'Relief' referred to ........

food vouchers for the unemployed

Canada depended on the USA because we....

bought more goods from them and had less of our own to sell

Causes of the Great Depression include...

over production and buying things we could not pay for

The Great Depression can be described as...

a symptom of an economic downturn

Buying on credit often meant there was a very low down payment, but...

years of future payments before the balance was paid

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Canada's Dirty Thirties

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1930's Canada

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1
The 'dust bowl' created a worse scenario for Canadians who lived...
in the Maritimes
the Prairies
in British Columbia
Ontario
2
'Relief' referred to ........
food vouchers for the unemployed
food vouchers for large families
food vouchers for those who lost money on stocks
food vouchers for everyone
3
Canada depended on the USA because we....
were close neighbours
bought more goods from them and had less of our own to sell
didn't have the same kind of defence system as they did
were influenced by the New York Stock Exchange
4
An investor can make money on stocks if they...
buy low and sell low
buy low and sell high
keep them for a long time
buy high and sell high
5
Which list of terms relate to a business cycle?
none of the previous answers
recession, rising, falling
depressed, prosperous, crashed
round, upswing, downturn
6
Causes of the Great Depression include...
over production and buying things we could not pay for
Bennett buggies
Bennett blankets
soup kitchens and bread lines
7
In the 1930's, Canadians experienced many __________________.
upswings
economic downturns
hardships
turmoil
8
The Great Depression can be described as...
an economic upswing
all of the previous answers
the business cycle
a symptom of an economic downturn
9
Buying on credit often meant there was a very low down payment, but...
one year of future payments before the balance was paid
decades of future payments before the balance was paid
years of future payments before the balance was paid
weeks of future payments before the balance was paid
10
A stock certificate is proof that one
works in the stock exchange
earns capital gains
is a stock broker
invests money in a company
11
Black Tuesday refers to the day in October when...
the 'On-to Ottawa trek' happened
all of the previous answers
the markets crashed
the markets closed
12
'Tariffs' is another word for
taxes
financial aid
investments
margins
13
Buying stocks on 'margin' meant that people bought them...
by the dozens
daily
with no credit check
without paying for them
14
Businesses owners didn't always make money, because they used profits to...
take expensive vacations to the USA
buy products using credit
buy themselves lots of things
expand their business
15
By 1933, this percentage of Canadians were unemployed.
50%
33%
70%
25%

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