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CHC2D5b The Ultimate Canadian History Review
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1
The War Measures Act was passed in Canadian 1917 which gave the government the power to
Force people to join the military (conscription)
Force women to work in factories
Force suspected enemies of the state into internment camps
Force people to pay Income Tax
2
Rene Levesque left the Liberal party in 1967 to form a party called the
Bloc Quebecois
Parti Quebecois
Union National
FLQ
3
Which of the following does NOT provide the best description of the policy of appeasement?
led to the alliance between Germany and Italy
giving in to demands to avoid a war
allowed Hitler to gain control of most of Europe
led to the creation of Nazi-Soviet Pact
4
In 1969, Canada became officially bilingual with the passage of the
French Language Act
Bilingual and Bicultural Act
Quebec Act
Official Languages Act
5
1917 was considered a turning point in WWI because:
Britain left the war and the United States entered the war
Russia left the war and the United States entered the war
The United States left the war and Russia entered the war
Austria-Hungary left the war and Russia entered the war
6
The Munich Agreemanet
guaranteed peace in Europe
gave part of Poland to the Soviet to the USSR
gave part of Czechoslovakia to Germany
allowed Germany to build up its navy
7
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the prohibition of alcohol in the US?
Decreased alcohol consumption
Increase in organized crime
Rum running
Speakeasies
8
"Living next to you is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant." Trudeau is referring to
the elimination of the Avro Arrow
US domination of NATO
American economic influence in Canada
US domination of Norad
9
The Statute of Westminster in 1931
raised tariffs throughout the British Empire
strengthened ties between Canada and Britain
gave Canada virtual independence from Britain
gave Canada control over its internal affairs
10
The passage of the Constitution Act (1982) resulted in all of the following EXCEPT
Charter of Rights and Freedoms was added to the constitution
changes to the constitution required consent from every Prov
the BNA Act was officially changed
power to change the constitution no longer required Britain
11
What was the great gain for Canada by patriating the constitution?
was no longer a part of the British Commonwealth
no longer had to go to Britain to change the constitution
could now negotiate a free trade deal with the US
was no longer a British colony
12
What was the goal of Jean Lesage and the Quebec liberals in the 1960's?
to encourage massive immigration from France
to separate Quebec from the rest of Canada
to abolish the Roman Catholic church in Quebec
to modernize all aspects of Quebec society
13
The most destructive weapon used to stop attacks across ‘No Man’s Land’ was
Machine Guns
Airplanes
Poison Gas
Tanks
14
Which if the following countries was NOT a member of the Triple Entente?
Russia
France
Germany
Britain
15
What two ideologies were in conflict during the Cold War?
anarchy and socialism
democracy and communism
democracy and fascism
communism and fascism
16
Each of the following political leaders is associated with the correct event EXCEPT:
Diefenbaker and Newfoundland in Confederation
Jean Lesage and the Quiet Revolution
Trudeau and the "Just Society"
Pearson and the Canadian Flag
17
All of the following are the main Long-Term causes of WWI EXCEPT:
Assassination
Nationalism
Imperialism
Militarism
18
One group of Canadian artists who became world famous was called?
The Ottawa Silver Seven
The Purple Gang
The Group of Seven
The Alberta Five
19
In the days before satellites Soviet missiles launched at the US would first be detected by the
Border Line
Mid-Canada Line
DEW Line
Pinetree Line
20
All of the following statements support Quebec's sovereignty-association in 1980 EXCEPT
Quebec would receive taxes from the federal government
Canadian currency would be used in Quebec
Quebec and Canada would participate in Free Trade
the Supreme Court would have representatives from Quebec
21
Which of the following statements about Hitler and the Nazis is not true:
The Nazis used propaganda and censorship to gain support
Gypsies, Slavs and Jews were considered inferior
None of the above
The idea of a "master race" was used to persecute others
22
How did the Oka crisis impact Canada today?
First Nations have gained more respect and rights
Canadians pushed away the Government
Canadians decided to build an even larger Golf course
Canadians viewed first nations as FNMI
23
The province that has become known for its oil production is
Ontario
British Columbia
Manitoba
Alberta
24
Which of the following events led to approximately 50-100 million death worldwide from 1918-20?
