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6. 1 What was the time period of the Great Depression?

7. 1 1929 – 1939 (“the Dirty Thirties”) Home

8. 2 What insect was a problem for the prairie farmers during the Depression?

9. 2 The grasshopper caused problems by eating the crops that did manage to grow.

10. 3 What did “Bennett Buggies” refer to?

11. 3 “Bennett Buggies” were cars that were pulled by horses because people couldn’t afford gas.

12. 4 What was the name of the quintuplets that were born during the Depression?

13. 4 The Dionne Quintuplets

14. 5 Why could fisherman in the Atlantic Provinces not make a living during the Depression?

15. 5 People in Europe weren’t buying their fish anymore and they couldn’t afford gas for their boats.

16. 6 What was a nickname for Saskatchewan during the drought of the Depression?

17. 6 “The Dustbowl”

18. 7 What new technology made people feel that “the world was becoming a smaller place” because they could talk to one another across large distances?

19. 7 The “ham” radio

20. 8 What was a nickname for the “prosperity certificates” that the premier of Alberta created?

21. 8 Prosperity certificates were called “Funny Money”.

22. 9 What system is in place now to help people in financial difficulties that wasn’t in place during the Depression?

23. 9 The welfare system