BELLWORKBELLWORK1. Describe the plan proposed by Francis Townshend.
Was it successful?2. Why did Father Coughlin oppose the New Deal?3. Why did Senator Huey Long oppose the New Deal?
What was his alternative plan?4. To what extent were Roosevelt’s policies successful?
(Use page 207 provide justifications for both sides!)5. THINKER: *Think like an American during the GD*
With regards to art of the 1930’s, which genre do you personally identify with the most – realism, critical realism, or escapism? Explain!
Causes of the Great Causes of the Great Depression in Depression in
CanadaCanadaA “made in America” depression
puts Canada in a kerfuffle
Great Depression moves Great Depression moves NorthNorth
• Read “The Great Depression in Canada” (pages 208-211) and take notes on the following points using the note worksheet:o Political divisions in Canada post-WWIo Emergence of new political partieso Economic “boom” in 1920’so End of the “boom” (factors of an unsound economy)o Stock Market Crash in Canada
Signs of an “unsound Signs of an “unsound economy”economy”
• There were six factors that led to the eventual Depression in Canada. These signs of an “unsound economy” include:
• Overproduction• Reliance on Exporting Staple
Products• Canada’s Dependence on the
U.S.• Stock Market Crash• International Debt post-WWI• Economic Protectionism and
Tariffs
• Today, you will be broken into groups and must create a skit based on one of the factors of the unsound economy.
• The skit needs to clearly present the topic and explain why that factor was such a problem.
Canadian Prime Ministers during Canadian Prime Ministers during the Great Depressionthe Great Depression
• William Lyon Mackenzie King
• Richard Bedford (R.B.) Bennett
Election of 1930Election of 1930• "I propose that any government of which I
am the head will at the first session of parliament initiate whatever action is necessary to that end, or perish in the attempt." - Richard Bennett, June 9, 1930.
