Canada in the 1980's

Question 1

Who won the campaign to amend the Canadian Constitution in 1982 to include the Charter?

Accepted Answer

Pierre Trudeau

Question 2

Who formed Bloc Quebecois?

Accepted Answer

Lucien Bouchard

Question 3

What did the protestors want in the Tiananmen Square Massacre?

Accepted Answer

democratic reforms, social equality, freedom of speech

Question 4

Who was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada?

Accepted Answer

Pierre Trudeau

Question 5

What did women fight for in the 1980's?

Accepted Answer

Abortion Rights, Employment Equality, Reproduction and fertility technologies

Question 6

Which Royal Commission was created in 1984?

Accepted Answer

Royal Commisson on Equality in Employment

Question 7

What bill amended the Indian Act?

Accepted Answer

Bill C-31

Question 8

What popular music channel appeared in 1989?

Accepted Answer

MTV

Question 9

What did the Chinese government enforce in the Tiananmen Square Massacre?

Accepted Answer

martial law

Question 10

What did Quebec want for their partnership with Canada to include during the 1980 referendum?

Accepted Answer

a common currency for the 2 nations, common tariffs against imported goods, a free trade agreement between Canada and Quebec

Question 11

In what year was the Canadian Multiculturalism Act issued?

Accepted Answer

1988

Question 12

What protected the Aboriginal People's rights?

Accepted Answer

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Question 13

Who was an icon for women's fashion during this era?

Accepted Answer

Madonna

Question 14

Who was the first prime minister to appoint women for the position of Speaker of the Senate?

Accepted Answer

Pierre Trudeau

Question 15

When did the first Quebec referendum on the Sovereignty association take place?

Accepted Answer

1980

Question 16

Which Prime Minister was a liberal?

Accepted Answer

Pierre Trudeau, John Turner

Question 17

What organization represented the Aboriginal population in Canada?

Accepted Answer

Assembly of First Nations

Question 18

What was the top song of the 1980's?

Accepted Answer

Rock With You

Question 19

What was outlined in the Canadian Multiculturalism Act?

Accepted Answer

Recognized Aboriginal Rights

Question 20

What legendary cartoon appeared for the first time in 1987?

Accepted Answer

The Simpsons

Question 21

What are the names of the two leaders that signed the FTA?

Accepted Answer

President Ronald Reagan and Prime Minister Brian Mulroney

Question 22

What was the main purpose of the FTA in 1987?

Accepted Answer

Tax free goods and services between Canada and U.S.A

Question 23

Due to the Canadian Multiculturalism Act what government organization was developed in 1989?

Accepted Answer

Department of Multiculturalism and Citizenship

Question 24

Who brought their party to win 211 seats in the General Election, the most seats won in Canada?

Accepted Answer

Brian Mulroney

Question 25

What did USA do to China after the Tiananmen Square Massacre?

Accepted Answer

economic sanctions

Canada in the 1980's

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Canada in the 1980's

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