SS10 - Dec. 19th Friday 5 answers

 Friday 5:  December 19th

1.  What is a depression?

-A significant and prolonged downturn in the economy

2. What were two causes of the great depression?

-overproduction, resource based economy, dependance on the USA, buying on credit, stock market crash, drought, infestations

3. What were two consequences of the great depression?  

-massive unemployment

-poverty

-social upheaval

-new political parties

-new social welfare programs

4. What was “relief”?

-financial aid from the government

5. Of all the consequences of the depression which had the greatest effect on Canadians and why?

-many answers just need to back it up