 23

-To provide “relief” (Temporary money)

Question 24

What was the On-to-Ottawa trek

Answer 24

Where Workers (trekkers) planned to organize for better wages by meeting with the prime minister

Question 25

What was the result of the on-to-Ottawa’s trek?

Answer 25

Bennett (prime minister) accused the trekkers of trying to start a revolution, and ended up in a big fight

Question 26

“New deal” was created by

Answer 26

Prime minister Bennet

Question 27

What kind of people were Jewish people seen as?

Answer 27

-Bad people -invaders -unpredictable -inhuman -unchristian -unwanted

Question 28

What excuses did the government use to not let Jewish people into Canada

Answer 28

-The economy was bad -Can’t afford people

Question 29

Germany got many things taken away from it such as

Answer 29

-overseas possessions -land -arm forces -army men -battle ships

Question 30

Soup kitchen

Answer 30

It Handed out free food

Question 31

Poor meant you were a?

Answer 31

Criminal

Question 32

Hitler came to power in Germany when?

Answer 32

1933

Question 33

What happened to Germany and Austria’s Jewish population?

Answer 33

They fled to different countries cause they felt unsafe