What was the main economic focus of the Canadian Prairies during the 1930s?
Dry land grain farming
Oil and gas production
Forestry
Fishing
Answer
During the 1930s, the main economic focus of the Canadian Prairies, including Saskatchewan, was dry land grain farming. This made the region particularly vulnerable to the drought and economic hardships of the Great Depression.
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