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The Great Depression In Canada

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This natural disaster served to worsen the effects of the Great Depression on Farmers in the Prairies

a)

Tornados

b)

Dust Bowl

c)

Black Tuesday

d)

Hurricanes

2.

Central Canada was the hardest hit by the Depression

a)

True

b)

False

3.

These blackened the sky and ate all the greenery in the Prairies

a)

Flies

b)

Grasshoppers

c)

Bees

d)

Beetles

4.
A time in America following the roaring 20's where America experience rising unemployment that did not end until the onset of World War II. 
a)
New Deal
b)
Roaring 20's
c)
Great Depression
d)
Cold War 
5.

In the 1930's, people would line up at ____________ to get food. These were normally run by charities or cities.

a)

churches

b)

businesses

c)

soup kitchens

d)

work

6.
During the Great Depression, many people were unemployed.  This means that they lost their ____________.
a)
jobs
b)
homes
c)
families
d)
friends
7.
After the Stock Market Crash, many people lost their life savings because _______________.
a)
banks closed
b)
banks gave away their money
c)
they couldn't remember where they put it
d)
someone stole it
8.
An effect of the Great Depression was...
a)
Everyone bought more stocks.
b)
large numbers of people were hungry and homeless.
c)
Farmers became rich.
d)
Many people moved to the South during the Great Migration South.
9.
An effect of the Great Depression was...
a)
A large number of people were admitted to the hospital.
b)
A large number of banks and businesses excelled.
c)
A large number of banks and businesses failed.
d)
A large number of banks and businesses moved to Canada.
10.

What is the day of the Stock Market Crash signifying the start of the Great Depression known as?

a)

Periwinkle Sundae

b)

Yellow Monday

c)

Black Tuesday

d)

White Wednesday

e)

Pancake Tuesday (Mardi Gras)

11.

Which is NOT true of the government relief camps?

a)

They were for married men

b)

Men made 20 cents a day

c)

Men lived in bunks with many other people

d)

The food was gross

12.

By 1933, how many Canadians were without work?

a)

1/3

b)

1/2

c)

2/3

13.

True or False? The rich got richer during the Depression.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

When people went and collected vouchers that could be redeemed for food, clothing and shelter, this was called?

a)

Pogey

b)

Going on the Dole

c)

Soup Kitchens

d)

Canadian Emergency Fund

15.

Welfare money paid to families from the provinces is known as

a)

Pogey

b)

Going on the Dole

c)

Gunny Sack Parade

d)

Canadian Emergency Fund

16.

People who received government support often ate nutritious meals

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Which of the following is NOT a job offered to people by towns and cities?

a)

Sewer main repair

b)

Building highways and roads

c)

Trench digging

d)

Park improvement

e)

They are all jobs provided by towns and cities

18.

Which area of Canada suffered the least economic trouble?

a)

The Maritimes

b)

Central Canada

c)

The Prairies

19.

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways people would help themselves?

a)

Eating rat stew

b)

Stealing food and clothing

c)

Getting arrested

d)

Sharing clothing and food with neighbours

e)

Getting arrested

20.

This is a photo of...

a)

Gunny Sack Parade

b)

Soup Kitchen

c)

A jungle

21.

This is a photo of...

a)

A horse drawn carriage

b)

A Bennett Buggy

c)

A Model T

22.

Relief Camp workers finally couldn’t take it anymore and went on strike. In hopes of meeting with the PM to discuss their concerns, thousands of strikers “rode the rails” from Vancouver eastward to Ottawa. This was called...

a)

The Regina Riots

b)

The Railway Expedition

c)

The Bennett Blowup

d)

The On-to-Ottawa Trek

23.

What happened in Regina?

a)

The people stopped rioting because RB Bennett fixed the economy

b)

A riot broke out and a trekker died

c)

A riot broke out and a police officer died

d)

RB Bennett met the people and discussed issues

24.

This is an image of...

a)

Grasshoppers

b)

The Dust Bowl

c)

A tornado

d)

A farm