The Great Depression Webquest
Complete the following Webquest to enhance your knowledge of the Great Depression in Canada. If you don't get this done during the class period, you can complete it for homework!!!!
Learning Goals:
Follow the links below and answer the corresponding questions on your worksheet.
Unemployment and the Prairies
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/great-depression/
The Dust Bowl
http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/dustbowl/watch-videos/#2284399360
Bennett's Responses to the Depression
http://www.cbc.ca/history/SECTIONSE1EP13CH2LE.html
Relief Camps
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0008204
On to Ottawa Trek
http://www.ontoottawa.ca/index1.html
Be sure to select "The Trek" from the Navigation Bar at the top of the Website.
Letters to Bennett
http://www.cbc.ca/history/EPISCONTENTSE1EP13CH2PA3LE.html
http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/602625
Learning Goals:
- I can describe the conditions and challenges faced by Canadians during the Great Depression
- I can summarize how different groups in Canada responded to the challenges of the Depression
Follow the links below and answer the corresponding questions on your worksheet.
Unemployment and the Prairies
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/great-depression/
The Dust Bowl
http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/dustbowl/watch-videos/#2284399360
Bennett's Responses to the Depression
http://www.cbc.ca/history/SECTIONSE1EP13CH2LE.html
Relief Camps
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0008204
On to Ottawa Trek
http://www.ontoottawa.ca/index1.html
Be sure to select "The Trek" from the Navigation Bar at the top of the Website.
Letters to Bennett
http://www.cbc.ca/history/EPISCONTENTSE1EP13CH2PA3LE.html
http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/602625