HIST-2505 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide -
20 Nov 2018
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Survey history of canada: the modern era, 1930 to the. The winter years- interwar canada and the great depression 1918-1939. After world war i, canada mired a deep depression which lasted from 1918-1924. The economy went to halt, this was the worst depression since the 1870"s. Few provisions were made for returned soldiers, unemployment was high, housing was scarce, and there were few programs for the disabled. In the 1920"s, it was common for soldiers to be homeless while still wearing their army uniform since they had nothing else to wear. There was an acceptance of state-led economic planning but few believed that government played a role in peacetime economy. Planners assumed that the depression would have run its course and that the economy would eventually correct itself. Businesses reversed gains that workers had made during the war, they took advantage of the unemployment rate.
