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Bust Cycle definition.
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Less people where not able to buy luxurious items.
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What was the buissness cycle like in the 1930s?
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Less goods >lower production > less things are sold > smaller profits > less people working > less money to spend
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What are Relief Camps?
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Camps that provided shelter, food, clothing,& medical care. Run by the department of the national defense.
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What are Relief Payments?
(Dole)
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Gov't provided food for families who can't support their selves.
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What is the percentage of Canada's wage earners were unemployed?
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26 %
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How where the housing like?
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Made out of aluminum, plywood, and comapct. (Philippines Squatters)
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How where the meals like during the great depression?
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Had the same meals everyday and in small portion.
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What where the political parties?
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Social Credit. Union Nationale. Co-operative Commonwealth Federation.
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What caused depression besides Stock Market crashing?
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Overproduction and Over Expansion
Canada's dependence on a few primary sources
Canada's dependence on USA
High tariffs slowed international trade.
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What happened in the west during the Great Depression?
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Grasshopper Plague
Drought
Dust Storms
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What does the term riding the rods means?
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Rode under the train to get to different cities for jobs
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