CHC Great Depression

Everybody followed all Prohibition laws & no one drank alcohol when the laws were in place.

“Buying on credit” became very popular in the 1920s.

Western Canada experienced a drought during the Great Depression.

Frank Sinatra was a popular singer in the 1930s.

Many unhappy & out of work protestors riotted in Regina, Saskatchewan during the Depression.

Canada’s economy was largely dependent on the USA before the Depression.

Radio was an extremely popular form of entertainment in the 20s & 30s.

Many unemployed men were placed in Relief Camps

People taking out loans to buy shares contributed to the Depression

The Wizard of Oz was originally a silent movie.

Before the Great Depression Canada’s main exports were beer and steel.

1. Overproduction was one of the causes of the Great Depression

PM Bennett favoured letting Great Depression “run its course”, not have government interfere.

Prime Minister at the beginning of the Great Depression:

Illegal bars during Prohibition were called?

Many people lost their life savings during the Stock Market crash

It would be difficult to feed a family of 5 for $2.50 during the Depression.

Most Canadians were not in any debt during the Depression

Comic books and superheroes only became popular well after WW2.