The Swine Flu
German Flu
Spanish Flu
Bird Flu
25
Which of the following countries did not exist in 1914?
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Serbia
Belgium
26
Quebec's Bill 101 was designed to
strengthen the position of the Catholic Church
strengthen the position of Aboriginal Peoples in Quebec
strengthen the position of the French language
strengthen the position of women in society
27
What were the two MAIN countries involved in the Cold War?
Russia and China
Cuba and USA
USSR and USA
Vietnam and Cuba
28
The Depression ended because of
WWII
the New Deal
the end of prohibition
Stock Market recovery
29
Which of the following might be called a "glass ceiling" that has yet to be attained by women
Governor General
Elected Prime Minister
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Speaker of the House of Commons
30
What was the initial response of governments in reacting to the Depression
created numerous government programs to help Canadians
gave the unemployed direct aid in the form of relief payments
none of the above
did nothing and waited for the market to correct itself
31
The German blitzkrieg was a military strategy that depended on
a system of fortifications
surprise and overwhelming force
the ability to make a long, steady advance
"out waiting" the opponent
32
What is meant by entrenching rights in the constitution?
giving rights to minority groups
granting rights that can't be denied by an Act of Parliament
gives judges the power to decide what is Constitutional
granting equality to women
33
Which of the following events resulted in a Canadian being awarded the Nobel Peace prize
Suez Crisis
Korean War
Drafting of the UN Declaration of Human Rights
Cyprus dispute
34
According to the RCMP and the military, Japanese Canadians in 1941 and 1943:
were a security threat and be sent to internment camps
Should have fishing boats confiscated
could perform possible acts of espionage in Canada
Were not a security threat and not sent to internment camps
35
Which of the following did not cause the short economic decline immediately after WWI?
war industries closed
stock market crash
lack of jobs for returning soldiers
transition from wartime to peacetime economy
36
Which of the following best describes Canada's role in world crisis in the years since WWII?
support of UN peacekeeping missions
constant support of the US
isolation and non-involvement
constants support of Britain
37
Why was the introduction of the new Canadian flag (the red Maple leaf) a contentious issue?
Traditionalists wanted to keep the British Union Jack
People felt it represented one particular hockey team
Maple trees do not grow everywhere in Canada
Many people wanted a beaver instead
38
"Maitres chez nous" or "masters in our own house" means what
a strong sense of Canadian patriotism
support of English speaking Quebekers
a new provincial housing program
strengthen Quebec's control over its economy
39
What was the purpose of NATO?
to stop Soviet aggression in Europe
to protect the environment from pollution
to enhance the power of the US
to protect fishing areas of North America
40
Billy Bishop was
a hero at Vimy Ridge
a famous flying ace in WWI
Canada's first gold medalist in the Olympics
Canada's first general
41
Which of the following best describes labour unions
workers who unite to promote communist ideas
workers who "strike" whenever they are unhappy at work
workers who make sure businesses don't make a profit
workers who unite to achieve common goals with employers
42
After the 2nd Quebec Referendum
the Parti Quebecois changed leaders
all the above
PM Chretien recognized Quebec as a "distinct society'
gov't introduced a bill to clarify the terms of separation
43
The alliance system which included Germany,Austria-Hungary and Italy was known as:
Triple Axel
Triple Alliance
Triple Axis
Triple AAA
44
How many languages do Nanditha and Jana know combined?
5
4
7
6
45
Planned and executed by Canadians, this battle is deemed the “birth of the Canadian nation”.
The Somme
Ypres
Vimy Ridge
Passchendaele
46
In October 1962, what crisis did the world face?
