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OCR: "KING OR CHAOS In 1935 the Liberals were massively re- -elected in a country still devastated by the Depression. King government set to work by providing relief to prairie farmers attempting to stimulate the economy through governmeni spending, and laying the groundwork for national unemployment insurance plan King reached an agreemen on freer trade with the US and negotiai ted a joint defence agreement with President Roosevelt With the threat of a European war looming, King supported the policy of appeasing Hitler. Nevertheless Canada followed Britain in declaring war on Germany on September 7 1939 To win support from Quebec fora national war effort, King pledged that the federal government would not introduce conscription. BIOGRAPHY 6 of 9 negotia fron