2. 1929: William Lyon Mackenzie King is PM Felt the crash was a __________part of the business cycle Believed the government should not ____________in the economy Calls an election in 1930

3. Leader of the Conservatives: R.B. Bennett Campaigns across Canada promising to take action Bennett promises jobs for everyone willing to work, and high __________to protect Canadian industry

4. "I propose that any government of which I am the head will at the first session of parliament initiate whatever __________is necessary to that end, or perish in the attempt." – R.B. Bennett, June 9, 1930.

5. The Five Cent Piece Speech King, in response to provincial governments’ requests for relief funding, said he would not give any Conservative provincial governments “a _______-cent piece”

6. Bennett and the Conservatives win a majority in the 1930 election

7. Bennett’s Policies Also reluctant to interfere with the economy, but does keep his promises Relief Acts set aside millions of dollars for emergency relief and, in 1932, create the __________ ________system Raises _____________on imported goods

8. “Blasting” into World Markets Wanted the British Empire to adopt preferential tariffs – "I offer to the Mother Country and to all the other parts of the Empire, a preference in the Canadian market in exchange for a like preference in theirs." But Britain was committed to ________trade

9. But Bennett’s policies are not effective... Unemployment _________by 1933 Bennett begins to gradually increase government ______________in the economy: 1934 – created ________of Canada to regulate monetary policy 1935 – established Canadian _________Board to regulate wheat prices 1935 – introduced ______________benefits Legacy items as they are still with us today

10. “Bennett Buggies”

11. Bennett’s 1935 “New Deal” – ______________his former policies – New _____________programs – unemployment insurance, minimum ________, regulation of working conditions, health and ___________ insurance, ______age pension, agricultural support programs – Goes against his former support of unregulated capitalism – critics said he was making a “deathbed conversion” to ______the election

12. Techniques to look for: – Captioning: a sentence or phrase that is the title for the cartoon. – Labelling: words in the drawing to identify people, ideas, or objects. – Relative size: figures are drawn much larger or smaller than others to make a point or statement. – Shading (light and dark): use of white space and dark shading to create an effect. – Composition: the arrangement or location of figures or objects in the cartoon – Symbolism: a sign such as a facial expression, gesture, or body position, and symbols, an object used to represent something else – Caricature: a distorted, oversimplified, or exaggerated stereotype used to represent something else. Political Cartoons, 1930-1935