Bible bill aberhart biography sample

Overview

This lesson is based on viewing the William Aberhart biography from The Canadians series. Former school principal turned Baptist preacher, William Aberhart took Alberta politics by storm in the 1935 election.

During the Depression, his promise of a $25 dividend to every citizen struck a winning note for his recently created Social Credit Party. His schemes didn't pan out, but his party ruled Alberta until 1971.

Aims

With writing, debates, and role-playing activities, students will be challenged to synthesize their understandings of William Aberhart and the early years of the Social Credit Party.

Background

In the early 1930's, with the Depression running rampant, a Scottish fascist-turned-social scientist who went by the name of Major C.H.

Douglas, had a plan for creating a new political order. He called it Social Credit and he looked around the world for a place to implement his theories. But the first government to ac