1. Causes of the Great Depression - two
Overproduction
Resource based economy
Dependance on the US
Buying on credit
Drought
2. What was the main catalyst of the Depression?
-Stock Market crash 1929
3. PM in charge during the worst part of the depression.
-Bennett
4. Two causes of the On to Ottawa Trek
-work camps - hard labour & terrible working conditions
-poor pay 20cents/day
-horrible living conditions at the camps
(unemployment, riding the rails led to relief camps/work camps)
5. One consequence of On to Ottawa Trek/how did things end?
-Regina Riots
-unsuccessful talks in Ottawa, decision to dispand
Bonus: explain what relief was/is:
-government hand outs in the form of money, food coupons to help make ends meet
