WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE WORLD BETWEEN THE WARS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
During the Great Depression, relief camps in Canada paid workers:
A
20 cents per day
B
5 cents per day
C
1 dollar per day
D
2 dollars per day
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The biggest point of contention was the money to which the men were promised. The men worked for twenty cents per day for each day worked but there was much debate about whether the payment was a wage or an allowance. Moreover, there were issues with money being withheld from the workers.

Detailed explanation-2: -The results The event often called the Great Depression actually consisted of two cycles: the severe slump of the early 1930s and a lesser downturn in the late 1930s, with some recovery in between. The national unemployment rate in June 1933, at 19.3%, was the worst over the entire period since 1921.

Detailed explanation-3: -The relief camp general gave them food and shelter. Since most of the people during the great depression were mostly bankrupt. So relief camps had great importance during that event. They were called relief camps because they brought hope.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Unemployment and Farm Relief Act-An Act to confer certain powers upon the Governor in Council in respect to unemployment and farm relief, and the maintenance of peace, order and good government in Canada, (French: Loi remédiant au chômage et aidant à l’agriculture) (the Act) was introduced by Prime Minister R.B.

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