Canada in 1930: An introductionFrom the Roaring 20s to the Dirty 30s.Mr. Danowski

Class Outline! Short History of

Disasters The Essential

Question of the 1930s

Review of the past The Business Cycle Work on speeches

A short history of disasters…North American Ice Storm (Formed January 4, 1998 Dissipated January 10, 1998) 35 confirmed dead $5-7 billion in damage

Who is not responsible for this?

Key Q’s: Who’s responsible to fix this?

Hurricane Katrina, 2005(Formed August 23, 2005 Dissipated August 30, 2005)1,833 confirmed dead Between $96 billion and $125 billion in damageCould the damage have been averted?

Hurricane Sandy, 2012(Formed Oct 22, 2012 Dissipated October 31, 2012)

185 confirmed dead $52.4 billion in damage

Now let’s bring it back to the class

Who is responsible for keeping order in the classroom?

Who is responsible for keeping order in the school?

What responsibilities do I have as a teacher?

What responsibilities do you have as a student? Are these similar, vastly different, or both?

The Essential Question/Big Idea!

When looking at this period, the issue that is important to revolve around is who is ultimately responsible for success and failure in Canada during this time.

During the Interwar period, Canadian society was filled with instabilities and constantly changed as the population responded with hardships, new technologies, and new political tensions.

The Essential Question/Big Idea!

The Great Depression was the worst financial disaster in Canadian history

Who is responsible for cleaning it up? When society collapses who is ultimately responsible?

Were the 1930s a disaster that could have been averted?

How could it have been? How could it have not been?

Review Time! Looking into the future.

Sidebar! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rARN6agiW7o Watch this video and think of these questions:What does the video show about the 1920s? What does the future hold for the 1930s?Focus on the images and overall message at the end of the clip.

After the video:Make a mind map of your knowledge of the 1930s and present it to the class

Sidebar! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rARN6agiW7o Watch this video and think of these questions:What does the video show about the 1920s? What does the future hold for the 1930s?Focus on the images and overall message at the end of the clip.

After the video:Make a mind map of your knowledge of the 1930s and present it to the class

Review the period leading up to the 1930s, so think back to the First World War and the 1920s…: And get into groups to

discuss recurring themes, images

What was it like in North America at the end of the 1920s?

What do you see looking forward into the future? Does it look positive or negative?

The Business Cycle: Definition

Open your textbooks to page 83 and read Figure 3.5 A natural feature of the free-market system This refers to economy-wide fluctuations in production or

economic activity over several months or years These fluctuations occur around long-term growth and shifts

over time between period of fast economic growth (expansion or boom) and period of decline (recession)

Define these terms for the class and provide an example: Prosperity Recession Depression Recovery

A visual of the Business Cycle

Recovery: Prosperity:

The Business Cycle Recession:

Depression:

Definition: Prosperity The state of flourishing, thriving, good fortune or

successful social status Prosperity in the economy means:

Sales high Wages high Demand high Production high Unemployment low Inflation high

Definition: Recession A general slowdown in the economy, this occurs when there is a

widespread drop in spending following an burst of the economic bubble (Higher education bubble)

Governments respond to recessions a number of ways: increase monetary supply, increase in government spending, less taxes

Recession in the economy means: Sales decline Wages fall Demand declines Prices fall Production declines Profits fall Unemployment grows

Definition: Depression A depression follows the second stage of recession if the

period of economic decline is prolonged and severe A sustained, long-term downturn in the economy,

characterized by its length Depression in the economy means:

Severe and prolonged recession Sales low Wages low Prices low Production low Unemployment high

Definition: Recovery This stage follows the Depression stage of the

business cycle Recovery in the economy means:

Sales rise Wages rise Demand increases Prices rise Production increases Profits rise Employment increases

Leading us to the Great Depression The Causes will be on Friday!

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