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1
The union that was responsible for organizing the workers in the relief camps was the:
Relief Camp Workers’ Union
British Columbia Union of Workers
Relief Camp Workers of the World
One Big Union
2
The movement to protect & develop the Québécois culture and language is referred to as:
Québec federalism
Québec patriotism
Québec nationalism
Québec separatism
3
Receiving government relief payments during the Depression was referred to as being:
on 'pogey'
all are correct
on 'relief'
on 'the dole'
4
On July 1, 1935, the RCMP tried to disperse the On-to-Ottawa trekkers. This resulted in the:
Saskatoon Riot
Winnipeg Riot
Calgary Riot
Regina Riot
5
P.M. Bennett gave the provinces $20 billion dollars for work-creation programs under this act.
Employment Creation Act
Relief Act of Canada
Depression Relief Act
Unemployment Relief Act
6
The party platform of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was known as the:
Regina Manifesto
Winnipeg Manifesto
Calgary Manifesto
Edmonton Manifesto
7
Using tariffs to raise the price of imported goods to protect domestic producers is called:
isolationism
consumerism
protectionism
nationalism
8
An economic system in which both individuals & the government produce & sell goods is called a:
command economy
socialist economy
market economy
mixed economy
9
The Great Depression exposed a major weakness in the Canadian economy. What was the weakness?
Canada’s heavy dependence on importing manufactured goods
Canada’s heavy dependence on exporting manufactured goods
Canada’s heavy dependence on the import of primary resources
Canada’s heavy dependence on the export of primary resources
10
Who was chosen, in 1933, to be the leader of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF)?
Tommy Douglas
J.S. Woodsworth
Preston Manning
Joey Smallwood
11
What did P.M. King negotiate with the U.S.A., in 1935, that lowered tariffs & increased trade?
North American Tariff Agreement
Reciprocal Tariff Agreement
Agreement on Trade and Tariffs
Reciprocal Trade Agreement
12
The period following a recession during which the value of goods & services rises is known as:
recovery
deflation
inflation
prosperity
13
Who was the leader of the Social Credit Party?
Arthur Evans
William Hoover
Frederick Bethune
William Aberhart
14
In 1935, this act was introduced to help farmers build irrigation systems & reservoirs.
Prairie Hydro-Development Act
Prairie Farm Relief and Development Act
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act
Western Water Development Act
15
Transients travelled across Canada looking for work by ‘hopping’ freight cars; this was called:
'riding the boxcars'
'riding the C.P.R.'
'riding the tracks'
'riding the rails'
16
During the 1935 election campaign, what was the slogan used by the Liberals?
‘King or Chaos’
‘King or Anarchy’
‘King or Dust’
‘King or Debt’
17
Who was the leader of the Union Nationale in 1936?
Jacques Parizeau
Henri Bourassa
Maurice Duplessis
René Lévesque
18
Buying shares 'on margin' and expectating that the value of the shares would go up was called:
speculation
marginalization
future estimation
prospective buying
19
On October 29, 1929, the New York Stock Exchange collapsed; this day is known as:
Black Tuesday
Black Monday
Black Thursday
Black Friday
20
The federal transfer of funds from richer to poorer provinces is referred to as:
transfer payments
provincial payments
relief payments
equalization payments