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Black Tuesday
Black Tusday was the day the stock market crashed. It was also the start of the great depression. Many people lsot their jobs soon after this event. -
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The Great Depression
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R.B Bennett in power
Mackenzie King did not think the economy was in that bad shape around election time. He thought that the Liberal party was going to win the election with ease. a group of political leaders meet in Alberta to talk about the unemployment problem developing over Canada. They then went to Ontario to let King know about the problem. Since most of the unemployment at the time were more to the west and not in Ontario and Quebec King did not think the problem was that severe. -
The Dust Bowl
During the 1930's farmers in the Prairies had to abandon their homes to escape the massive drought and had to try and find jobs in cities even though there is an economic depression. In Canada this mostly took place in saskatchewan. Even though all the crops of farmers in the East were destroyed another big problem was Canada's manufacturing centres were also destroyed causing many people to lose their jobs which affected production by a third between 1929 and 1932. -
The Invention of Scotch Tape.
Richard Drew invented scotch brand cellulose tape in 1930. Today, it is known as “Scotch Tape.” -
Al Capone
One of the most well known gangsters in the whole entire world Al Capone was convicted of income tax evasion on October 17, 1931 and was later sentenced to eleven years in federal prison. -
Statue of Westminister
In 1931 the British Parliament was going to give Canada a legal recognition for having our first representative to a foreign government so the decisions arrived at the Balfour report by passing the statute of Westminster. -
Relief Camps
Relief camps started to pop up across Canada in 1932 because of the large amount of jobless people roaming around in the cites. Men would to tasks such as clearing bush, planting trees, building roads, and rise public buildings. In return they got a room to sleep in, health care and 20 cents per day for their hard work. As of 1932 there were 70,000 people unemployed and working in relief camps across Canada. -
Relief Pay
Around 1932 Provincial and some local governments started using a relief system which was anywhere from 19$ in the Maritimes to around 60$ in Alberta for families who could not get by on their own. Men who were not married are could not get this. Lastly, the payment was a form of “Vouchers which could be traded for food, water, and cloths. -
WoodsWorth and CCF 1
In 1933 on the progressive side of politics in canada there were only two major parties. The first one being Tim Buck the leader of the Communist party which was seemed as odd and extreme, or they could support Woodsworth who had no party. Woodsworth finally decided to that a national effort to unite the left of the political spectrum and on July 22, 1933 a national convention was held for the CCF (Cooperative Commonwealth Federation) that took place in Regina. -
Unemployment rate hits 30%
Unemployment rate hits 30% of labour force. One in five Canadians had to survive on the government relief system to stay alive. Even with Relief plans intact unmarried men are not able to accept relief so this was one huge factor that our economy was not going to get any better. We had all these young men who had no money so they couldn't end up working. This is why the unemployment rate would remain above 12% until the start of World War two in 1939. -
Woodsworth and CCF 2
very police that was passed during the convention is known as the Regina manifesto. People such as labour unions, farmers, worker guilds, supports of nationalization of industries, doctors lawyers, and all descriptions of those who did not consider themselves Liberals or Conservatives. One of the firsts test the C.C.F was apart of was in the British Columbia provincial election in 1933 where it became the opposite party and then repeated in Saskatchewan where it also became the opposition. -
Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany.
Adolf Hitler was the main representative of the Nazi Party in the 1930s. The Nazi told germans how Germany was not treated fairly after WWI and when they signed the Treaty of Versailles it caused the economic depression Germany has been going through. Many Germans thought Hitler was the person who was going to solve Germany's problems but in the end he would only make them worse. Hitler promised to end reparations, create jobs, and rearm germany. Hitler was elected chancellor of Germany in 1933 -
Franklin Roosevelt takes office
Franklin Roosevelt takes office in 1933. In America the great depression is really hitting people hard. So this is why Roosevelt in his first 100 days in office passes the New Deal legislation. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is created to insure all deposits at banks. This helps the supply of money in America’s financial system. -
The Regina Riot
In April 1935 people started to hear about a gathering of worker in British Columbia relief camps so more than 1400 men went to the city leaving their camps to vancouver. The Unity League and WUl (Workers Unity League) led the strike with meaning of getting ottawa to take more action, providing additional compensation, better work options and improved camp conditions. There were around 20,000 men participating in the riot. -
Bible Bill 2
August 22, 1935 Aberhart took his seat and Office of Premier of Alberta. Sadly, Aberhart realized that Alberta did not have enough money for his “social credit” plan and tried to print his own money. -
Bible Bill
William Aberhart was a principal and created a Prophetic Bible Institute and had his own weekly broadcasts promoting God. The Depression with so many people losing jobs, people started to turn to their faith as they tried to fight through the heavy economic state. Aberhart thought the solution was for Alberta’s monetary system to start flowing money and stimulate the economy. He thought that every person in Alberta, man,woman, or child, should get 25$ a month. Shortly after the election of -
It's King or Chaos 1
In 1935 the economy was looking like it was going to recover and signs of hope around the country began to appear. Mackenzie king had been working hard to rebuild the Liberal Parties and also created a slogan “It's King or Chaos” while all the other smaller parties such as the CCF, Social Credit were not really looked at yet. On the day of the election the Liberals had 171 seats while the Conservative party fell heavily with only 39 seats in some places. -
It's King or Chaos 2
CCf picked up 7 seats and the Social Credit had 17 seats. King and the Liberals were in power and would stay in power for another 20 more years. -
Union Nationale Party 1
In 1929 when the depression started the economic damage that took place was way too much for provincial governments. This would mean for the next 4-6 years, most governments were thrown out of office when an election was held. Quebec along with most other provinces suffered high unemployment. Quebec was different for who they blamed for the crisis. Maurice Duplessis blamed the english business community, which is why he formed a new party called Union Nationale. -
Union Nationale Party 2
His party took issues such as the conscription crisis and the uncaring attitude of the english businessmen about the people, the desire of the french canadian population to run their own affairs and the principles of family values as represented and propagated by the Quebec Roman Catholic church. This allowed his party to win the provincial election in 1936. -
The Hindenburg
The Hindenburg, a German airship. Was destroyed attempting to land at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station on May 6, 1937. -
Amelia Earhards death
American aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to circumnavigate the globe. This took place on July 2, 1937. She is now known to be the first pilot to be a women. -
Sperman
Superman debuts in Action Comics #1 in June 1938.
