1. ON THE TIME LINE, WHICH PERIOD DESIGNATES THE HISTORICAL PERIOD
     DESCRIBED IN THE DOCUMENT BELOW?
It was Black Thursday that grabbed the headlines in most Canadian newpapers. The stock exchanges in New York, Chicago, Montreal and Toronto plummeted as shares were sold by the tens of thousands. The crash triggered the coming of the Great Depression.
                               /_____A)_______/______B)______/_______C)_____/_____D)_______/

                            1909                    1919                    1929                      1939                     1949
 
ANSWER: A B C D

2. WHICH TWO OF THE FOLLOWING WERE FACTORS WHICH BROUGHT ABOUT THE
    GREAT DEPRESSION?

1.    An increase in grain exports
2.    Overproduction of goods
3.    Heavy speculation in the stock market
4.    Government intervention in the economy
5.    Soil exhaustion and poor farming techniques
A)    1    and    2            B)    2    and    3            C)    2    and    4            D)    3    and    5
 
ANSWER: A B C D

3.    WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TRIGGERED THE GREAT DEPRESSION ?

A)    World War 1                                                       C)    High unemployment
B)    Huge government debts                                     D)    Stock market crash (Black Thursday)
 
ANSWER: A B C D

Go On To Topic 2: Economic/Social Consequences