The Great Depression
Analyzing the causes of the 1929 stock market crash and its devastating impact on the Canadian economy and people.
Key Questions
- 1What were the primary causes of the Great Depression in Canada?
- 2How did the "Dust Bowl" affect the Prairie provinces?
- 3What were the human costs of unemployment and poverty?
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