The Statute of Westminster of 1931 was significant because

Canada became a free and equal state in British Commonwealth

Which statement is true about Prohibition in Canada?

There was a lucrative bootlegging business to the U.S.

Discontent among ex-soldiers and workers at the end of WW I was a result of

there were few jobs and support services available to them

What was the negative side of Stalin's Five Year Plans to make the USSR strong?

Stalin's strict policies led to millions of deaths

What did Japan do to cope with the decline in trade caused by the Depression?

began an aggressive expansionist policy to acquire resources

What was the effect on Germany of the stock market crash in 1929?

a weak economy and instability helped Hitler gain power

What was the main criticism of Roosevelt's New Deal as shown in this cartoon?

it was a waste of taxpayers' money

The most important background cause of the Stock Market crash and the Great Depression was

overproduction in agriculture and industry

What recommendation was make in the Rowell-Sirois report (1937)?

Equalization payments to poorer provinces

In the 1920s women made the most significant gains in

more control of their lives and more power through the vote

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1
The Statute of Westminster of 1931 was significant because
It gave Canada the right to amend its own constitution
it cut off all political ties with Great Britain
it gave First Nations people and Asians the vote in Canada
Canada became a free and equal state in British Commonwealth
2
Racism against African Canadians was shown by
segregation in Montreal movie theatres
a branch of the KKK being set up in Vancouver in 1925
all of these
an attempt to ban them from public parks and swimming pools
3
Which statement is true about Prohibition in Canada?
There was a lucrative bootlegging business to the U.S.
It brought about a drastic decrease in criminal activity
It was successful in stopping people from drinking
It lasted longer in Canada than the United States
4
What institution, established in 1934, was intended to stabilize the economy and currency?
Canada Pension Plan
the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
the New Deal
the Bank of Canada
5
Low wages, poor working conditions and no collective bargaining caused what event in 1919?
The Vancouver Riot
The Regina Riot
The On-to-Ottawa Trek
The Winnipeg General Strike
6
Regionalism led to the establishment of what new political party in 1920?
the Communist Party
The United Farmers Party
the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation
the Progressive Party
7
Discontent among ex-soldiers and workers at the end of WW I was a result of
there were few jobs and support services available to them
Canada's troops had not had much success in the war
Most had been conscripted to go to war
Most Canadians did not welcome them back as heroes
8
What U.S. trading policy slowed down world trade and made the Depression worse
Free Trade
Low Tariffs
Protectionism
Imperial Preference
9
What was the negative side of Stalin's Five Year Plans to make the USSR strong?
They were unable to trade with the West
Stalin's strict policies led to millions of deaths
The Soviet Union was strong industrially but not militarily
Stalin had to share power with other top Communists
10
What did Japan do to cope with the decline in trade caused by the Depression?
rejected Keynesian economics and tried to cut spending
began an aggressive expansionist policy to acquire resources
formed an alliance with China
attacked Pearl Harbour
11
Extremism as a result of harsh conditions in the work camps led to
all of these
support for new political parties like the CCF
the March on Ottawa and Regina Riot
the Vancouver Riot
12
Economic problems forced Britain and France into what policy in the face of Fascist Aggression?
Appeasement
An alliance system like before WW I
Isolationism
Confrontation
13
What was the effect on Germany of the stock market crash in 1929?
Germany signed a trade deal with the USSR
Germany declared war on Poland
Germany's government was not affected by it
a weak economy and instability helped Hitler gain power
14
What was the main criticism of Roosevelt's New Deal as shown in this cartoon?
it did not restore confidence in the government
It did not put enough money into its programmes
It only provided cash incentive to the rich
it was a waste of taxpayers' money
15
American influence on Canada in the 1920s increased as a result of
all of these areas
the growing automobile industry
entertainment through radio and moving pictures
American branch plants and investment in Canada
16
What European country was least affected by the Great Depression?
Germany
the USSR
Great Britain
France
17
What new technologies had an impact on transportation and communication in the twenties?
telephones and electrical appliances
all of these
automobiles and airplanes
moving pictures and radio
18
Winning the Persons case meant that
women could hold public office
lunatics and criminals had rights under the law
first nations people could vote
men could drink legally again
19
The most important background cause of the Stock Market crash and the Great Depression was
overproduction in agriculture and industry
speculation in the stock market
the drought in the Mid-West
the U.S. free trade policy
20
Canada's immigration policy was most restrictive against what group in the 1920s
Americans
Asians
European farmers
White Anglo Saxon Protestant women
21
A spirit of Canadianism was felt as a result of
Emily Carr
the Group of Seven painters
Canadian writers
all of these
22
What made conditions in the Prairies even worse than other parts of Canada?
no demand for wheat crops
drought
the government's Pogey policy
drop in oil prices
23
The photo shown represents what group of activists?
the Women's Temperance Society
the Progressives
the Famous Five
The Segregationists
24
All of the following showed advances in Canada's autonomy during the 1920s EXCEPT
the Byng-King Crisis
the Chanak Crisis
the Constitution Act
the Halibut Treaty
25
The term meaning a First Nations person gives up his or her "Indian status and land" is
segregation
assimilation
aboriginal title
enfranchisement
26
Which pairing of political party and leader of the thirties is correct
Union Nationale--Duff Pattullo
Liberals--William Aberhart
Social Credit--Maurice Duplessis
CCF--J.S. Woodsworth
27
Which group had the LEAST change in lifestyle as a result of deflation and high unemployment
public employees
new immigrants
Chinese Canadians
single women
28
What recommendation was make in the Rowell-Sirois report (1937)?
More federal spending on job creation
emergency powers to the government to deal with the economy
the Unemployment Relief Act
Equalization payments to poorer provinces
29
Residential schools for "Native" children, as shown in this photo, was intended to bring about
aboriginal title
assimilation
self-determination
segregation
30
In the 1920s women made the most significant gains in
more control of their lives and more power through the vote
making as much money as men
gaining equal access to professions in the law and medicine
winnning an equal number of seats as men in Parliament

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