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C. Canada, 1929–1945 · Canada, 1929–1945: Depression, Extremism and the Second World War

Canada, 1929–1945: Depression, Extremism and the Second World War: Unit Review

A1.1 A1.2 A1.3 A1.4 A1.5 A1.6 A1.7 A1.8 A1.9 A2.1 A2.2 A2.3 A2.4 C1.1 C1.2 C1.3 C1.4 C1.5 C2.1 C2.2 C2.3 C2.4 C2.5 C3.1 C3.2 C3.3About 40 minutes
Learning goals
  • I can recall key events, people and ideas from Canada, 1929 to 1945.
  • I can explain causes, consequences and significance using evidence.
  • I can find the lessons I need to review.

Words to know

historical significance
Why an event, person or development matters: its consequences, importance at the time, and what it reveals.
evidence
Facts from sources (names, dates, numbers, quotations) used to support a claim.

Let's review!

In this unit you studied Canada from the crash of 1929 to the end of the Second World War in 1945: the Great Depression and governments' responses; new parties and extreme ideologies; the Holodomor, antisemitism in Canada and the Holocaust; Canada's war effort abroad and at home; the experiences of First Nations, Métis and Inuit, of Japanese, Italian and German Canadians, of women and of Black Canadians; and the beginnings of Canada's human-rights movement. You also practised every step of historical inquiry.

Work through one section per lesson. Write full answers, then check them.

Canada, 1929 to 1945: the big picture1929Stock market crash;Depression begins1932–33Relief camps; Holodomor;Hitler takes power1935On-to-Ottawa Trek; Kingreturns1939St. Louis refused;Canada declares war(Sept. 10)1942Japanese Canadiansuprooted; Dieppe;plebiscite1944D-Day; conscriptioncrisis1945Liberation of theNetherlands; war ends
Use this timeline to place each lesson in order. Ask yourself what caused each event, and what it led to. (Events evenly spaced, not to scale.)
Three big questions of strand CCanada, 1929–1945think like a historianC1: ContextWhat social, economic andpolitical changeshappened, and who did theyaffect?C2: CommunitiesHow did groups in Canada,and Canada and the world,cooperate and conflict?C3: IdentityHow did people, groups andworld events shapeidentity, citizenship andheritage?A: InquiryAsk, gather, judge,analyse, conclude,communicateConceptssignificance; cause andconsequence; continuityand change; perspectiveCareatrocities and injustice:accurate, respectful,never graphic
Every lesson in the unit answered at least one of the three C questions, using the inquiry skills and concepts of strand A.

Boom to Bust: The 1929 Crash and the Causes of the Great Depression

1

What happened on October 29, 1929?

2

Give two long-term causes of the Depression.

3

Why is the crash called a trigger rather than the main cause?

Hard Times: Life During the Great Depression

1

What was relief, and why did many people find it humiliating?

2

Give two causes of the Dust Bowl.

3

Why might an immigrant avoid asking for relief?

Governments Respond: Bennett, King and the Beginnings of the Welfare State

1

Name two institutions created under Bennett.

2

What two lasting social programs began under King during the war?

3

Why was relief hard for Ottawa to provide?

Protest and New Parties: The CCF, Social Credit, the Union nationale and the On-to-Ottawa Trek

1

Match: CCF, Social Credit, Union nationale → Woodsworth, Aberhart, Duplessis.

2

What happened on July 1, 1935?

3

Give one example of cooperation in 1930s Canada.

4

How did the CCF differ from the Communist Party?

The Rise of Extreme Ideologies: Communism, Fascism and Nazism

1

Define totalitarianism.

2

What did Nazism add to fascism?

3

What happened at Christie Pits in 1933?

The Holodomor: Famine-Genocide in Soviet Ukraine, 1932–1933

1

What caused the Holodomor?

2

How has Canada recognized the Holodomor?

3

Why is a Soviet denial from 1933 not credible?

Antisemitism in Canada, "None Is Too Many" and the MS St. Louis

1

About how many Jewish refugees did Canada admit from 1933 to 1945?

2

What happened to the MS St. Louis passengers?

3

Give two forms of antisemitism in 1930s Canada.

The Road to War: Appeasement, Canada's Independence and the North Atlantic Triangle

1

Why did Canada declare war separately on September 10, 1939?

2

What was appeasement?

3

Give one military and one economic link between Canada and the U.S. in 1940 to 1941.

Canada at War, 1939–1942: The Air Training Plan, the Atlantic, Hong Kong and Dieppe

1

What was the BCATP?

2

Give the outcome for Canadians at Hong Kong.

3

What percentage of the 4,963 Canadians at Dieppe were killed or captured?

Canada at War, 1943–1945: Italy, D-Day, the Netherlands and the Atomic Age

1

What was Canada's beach on D-Day?

2

Why does the Netherlands send tulips to Ottawa?

3

How was Canada connected to the Manhattan Project?

The Holocaust, 1933–1945, and Canada's Response

1

Define the Holocaust.

2

Put in order: Kristallnacht, Nuremberg Laws, Wannsee Conference.

3

Which camp did Canadian forces liberate in April 1945?

The Home Front: Total War, Women, Workers and the Conscription Crisis

1

How did the war end the Depression?

2

What was King's slogan about conscription?

