Time to Think… Make a list of all the things you use on a daily basis Cross out the things you think you could live without Circle the things you think you could not live without What is left?

What Do We Know? List 3 Causes of the Depression…(crash course) Any other reasons??? Did the stock market cause the Depression? How can we prove that the Depression, was such a bad thing?

Figure It Out! How Much Did People Lose Across Canada? Table 1 – Per Capita Income by Province 1928-29 and 1933 Province 1928-1929 Average Per Capita Income (A) 1933 Average Per Capita Income (B) Percent Decrease (100 – ((B / A)100)) British Columbia 594 314 47 Ontario 549 310 Alberta 548 212 Saskatchewan 478 135 Manitoba 466 240 Quebec 399 220 Nova Scotia 322 207 New Brunswick 292 180 PEI 278 154

How Much Did People Lose Across Canada? Table 1 – Per Capita Income by Province 1928-29 and 1933 Province 1928-1929 Average Per Capita Income 1933 Average Per Capita Income Percent Decrease British Columbia 594 314 47 Ontario 549 310 44 Alberta 548 212 61 Saskatchewan 478 135 72 Manitoba 466 240 49 Quebec 399 220 Nova Scotia 322 207 36 New Brunswick 292 180 39 PEI 278 154 45

Canada and the Depression

Social Conditions for Canadians People that bought on credit in the 20’s quickly lost everything No unemployment insurance or welfare 2 million people will eventually go on Relief – Government assistance- but not right away

Areas Hit Hardest The Maritimes were hit when other nations stopped buying fish and lumber The Prairies were devastated by the Dustbowl and a grasshopper epidemic

The Political Situation When the Depression started Liberal PM Mackenzie King thought it was up to the provinces to aid their citizens He stated that the federal government would not give “a five cent piece” to any province that had a Conservative government At the time, very few people believed that the government should help the economy (King: It will sort itself out)

Enter RB Bennett Bennett became PM in 1930 He was a self-made millionaire as a lawyer and businessman He initially put $20 million towards emergency relief, but generally thought government intervention was not the solution

1929- 1945 1920’s and 30’s- Germany and Europe- rise of Fascism 1930’s- The Great Depression Life in the 1930’s for the majority and for women, and the disadvantaged RB Bennett- responses to the depression* Other political ideas to solve the depression Depression in Germany, Asia and Russia 1920’s and 30’s- Germany and Europe- rise of Fascism German Aggression in Europe 1930’s WWII- Canada at War in Europe War in Asia After the war

Life in the Depression Pages 2-3- Identify 3 examples or situations of how people lost everything. What was a Bennett Buggy? (6-7) Identify three problems caused by grasshoppers/locusts on the prairies (14-15) What caused the Dust Storms (14-15) What is the theme of many of the popular songs of the 1930’s? (21) What groups of people were the worst off during the Depression? Provide some examples of their hardships (36-37) How did people enjoy themselves despite all of the hardship? Identify four diversions. 44- 47