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WorksheetsThe Great Depression In Canada
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
This natural disaster served to worsen the effects of the Great Depression on Farmers in the Prairies
Tornados
Dust Bowl
Black Tuesday
Hurricanes
Central Canada was the hardest hit by the Depression
True
False
These blackened the sky and ate all the greenery in the Prairies
Flies
Grasshoppers
Bees
Beetles
In the 1930's, people would line up at ____________ to get food. These were normally run by charities or cities.
churches
businesses
soup kitchens
work
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)
Which is NOT true of the government relief camps?
They were for married men
Men made 20 cents a day
Men lived in bunks with many other people
The food was gross
By 1933, how many Canadians were without work?
1/3
1/2
2/3
True or False? The rich got richer during the Depression.
True
False
When people went and collected vouchers that could be redeemed for food, clothing and shelter, this was called?
Pogey
Going on the Dole
Soup Kitchens
Canadian Emergency Fund
Welfare money paid to families from the provinces is known as
Pogey
Going on the Dole
Gunny Sack Parade
Canadian Emergency Fund
People who received government support often ate nutritious meals
True
False
Which of the following is NOT a job offered to people by towns and cities?
Sewer main repair
Building highways and roads
Trench digging
Park improvement
They are all jobs provided by towns and cities
Which area of Canada suffered the least economic trouble?
The Maritimes
Central Canada
The Prairies
Which of the following is NOT one of the ways people would help themselves?
Eating rat stew
Stealing food and clothing
Getting arrested
Sharing clothing and food with neighbours
Getting arrested
This is a photo of...
Gunny Sack Parade
Soup Kitchen
A jungle
This is a photo of...
A horse drawn carriage
A Bennett Buggy
A Model T
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...
The Regina Riots
The Railway Expedition
The Bennett Blowup
The On-to-Ottawa Trek
What happened in Regina?
The people stopped rioting because RB Bennett fixed the economy
A riot broke out and a trekker died
A riot broke out and a police officer died
RB Bennett met the people and discussed issues
This is an image of...
Grasshoppers
The Dust Bowl
A tornado
A farm
