HISTORY 3N03 Lecture 9: 3N03 Feb 1
7 Feb 2017
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History 3n03: poverty, privilege and protest in canadian history. The depression had hugely effected farmers in the west, and their ability to sell wheat, on top of the drought. In alberta, there was a series of mortgage foreclosures on farmland because they no longer had the ability to make money. Directed anger at the financial system in general. Led the provincial social credit party to victory in 1935. Social credit party would win nine consecutive elections in alberta (governing the province until. A(cid:271)erhart did(cid:374)"t really u(cid:374)dersta(cid:374)d the details of o(cid:272)ial credit theory, (cid:271)ut this did(cid:374)"t (cid:373)atter to him, and assured people that they need not understand economics, but rather mobilize to do something. Ran with his platform, mobilized people without a lot of political experience. Founded in 1921 by approximately 22 men and women who were associated with socialist groups. Radicalized by social unrest after world war i. Inspired by other international communist party movements and revolution.
