1. Saint Kitts and Nevris Nicholas Oliveira

2. S tatus During Great Depression -Still a colony of Britain (Along with the rest of the British west Indies) -Mainly a sugar producer -Sugar production dominated by large estate owners who exploited their workers -Fluctuating sugar prices made the islands economies unstable

3. S ugar Industry -Sugar prices collapse as a result of the depression -Labor strikes occur across the Caribbean -Caused by high income inequality and the depression -Many strikes turn into deadly riots -Large numbers of women plan and participate in the strikes -Strikes continue to the beginning of WWII

4. L abor Movement -Strikes caused by the depression give rise to influential labor movement -Labor movements advocate better wages and working conditions -Movements also advocate independence -Decolonisation begins after WWII

5. 3 S ources http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indian_labour_unrest_of_1934%E2%80%9339 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevis