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WorksheetsCanada in the 1920s and Great Depression
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
being able to produce a large number of items in a short amount of time using machines and assembly lines
Mass Production
Credit
Interest
Assimilation
the amount of money available to be borrowed from a bank, using something of value as collateral.
Mass Production
Credit
Interest
Assimilation
a percentage of money you have borrowed that has to be paid back, in addition to the amount of money you have borrowed.
Mass Production
Credit
Interest
Assimilation
to make a part of a larger group
Mass production
Credit
Interest
Assimilation
Which was not a positive aspect of living in the 1920s?
Economy as a whole was doing very well; higher wages meant people had more money to spend on new products.
Mass production of items made them cheaper, so they were available to more people to purchase.
Many new inventions made life easier (cars, telephones, electronics), so people would go into debt by purchasing them on credit.
Banks had lent out so much money that they couldn’t pay people back when the stock market crashed, wiping out the banks (more in the US than in Canada).
Which groups of people did not benefit as much from the economic boom of the 1920s?
Working Poor
Immigrants
Women & Children
First Nations
All of the Above
Why was life difficult for women at the time? (select all that apply)
Men were returning from WWI and putting them out of work
Many were expected to leave school early
They were paid less than men for the same work
Life was easy for all women at the time
a share in the ownership of a company
Stock
Dividend
Victory Bonds
Stock Exchange
Stock Market
a share of a company’s profit, earned by a stock
Stock
Divident
Victory Bonds
Stock Exchange
Stock Market
certificates that were purchased from the government in order to raise money to pay for the First World War. These certificates guaranteed a profit.
Stock
Dividend
Victory Bonds
Stock Exchange
Stock Market
the place where stocks are bought and sold
Stock
Dividend
Victory Bonds
Stock Exchange
Stock Market
includes information on stocks, and tells people how the stocks are doing (if they are making money or losing money)
Stock
Dividend
Victory Bonds
Stock Exchange
Stock Market
When did the Great Depression officially begin?
October 29, 1929
November 19, 1929
October 29, 1999
November 19, 1999
October 19, 1919
What is the day of the Stock Market Crash signifying the start of the Great Depression known as?
Periwinkle Sundae
Yellow Monday
Black Tuesday
White Wednesday
Pancake Tuesday (Mardi Gras)
What signified the start of the Great Depression?
Crash Bandicoot
Stock Market Crash
Party Crashers
Plane Crash
What were the main causes of the great depression (select all that apply)
Easy Credit (easy to get loans)
Manufacturing Practices (over-producing and stockpiling)
Trade Problems (international trade down by 50%)
Bank Issues (too much money loaned to pay people back)
Unemployment (can't pay back debts without jobs)
