Mr



Mr. Reynolds

Canada and the great Depression

Question sheet

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Read Pg 123 – 125 in the textbook starting from “THE GREAT DEPRESSION”

• Identify whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE. If a statement is false, correct the statement to make it true in the space provided.

• After finishing get into pairs and compare your answers.

TRUE/FALSE SECTION

T / F The New York Stock Exchange collapsed on October 29, 1929

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T / F The day the stock market crashed is known as “Black Wednesday”

The stock market crashed on Black Tuesday.______________________________

T / F Prior to the crash people had lit cigars with money because they were so rich.

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T / F In the 20’s, no one invested in the stock market at all. It was a bad time to invest.

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T / F People bought stocks “on margin,” meaning they borrowed money to buy stocks.

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T / F By December of 1928, cautious investors started selling off their stocks to cash in on their high value. Others followed and soon there was no demand for stocks. This was how the stock market crashed.

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T / F Not many Canadians were affected by the stock market crash. Few lost money or their jobs.

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T / F The stock market crash was the only factor that contributed to the severity of the Depression in Canada.

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T / F Canada’s most important exports, wheat and newsprint, were oversupplied. As a result, prices went down.

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T / F Because of oversupply, Canadian industries stopped production of these exports. Thus everyone saved their jobs.

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T / F Because the United States was Canada’s biggest investor, when their stock market crashed we were linked to their problems.

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T / F On the Prairies, wheat prices when from $1.80 a bushel in 1929 to less than $0.10 in 1931.

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T / F The Prairies were hit by a drought in 1928.

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T / F Farmers thought the drought would end and planted their seeds regardless.

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T / F Dust storms were very minor, basically just a bit of dust in the wind.

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T / F Dust storms blew away not only the seed, but the soil that was good for planting.

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T / F The drought also brought a plague of grasshoppers, which thrived in the hot conditions.

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T / F The grasshoppers mainly ate crops and caused few problems anywhere else.

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SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

INSTRUCTIONS

• Read Pg 125 – 126 starting from “LIFE IN THE DEPRESSION”

• Answer the following questions IN PROPER SENTENCE FORM

1) Were all people negatively affected by the Depression? _________________________

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2) What is “pogey” and what is its importance during the Depression? _______________

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3) Did everyone accept pogey? If not, why not? ________________________________

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4) What were the conditions you had to be in to receive pogey? ____________________

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5) How much would you receive in Ontario? How much in New Brunswick? _________

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6) What would charities do to help those affected by the Depression? ________________

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7) What would single men do to find work? Explain this trend. ____________________

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8) How did women survive during the Depression? ______________________________

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9) How did Aboriginals families survive on only $5 a month? _____________________

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10) What were the main forms of entertainment during the Depression? What did people get from them? ___________________________________________________________

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11) In a short paragraph summarize the lives of the Dionne Quintuplets. (Pay certain attention to their lives with regards to the Depression. ____________________________

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MOST SIGNIFICANT MOMENTS OF THE DEPRESSION

1) WHICH IDENTIFIABLE GROUP DO YOU FEEL WAS IMPACTED THE MOST NEGATIVELY? WHY?

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2) WHICH FACTOR ABOUT THE DEPRESSION MOST STARTLED YOU? WHY?

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3) ON THE WHOLE, WHAT FACTOR ABOUT TODAY’S LESSON WAS MOST INTERESTING TO YOU? WHY?

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