3.24 Between the Wars

#1. Is Canada is member of the Commonwealth?

Yes

No

#2. When was The Bank of Canada created?

1934

1941

1922

1937

#3. What social safety nets did the citizens demand from the government as a result of the hardships during the Great Depression?

80-hour work weeks

Equity in companies they worked in

Universal basic income

Minimum wages, standard work week, and programs like unemployment insurance

#4. Which countries are part of the British Commonwealth of Nations?

Canada, United States of America, India and Australia

Canada, India, Australia, New Zealand, and several African and Caribbean countries

India, Australia, Pakistan and New Zealand

New Zealandand several African and Caribbean countries

#5. When did the British Commonwealth of Nations come into existence?

After the Second World War

Before the First World War

After the First World War

After the formation of the Dominion of Canada

#6. Who in Canada were hit the hardest during the Great Depression?

Business owners in Ontario

The miners in Yukon

Farmers in western Canada

Retailers in Quebec

#7. How did the Great Depression affect Canadian immigration?

Immigration dropped, with many refugees (including Jews fleeing Nazi Germany in 1939) being turned away

Immigration to Canada increased as people fled Nazi Germany in 1939

Immigration was only allowed for investors and entrepreneurs

There was no effect on Canadian immigration

#8. The Great Depression period is also known as:

The Crash and Burn

The Great Fall

The Dirty Thirties

The Dark ages

#9. Only workers were hit during the Great Depression, and most businesses were able to survive.

True

False

#10. What ended the Roaring Twenties?

Crash of the natural oil and gas industry

Famine

World War II

The stock market crash of 1929

#11. The Great Depression created a growing demand for the government to create a social safety net for Canadian citizens.

True

False

#12. What is the central bank of Canada that manages the supply of money called?

Bank of England

Dominion Bank

Bank of Canada

Royal Bank of Canada

#13. Why were farmers in Western Canada hit the hardest during the Great Depression?

High cost of fertilizers

Terrible drought

A double whammy of low grain prices and terrible drought

Low grain prices

#14. What is the severe economic downturn caused by the stock market crash of 1929 famously known as?

The Great Depression

The Great Fall

The Dark Ages

The Crash and Burn

#15. Who is responsible for managing the money supply and stability of Canada’s financial system?

Royal Bank of Canada

Scotiabank

Bank of Canada

Bank of England

#16. The Bank of Canada was created in response to the severe economic downturn of the Great Depression.

True

False

#17. What is meant by the phrase – The Roaring Twenties?

The boom in shipping and mining industries in the 1920s

An economic boom time during the 1920s during which unemployment was low and businesses prospered

A Canadian rock music band

The rise in entertainment business in the 1920s

#18. What is the British Commonwealth of Nations?

An association of states who pool their wealth into a single bank run by the UN

An association of colonies of Britain

An association of states that have a common currency

An association of free states that were previously a part of the British Empire

#19. What was the unemployment rate at the peak of the Great Depression in 1933?

15%

43%

52%

27%

Results

#1. Is Canada is member of the Commonwealth?

#2. When was The Bank of Canada created?

#3. What social safety nets did the citizens demand from the government as a result of the hardships during the Great Depression?

#4. Which countries are part of the British Commonwealth of Nations?

#5. When did the British Commonwealth of Nations come into existence?

#6. Who in Canada were hit the hardest during the Great Depression?

#7. How did the Great Depression affect Canadian immigration?

#8. The Great Depression period is also known as:

#9. Only workers were hit during the Great Depression, and most businesses were able to survive.

#10. What ended the Roaring Twenties?

#11. The Great Depression created a growing demand for the government to create a social safety net for Canadian citizens.

#12. What is the central bank of Canada that manages the supply of money called?

#13. Why were farmers in Western Canada hit the hardest during the Great Depression?

#14. What is the severe economic downturn caused by the stock market crash of 1929 famously known as?

#15. Who is responsible for managing the money supply and stability of Canada’s financial system?

#16. The Bank of Canada was created in response to the severe economic downturn of the Great Depression.

#17. What is meant by the phrase – The Roaring Twenties?

#18. What is the British Commonwealth of Nations?

#19. What was the unemployment rate at the peak of the Great Depression in 1933?