Canadian Immigration 1930-31

The Great Crash also known as Stock market crash of 1929, happened in 1929 which was one of the biggest and important history of America. During this time in late October the stock market of the country crashed which lead to the beginning of great depression, and it has lasted for 10 years. Many countries got affected due to the great crash, especially all Western industrialized countries. “Black Tuesday (October 29), in which stock prices collapsed completely and 16,410,030 shares were traded on the New York Stock Exchange in a single day.” (“Stock”). After the crash, the country had tried to cope up from the loss, but it still continued to drop. “By 1932 stocks were worth only about 20 percent of their value in the summer of 1929. (“Stock”). Due to this depression, nearly half of the banks failed, businessman faced bankrupts and people have lost their

These many reasons were the stock market crash, bank failures, unemployment, economic policy, and drought conditions. On October 24, 1929, the stock market dramatically decreased at the opening of the bell. “At first, economists and leaders thought this was a mild bump, perhaps merely a correction of the market, or in any case, no worse than the recession the nation suffered after World War I.” However, on October 27, 1929, also known as Black Tuesday, the market crashed and many Americans lost billions of investment. Therefore, many investors halt any money flow.

Indeed, the stock market crash triggered this event, however the vastly poor distribution of wealth, the wages of industrial workers, and the profitless work of farmers all added up to this downfall. In addition, high tariffs set by the U.S. made it difficult for foreign nations to sell goods to them and to buy goods in return. And to make things better, banks were failing and in result wiping out life savings of hundreds of people. The last straw was drawn when the stock market hesitated and investors began to sell their stocks for fear of what could happen. Brokers jammed the stocks as they attempted to unload shares. This grave dip became a panic that would be known as black Thursday. The following Tuesday all stocks had lost six-sevenths of their value, and it would be appropriately called black Tuesday. With thousands of people’s life savings gone overnight, the economy suffered immensely. Due to the lack of money people began to stop buying goods. To make up for the lack of revenue, businesses laid off countless workers to decrease the price of their outputs. This only furthered the issue into a never ending cycle. People now without jobs could not afford goods, and businesses continued to lay off its workers to stay profitable. Millions of Americans lived in poverty at this time, many unable to buy the

In the early decades of the 20th century, over one in five people living in Canada were immigrants. As immigrants were introduced to the freshly structured land and economy of Canada it began to show that immigration was essential to the financial structure of Canada. Some of the reasons that immigration was important to the Canadian economy in the early 20th century is that it prevented American expansion, Railway Business benefited from providing service to western Canada, immigrants started new businesses in Canada and industrialization and urbanization.

On October 29, 1929, also known as “Black Tuesday”, was a day in history no one will ever forget. It was the day the stock market crashed.

Canada in the 1930s was in a state of economic depression and the people, notably living in the west, were finding it difficult to secure a source of income. R.B. Bennett was elected as Prime Minister by Canadians in 1930 on the basis that he would end unemployment, but by 1932 his government was seemingly overwhelmed by the persistence of the Depression and was becoming

Intro: Following the crash of the US market on October 29, 1929. Unemployment rates peaked in 1933 (500,000) which was twice of what it was in 1921. 1 in 5 people were unemployed. The great depression was devastating for Canada due to it dependency on farming natural resources. For example, Saskatchewan experienced record low prices in record history. Provincial income went down 90% within two years. This caused Canada to become an unjust society due to its actions during the depression; it’s treatment of Jewish refugees, and its detainment of Japanese Canadians.

Citizens from around the world have been migrating to the United States for centuries. During the 1880s all the way up to the 1920's, more than twenty-five million foreigners voyaged to America. After World War I ended on November 11, 1918, there had been a massive increase of immigrants. The result of numerous people migrating to the U.S. greatly impacted culture and society. The majority of immigrants were traveling from Eastern and Southern Europe. As immigration increased after World War I, some questions in need of answering are what were the significant reasons as to why European immigrants started coming to the U.S. during the 1920's through the 1930's after World War I? How were they able maintain their cultural identity? Immigrants decided to resettle in the United States in search of new beginnings, riches, and the

During the Great Depression, 10,000 immigrants were deported. In 1931, the government put a complete halt in immigration. The Canadian government also refused to let Jews into Canada. This was especially evident during May 1939. The SS St. Louis tried to land on the east coast of Canada. The ship was denied permission to dock. The St. Louis was carrying over 900 Jewish refugees. The ship was forced to return to Europe. Also, during the Cold War, many immigrants from communist countries were denied entry because the government was afraid the immigrants might promote communism in Canada and brainwash Canadians’ minds. During this period, the government took many actions to prevent the Japanese, Chinese, East Indians and others from entering Canada through a series of restrictions and acts.

The U.S. is known as a land of opportunity and has always attracted many peoples from different parts of the world. Many come with hope of improving their lives and seek a stable job that will be sufficient in supporting their families. Many people pursued the American Dream, and there are plenty who still do today, and achieved it. Despite the many success stories that have taken place, they were not as likely to transpire during the 1930s as they would have been during another time period. Due to the poor economy and lack of abundant jobs, the U.S. had to go through drastic measures to ensure that Americans, specifically white Americans, had a better chance of finding employment. This included discouraging immigration immensely. When

There were three main groups that suffered and struggled through many obstacles and a lot of people setting them back; women, First Nations people, and immigrants and minorities. This prejudice caused a significant negative impact on the Canadian society during the 1920s. In the roaring twenties, many people believed that only white men should be treated with any respect because that was the status quo at the time. The status of women was improving as some women got the right to vote, a woman was elected a member of parliament, and women were now legally considered “persons”, but women were still treated horribly and with little respect or dignity. The First Nations people as a whole were greatly mistreated because of the federal government and the non-first nations, Canadians believed that the First Nations people would be more content, giving up their religion, heritage, and culture and become more mainstream Canadian Christian. In addition, immigrants and minorities in Canada during this time also suffered greatly because of the prejudice against them and the fact that the Canadian government frowned upon all immigration that was not from another Commonwealth country, a European country, or did not involve white Americans.

The Great Depression was a major hit to Canada. It had started in the United Stated in 1929 but quickly escalated into Canada. The Great Depression did occur after WW1 and the gross domestic product had dropped 40%, and unemployment had reached 27-30% in 1933. A ton of companies had closed, because corporate profits which were $398 million turned into losses of $98 million as prices fell. Farmers weren’t that great during the depression ad the collapse of wheat prices occurred. By the year 1930 305 of labour force was fired and one fifth of the population became dependent on the government for assistance, for the people who still had jobs wages fell along with prices. During the impact of the great depression Canada’s economy was at the time

During the 1920’s the United States really became a country of immigrants, even though not everyone was on board. In this time we saw immigration numbers that would far exceed the decades that would come after it and only to be surpasses by the decade that came before in a 40 year span. Almost 4.3 million people came to the US in the 1920’s and they spanned from far and wide to come to the US. Numbers would dip in the coming decades and would not surpass the million mark for at least two decades. These numbers saw drops that would relate to immigrant life and US immigration tactics.

The crash of the Stock Market (On Black Tuesday there was a crash of the Stock Market. Two months later stockholders lost $40 billion dollars and even though some was recovered it was not enough)

Canada has continuously served as a home to immigrants and refugees from decade to decade harbouring people from a variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds. The first set of immigrants to settle in the country came from Britain, the United States and from other nationalities mostly including immigrants from Europe who were either desperate to escape from religious or political turmoil or were simply attracted to Canada’s economic promise. Soon after the Canadian confederation in 1867, immigrants from Irish and Chinese backgrounds who occupied most of the country were used as workers and the demand for labourers to