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CHC2D/2P Exam Review Quiz
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Overview of 20th Century #Canadian #history
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1
The total number of Canadian casualties in WWI is approximately
320 000
1 000 000
45 000
67 000
2
During the years immediately following WWII, Quebec was ruled by a corrupt premier named:
Jean Lesage
Maurice Duplessis
Wilfrid Laurier
Louis St Laurent
3
Rum Running was:
Smuggling liquor from Canada to the USA
Making your own illegal hooch at home
a slang term for being intoxicated
arresting gangsters who provided illegal liquor
4
The St Louis was
an American battleship
a British bomber
a popular dance
a ship of Jewish refugees
5
The 1940s National Mobilization Act required that:
All Canadian men sign up to fight overseas
All women sign up for some kind of war work
All Canadians volunteer to give blood
All Canadian men sign up to defend Canada
6
The terrorist organization responsible for the October Crisis:
Black Hand
FLQ
Bloc Quebecois
Weathermen
7
Canada's current Prime Minister is:
Sara Guerin
Stephen Harper
Justin Trudeau
Kathleen Wynne
8
What changes did Jean Lesage hope to make during the Quiet Revolution?
A & B
conversion of all non-Roman Catholics in Quebec
greater recognition for French-speaking people
improved education system
9
Canada's Prime Minister throughout WWII was:
Lester B Pearson
Winston Churchill
Robert Borden
William Lyon Mackenzie King
10
Canada's Prime Minister in August 1914 was:
Billy Bishop
Robert Borden
Wilfrid Laurier
Sam Hughes
11
Blitzkrieg means
surrender
naval battle
heavy attack
lightening warfare
12
Using warships to to stop the movement of supplies is called:
battle
submarine net
Convoy
blockade
13
During the Great Depression, immigration to Canada
Decreased
Increased
became illegal
Stopped entirely
14
Who was Prime Minister for both the Meech Lake & Charlottetown Accords?
Brian Mulroney
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Lester B Pearson
Kim Campbell
15
Soldiers returning back to Canada after WWII were offered:
tuition money for college, university or trade school
money to start businesses & buy farms
all of the above
to be rehired in pre-war jobs
16
Hitler's phrase "The Final Solution" refers to:
A plan to create the first atomic bomb
A plan for the invasion of England
The murder of all European Jews
A plan for his own suicide in case he lost the war
17
Borrowing money to invest in the stock market is called:
speculating
Credit
a pyramid scheme
stupid
18
How was money raised in Canada to pay for WWI?
all of the above
sales tax
income tax
Victory Bonds
19
What does OBU stand for?
Ontario Banking Union
One Big Umbrella
One Big Union
Oil Boundary Unit
20
During this decade, Elvis was considered to be the "King of Rock & Roll"
1940s
1960s
1950s
1970s
21
During the 1950s/60s many Canadians bought homes outside the city. These settlements were:
tent cities
gated communities
suburbs
condos
22
After WWII the world was divided into 2 superpowers:
Germany and Japan
USA and China
USA and Russia
Russia and England
23
The leader of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was:
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
William Lyon Mackenzie King
William Aberhart
J.S. Woodsworth
24
The Famous Five are:
impressionist painters who focus on Canadian landscapes
women campaigning for the right to be"Persons" under the law
Leaders of the Winnipeg General Strike
Bush Pilots opening the north
25
Canada sent troops to Korea in 1950 to stop
An economic depression from breaking out in Canada
Korean independence from Japan
The Spread of Communism
The spread of democracy to North Korea
26
Canada's first major battle of WWI was fought at:
Ypres
The Somme
Passchendaele
Vimy Ridge
27
Which of the following weapons was used for the first time during WWI?
Chlorine Gas
Cannon
Exploding shells
Rifle
28
Italy's dictator was:
Benito Mussolini
Placido Domingo
Adolf Hitler
Juan Peron
29
On D Day, Canadians landed at:
Juno Beach
Sword Beach
Omaha Beach
Gold Beach
30
In 1995, there was a referendum on Quebec separatism. What was the outcome?
49% in favour of staying in Canada, 51% in favour of leaving
75% in favour of staying in Canada, 25% in favour of leaving
51% in favour of staying in Canada, 49% in favour of leaving
62% in favour of staying in Canada, 38% in favour of leaving