Causes of the Great Depression

http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/canadianhistory/depression/depression.html

View the following link and read about the Causes of the Great Depression.

Read Chapter 8

Complete the word charts about this chapter.

List of Canadian Traded Companies on TSX

http://www.investcom.com/page/mvtoronto.htm

#5 P.116 The Stock Market Crash of 1987

Read the following article about the stock market crash of 1987.

http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article37178.html

Oct 29-Nov 2

Chapter 7- Government and the Great Depression, PP. 100-116

#1, 2, 4 and 5

Website Review: wwwtmx.com

Locate five businesses (Canadian) that are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange.  One company for each of the sectors below:

Mining Company
Energy Company
Technology Company
China
United States

Use Google search engine to find examples of company's.

Track the stock for one week using the following chart:

Company Name      Day 1   Day 2  Day 3   Day 4  Day 5
______________________________________________
 Ford Auto              $35.00

Oct 22-26

Chapter 7 Canada and the Great Depression

Read and fill out the word charts you were assigned for the course. 

Knowledge and Understanding con't on Wed Oct 24, 2012;

Unit Test on Friday Oct 26, 2012
Chapters 5 and 6.

WW1 Artifact Presentation Notes

Mr. Stewart’s WW1 Artifact Presentation

Name of Artifact

 Artillery Shell.  Used in a breach gun. Travel 5-6 km. Blows up in the air.  Located in farmers fields.   Made from Brass.                              

Significance: Many shells are still located on farmer’s field in Belgium and France.

Number of Artifact

001

Name of Artifact

Gas attack alarm used to wake up soldiers sleeping in the trenches. Germans, British and Canadians used them.

Name of Artifact

Trench Periscope used to see over the trenches to avoid being shot in the head. German manufactured.

Name of Artifact

Spoons and Forks belonging to soldiers.  Many soldiers consumed non-perishable goods and required these foods on the go. 

                                                       

Name of Artifact

Trench Shovel used to dig trenches and repair.  Trench Shovel was also used as a pic and weapon.  

Name of Artifact

Trench Club purchased in South Africa.  Purchased for 200 Cdn dollars.  Used to hit someone in the head.  Used to knock out an enemy for purposes of interrogation.

Name of Artifact

Bonnet located on the end of a gun and used for one to one combat.  Run, thrust, pull and remove. If the dagger would get stuck a soldier would fire the gun to remove.

Name of Artifact

Soldiers Bible. Every soldier had one as standard issue. Some were made from metal which were kept in the soldiers pocket. Sometimes the location of the bible would deflect a bullet.

Name of Artifact

Brass Tin Box mailed to soldiers from home.  Purchased in the store and mailed to soldiers.  Inside the tin were cookies or biscuits. 

Name of Artifact

Princess Mary Gift to Soldiers- Tin Box with message and cigarettes with loose tobacco.

Name of Artifact

Bullet Pencil used to write letters back home.  A novelty item.

Name of Artifact

Personal Medical Kit with iodine and morphine.

October 17 Questions

Tom Longboat and Canada's Aboriginal People in the 1920's

1. List three specific accomplishments by Tom Longboat in his life:

 

2. Explain the meaning of the following terms:

a. Status Indian - b. Assimilation - c. Residential schools -

 

3. List four problems faced by Canada's Aboriginal peoples in the 1920's.

 

4. In an April 1997 letter to the Minister of Indian Affairs and in a May 2001 letter, the Canadian Catholic Bishops supported a Lands Claim Commission and the promotion of social justice for and with Aboriginal peoples. They also called for measures to protect and promote the inherent rights and dignity of Aboriginal peoples. See "Public Statements of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops" at http://www.cccb.ca. Keeping in mind the teachings of the Catholic Church, describe three things that you believe can be done to help Canada's Aboriginal peoples today. Please complete this activity on a separate page.

 

 

Politics and Life in the 1920's

1. Who was the first woman to be elected to the Parliament of Canada? List three of her accomplishments.

2. List the two Canadian Prime Ministers from the 1920's. Which of the two was Prime Minister for most of the 1920's?

3. The widespread sales of cars in the 1920's had a very large impact on the Canadian economy. List five parts of the economy that were affected by cars and explain how in each case. For example, employment in glass manufacturing plants increased because there was an increased need for glass as more cars were manufactured.

4. Go to http://www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/showroom/1908/model.t.html and read about the Model T Ford car. Click on "Advertising" and read about advertising for the Model T in the 1920's. Describe two types of advertising used to sell the Model T in the 1920's.  Or locate a relevant website of your own.

Explain the meaning of the following:

a) Assembly line - b) Branch plants - c) Prohibition -

6. Name four Canadian cars in the 1920's.

7. Identify Cairine Wilson and Fanny Rosenfeld.

8. Explain the difference between prohibition in Canada and prohibition in the United States in the 1920's.


**Answers to these questions are to be completed for homework and will be discussed and evaluated on Friday Oct. 19, 2012**