Russian detonation of hydrogen bomb
Cuban Missile Crisis
JFK assassination
Invasion of Hungary
47
The Regina riot was an example of
economic difficulties following WWI
the power of unions to change society
restrictive immigration policies that were discriminatory
frustrations during the Great Depression
48
Native leaders were afraid to abolish the Indian Act for all these reasons EXCEPT:
afraid they would lose their lands
unsure they could compete within Canadian life
afraid of being assimilated and losing their identity
afraid of losing treaty rights
49
Which of the following does NOT provide the best description of fascism
A classless society with no private property
Society that is antidemocratic and militaristic
Society led by elites and uses terror to inspire devotion
Society that glorifies nationalism, discipline and loyalty
50
If you "buy on margin", you are
buying stocks when the market is going up
paying more for a stock than it is worth
buying stocks when the market is going down
buying stocks on credit
51
1917 was an important year for Canadian women because:
All women were legally recognized as persons under the law
All women received the right to vote
All women lost the right to vote
Women who had family members in WWI received the vote
52
Canada contributed to the naval effort during WWI with:
destroyers and battleships
U-boats
dreadnoughts
anti-submarine ships
53
Which of the following does NOT provide the best description of communism
society where people cannot profit from the work of other
society where everything belongs to the state
a classless society of equals with no private property
society where people can start a business and make profit
54
What was the perceived military threat to Canada and the U.S. during the 1950s?
missiles launched from submarines
bomber attacks from Russia over the Arctic
intercontinental ballistic missiles
biological and chemical warfare
55
Hitler wrote a book in jail outlining his ideas called My Struggle. In German it is called:
Mein Kamph
Mein Volkswagon
Mein Strugglewiesen
Mein Leiderhosen
56
Igor Gouzenko
all of the above
was a clerk in the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa
wrote a novel which won a Governor General award
exposed two Soviet spy rings in Canada
57
Why has the country of origin for immigrants changed from 1961 to 1996?
Immigration policy became officially non-discriminatory.
Rural regions were attractive to people from Asia
Political refugees were sought after
Speaking French or English was no longer a requirement
58
How is the role of women changing our society?
Most women no longer want to have children of their own
Women tend to become teachers, secretaries or nurses
Most women now look upon wage-earning as a lifetime prospect
More women are making homemaking a career
59
The first female member of Parliament was:
Agnes Macphail
Cairine Wilson
Mary Pickford
"Bobbie" Rosenfeld
60
The Regina Manifesto was:
King's response to the economic hardships of the Depression
a plan developed by the CCF to deal with the Depression
the peace proposal to end the First World War
another name for Bennett's New Deal
61
Which of the following events did Canadians NOT make a military contribution during WWII?
All of the above
Battle of Ortona
Raid on Dieppe
Liberation of Holland
62
The US dropped two atomic bombs over what two Japanese cities
Osaka and Yokohama
Tokyo and Kyushu
Nagan and Sapporo
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
63
The first real test of the United Nations peacekeeping ability was the:
Korean War
Vietnam War
Cuban Missile Crisis
Suez Crisis
64
The war effort in the factories, farms and raising money in Canada during WWI was known as:
The Frontlines
Total War
Home War
The Homefront
65
Britain stayed out of the war in 1914 until
Germany invaded France
Germany invaded Russia
Germany invaded Belgium
Germany invaded Poland
66
Canada after WWII was like Canada after WWI in that
Canada joined a world organization trying to ensure peace
the conomy experienced a downturn
Canada went back to its prohibition experiment
People spent very little and saved a great deal
67
Which of the following best describes the "person's" Case
fight for women to be "persons" under the law
fight for women to be allowed to enter professions
Fight for women to be able to vote
fight for women to have the right to be paid same as men
68
During the October Crisis (1970), the FLQ was responsible for the murder of
James Cross
Pierre Laporte
Jean Lesage
Robert Bourassa
69
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression
high tariffs
the Dust Bowl catastrophe
buying stocks on margin
overproduction of goods
70
The assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the heir to the throne of which country?
Austria-Hungary
Serbia
Russia
Germany
71
The most important obstacle to patriating the Canadian Constitution was
the lack of interest by Canadian government
the resistance of the American government
the resistance of the British government
difficulty of reaching an agreement on an amending formula
72
Which was not an argument for prohibition
men were spending all their money at the saloons
grain farmers were making to much profit
women and children were being abused by their drunk husbands
it decreased the productivity of factory workers
73
Which of the following is NOT associated with the 1920's?
