Canada’s Response to the Depression Interwar Years: Canada’s Response to the Depression
Housekeeping Remember that the Unit Test is NEXT CLASS! You need to know the following: WW1 (Chapter 2) The 1920s (Chapter 3) The 1930s (Chapter 4 to page 91) Three sheets will give you bonus marks: WW1 Active Study Guide The Roaring 20s The Dirty Thirties These are due the day of the test for bonus marks. NO EXCEPTIONS!! Be prepared to answer ALL of the 4 questions on the website
Test Questions LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR THE TEST ON JANUARY 20/21: You will need to answer one of the following (but be prepared to answer ALL): 1. Compare and contrast the social life of Canada in pre-WW1 and the 1920s 2. Explain the causes of the Great Depression and explain which cause(s) that were most significant 3. Assess the Canadian government's attempts to deal with the Depression 4. Evaluate Canada's development as an independent country 1914-1938
Hard Times Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQdSR7RD3rU Start at 5 mins
Which PM had the better response? What was going on in the 1930s? What did the government need to do? How do you think they should have handled it? What were their options?
Criteria for judgment Purpose: were the actions of the government designed to achieve a valued purpose, such as protection of the environment, justice or a better standard of living for all? Process: did the actions show some positive qualities such as boldness, sacrifice, innovation, or involvement of diverse groups of citizens? Result: did the response to the Depression result in short term relief? In long term stability?
Free Market / Keynesian Econ. What do we know about free market economics? What is the government’s role in this type of economy? Who was FDR? What was the “New Deal”?
What do you think? Read through the biographies and fill out the chart at the end. Be prepared to discuss your findings
Political Cartoons
Political Cartoons
Political Cartoons
Whose response was the best? Take some time to discuss your findings with the person next to you. Who do you think had the better response? What could the government of Canada had done better?