3

What was the Rand Formula?

4

Give two ways women contributed to the war effort.

"Enemy Aliens": The Internment of Japanese, Italian and German Canadians

1

What did P.C. 1486 (1942) allow?

2

What happened to Japanese Canadians' property?

3

What did the 1988 Redress Agreement include?

First Nations, Métis and Inuit, 1929–1945: Government Policies and Indigenous Responses

1

What did the 1927 Indian Act amendment ban?

2

What did the Métis Population Betterment Act (1938) create?

3

Name one Indigenous political organization founded in this period.

First Nations, Métis and Inuit in the Second World War

1

Who was Tommy Prince?

2

What happened at Stoney Point in 1942?

3

Give one way Indigenous veterans were treated unequally.

Science, Technology, Culture and Identity, 1929–1945

1

What did the Franks Flying Suit do?

2

What did the Persons Case (1929) decide?

3

Name one Black Canadian from this lesson and their contribution.

Legacy of the Era: The Holocaust, Human Rights and Your Own Historical Inquiry

1

What did the Supreme Court decide in Christie v. York (1939)?

2

Who wrote the first draft of the UDHR?

3

Turn this into an evaluative question: "When was the UDHR adopted?"

How to use this review

  • Answer each section without looking back first, then check.
  • Put a check beside questions you got right on your own and a star beside any you needed help with.
  • If you starred two or more in a section, reread that lesson's explanation and worked example, then try its "On your own" questions again.
  • For history, a right answer needs evidence (names, dates, numbers) and an explanation (why, how, so what). Practise both.
  • Finish with the quiz below. Aim for at least 8 out of 10.
Check your understanding

Quiz

1.

Which was a long-term cause of the Great Depression in Canada?

2.

Which party was founded in Calgary in 1932 and later became the NDP?

3.

What was the Holodomor?

4.

What happened to the MS St. Louis in 1939?

5.

Why did Canada declare war on its own in 1939?

6.

Which Canadian battle took place on August 19, 1942?

7.

How did Quebec vote in the 1942 plebiscite?

8.

Why was the uprooting of Japanese Canadians unjust, according to the evidence?

9.

What did the Métis Population Betterment Act (1938) do?

10.

Which Canadian wrote the first draft of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

For parents and teachers

How to use the review results:

  • Mistakes on single-cause answers about the Depression or confusion about margin buying → revisit Boom to Bust: The 1929 Crash and the Causes of the Great Depression.
  • Mistakes on treating the Depression as the same for everyone, or confusing relief and unemployment insurance → revisit Hard Times: Life During the Great Depression.
  • Mistakes on mixing up Bennett's and King's policies or the federal/provincial problem → revisit Governments Respond: Bennett, King and the Beginnings of the Welfare State.
  • Mistakes on mixing up the new parties or the On-to-Ottawa Trek → revisit Protest and New Parties: The CCF, Social Credit, the Union nationale and the On-to-Ottawa Trek.
  • Mistakes on confusing communism, fascism and Nazism, or missing the warning signs of extremism → revisit The Rise of Extreme Ideologies: Communism, Fascism and Nazism.
  • Mistakes on thinking the Holodomor was a natural famine, or weak source judgement about denial → revisit The Holodomor: Famine-Genocide in Soviet Ukraine, 1932–1933.
  • Mistakes on facts about the St. Louis, refugee numbers or one-cause explanations → revisit Antisemitism in Canada, "None Is Too Many" and the MS St. Louis.
  • Mistakes on causes of the war, 1914 vs 1939, or Canada's ties with Britain and the U.S. → revisit The Road to War: Appeasement, Canada's Independence and the North Atlantic Triangle.
  • Mistakes on the BCATP, the Atlantic, Hong Kong or Dieppe → revisit Canada at War, 1939–1942: The Air Training Plan, the Atlantic, Hong Kong and Dieppe.
  • Mistakes on the order of campaigns or the Manhattan Project → revisit Canada at War, 1943–1945: Italy, D-Day, the Netherlands and the Atomic Age.
  • Mistakes on the definition, sequence or Canada's connections to the Holocaust → revisit The Holocaust, 1933–1945, and Canada's Response.
  • Mistakes on rationing, women's roles or the two conscription crises → revisit The Home Front: Total War, Women, Workers and the Conscription Crisis.
  • Mistakes on internment facts or the causes of the uprooting → revisit "Enemy Aliens": The Internment of Japanese, Italian and German Canadians.
  • Mistakes on Indian Act changes, the franchise or the Métis settlements → revisit First Nations, Métis and Inuit, 1929–1945: Government Policies and Indigenous Responses.
  • Mistakes on Indigenous service, Stoney Point or veterans' benefits → revisit First Nations, Métis and Inuit in the Second World War.
  • Mistakes on innovations, American influence or contributors to identity → revisit Science, Technology, Culture and Identity, 1929–1945.
  • Mistakes on human-rights milestones, the Charter vs human rights codes, or inquiry and citation skills → revisit Legacy of the Era: The Holocaust, Human Rights and Your Own Historical Inquiry.

Keep practice short and regular. Ask your teen to explain one answer aloud each day, giving evidence and a reason: that is the core skill of Grade 10 history. This review does not include a "Just for fun" box because it revisits lessons on atrocities and injustice.