Riding the rails
Jazz music
Flappers
Silent movies
74
What was the main goal of the formation of the Canadian Radio-Television Commission [CRTC]
to allow Canadians access to American shows
to provide a radio station for "Hockey Night In Canada"
to regulate the amount of foreign material broadcast in Can
to promote the production of British programs
75
Aboriginal rights have mainly been concerned with issues of
land ownership
the vote
women's rights
equal access to education
76
Which of the following is the term for the systematic extermination of Jews?
The Nuremburg Law
Kristallnacht
The Final Solution
The Enabling Act
77
Which of the following was NOT part of the Quiet Revolution in Quebec?
establishing Hydro-Quebec
training more French Can's in business
taking the education system away from the Church
limiting the power of trade unions
78
Jana has never been to a fast food restaurant
True
False
79
Canadians whose ethnic origin were from countries Canada was at war with were known as
Foreign Aliens
Enemy Immigrants
Enemy Aliens
Enemy Foreigners
80
During the 1920's, the following inventions connected people across Canada EXCEPT?
radio
the telephone
the television
the automobile
81
Which of the following does NOT provide explain why Canadian troops took part in Dieppe raid
To open another fron to help the Russians
to prove to the British that Canadians could fight
to test the German defense on the Atlantic coast
So Canadian troops would gain battle experience
82
During the cold war, reference was made to an
"Iron Curtain". W
hat was it?
The figurative division of Europe after WWII
The mistrust between Europe and the USSR
Another name for the Berlin Wall
None of the above
83
Which of the following social welfare programs actually started before 1950?
old-age pension
family allowance
national medicare plan
unemployment insurance
84
Which statement about the Meech Lake Accord is the result of the negotiations
The accord was conducted in secrecy with no public imput
The accord was not approved
The accord did not address Aboriginal rights
Pierre Trudeau did not support the accord
85
If you owned a "Bennett Buggy", you owned
none of the above
a luxury car from England
car that was pulled by a horse because gas was too expensive
one of the first Canadian built cars
86
All of the following are social benefit programs introduced by the gov't in the 1960's EXCEPT.
Guaranteed Minimum Wages
Medical Care Insurance
Canada Pension Plan
Canada Assistance Plan
87
Which of the following methods were used to assimilate Aboriginal peoples
forced compliance with the Indian Act
Residential Schools
Banning tradition ceremonies
All of the above
88
Which was NOT a demand behind the Winnipeg General Strike?
wage increase
decrease in cost of living allowance
eight hour day
right to collectively bargain
89
Which of the following is NOT one of the causes of WWI?
Treaty of Versailles
Appeasement
United Nations
Great Depression
90
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that:
denial of human rights has led to horrific events
equal rights for men and women must be achieved
All of the above
human rights have to be protected by law
91
The Triple Entente was made up of
Germany, Italy & Austria-Hungary
Italy, Germany & Russia
Britain, Germany & Austria-Hungary
Britain, France & Russia
92
What was a weakness of the League of Nations?
Most powerful nations not involved
Formal policy of appeasement
all of the above
did not have its own military
93
John Diefenbaker is credited with establishing for Canadians the:
Secret ballot voting
Bill of Rights
Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Canadian Flag
94
Which of the following was a social benefit introduced to ALL Can's in the years following WWII
hospital insurance
dental care insurance
prescription drug insurance
family allowance
95
After the attack on Pearl Harbour, the US
waited for the League of Nations to intervene
declared war on Japan only
declared war on Japan and Germany
immediately dropped atomic bombs on Japan
96
Which of the following provides the best description of totalitarian governments
censorship and propaganda
all of the above
military state with one leader
terror and fear
97
The first action that Hitler took that broke the Treaty of Versailles was:
Invade the Sudetenland
Take over Czechoslovakia
Reunite with Austria
Reoccupy the Rhineland
98
Canada's entry into WWII was different than WWI because
Canada was not automatically at war when Britain was
Canada first declared war on Japan and then on Germany
Germany and Japan declared war on Canada first
Canada waited for the US to declare war first
99
As in WWI, a policiy of isolationism was take by:
USSR
India
USA
Canada
100
The election of 1917 in Canada was fought over which issue:
Sovereignty-Association
Income Tax
Conscription
Women's Suffrage