A World War I "ace" is a pilot who...

shot down 5 enemy planes or more

Which of the following was NOT a significant fact about the battle at Vimy Ridge:

Almost the entire Newfoundland regiment was killed

Which of the following does NOT reflect the thoughts of Canadians at the start of the war?

The war would last several years.

According to Prime Minister Borden, why should Canada go to war in 1914?

To uphold principles of liberty

The Royal Canadian Navy's role in convoys was to...

protect/ escort merchant ships carrying supplies to Britain

an agreement for a temporary cease-fire

Which of the following was NOT a sign of increased government control during WWI?

high numbers of volunteerism at the start of the war

Women's contributions on the HOME FRONT in world war I included...

organizing volunteers to create care packages for soldiers

French Canadians who joined the Canadian army...

were given training manuals in English

The groups who opposed conscription were...

French Canadians, farmers, Doukhabors and Mennonites

Ypres is a significant battle in Canadian history because...

Canadians held their lines despite the use of gas.

Arthur Currie was....

the commander that planned the Canadian attack at Vimy Ridge

allowing a person to have only a fixed amount of something

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GRADE 10 CANADIAN HISTORY: UNIT 1 and WWI

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This quiz covers our introductory unit for the course as well as the start of our study of world war I.

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1
A World War I "ace" is a pilot who...
shot down 20 enemy planes or more
shot down 5 enemy planes or more
survived longer than 3 weeks as a pilot
taught other pilots how to fly
2
Which of the following was NOT a significant fact about the battle at Vimy Ridge:
All four divisions of the Canadian Corps fought together
Almost the entire Newfoundland regiment was killed
Canada won 2 seats at the Peace Talks because of it.
Observation balloons were used for the first time
3
Which of the following does NOT reflect the thoughts of Canadians at the start of the war?
The war would be over by Christmas.
The war would last several years.
It was Canada's duty to help Britain.
This would be the war to end all wars.
4
An article discussing attitudes towards immigrants in Canada in the 1920s is an example of...
Economic History
Technological History
Military History
Social History
5
According to Prime Minister Borden, why should Canada go to war in 1914?
Our greed for possessions
Our lust for conquest
Because we enjoy the benefits of British citizenship
To uphold principles of liberty
6
Which of the following was NOT a long-term cause of World War I?
Nationalism
Militarism
Imperialism
Fascism
7
The Royal Canadian Navy's role in convoys was to...
send out submarines to combat German U-boats
patrol Canada's coastal areas for German vessels
protect/ escort merchant ships carrying supplies to Britain
provide air support to protect ships leaving Canadian ports
8
Which of the following is NOT one of the Four Historical Thinking Concepts?
Gathering and Organizing
Cause and Consequence
Historical Significance
Continuity and Change
9
The Military Service Act allowing conscription of single men between 20 and 35 was passed in...
1918
1914
1917
1916
10
The United States entered into WWI in response to ...
the sinking of the Lusitania
the bombing of Pearl Harbour
the assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Britain's declaration of war on Germany
11
By the end of the war, the Canadian government had created a national old-age pension system.
FALSE
TRUE
12
Ypres is a city in...
France
Germany
Italy
Belgium
13
An armistice is ...
an agreement for a temporary cease-fire
an alliance between 2 or more countries
an official peace treaty signed by combatants in a war
heavy artillery used by both sides in WWI
14
He was the leader of the Liberal party in Canada in 1914:
Robert Borden
Wilfred Laurier
Franz Ferdinand
Henri Bourassa
15
The Twentieth Century includes the following years...
1900-1999
1800-1899
2000-2099
1920-1929
16
Which of the following was NOT a sign of increased government control during WWI?
War Measures Act
ads persuading people to buy Victory Bonds
high numbers of volunteerism at the start of the war
Press Bureau created to censor news articles
17
Women's contributions on the HOME FRONT in world war I included...
organizing volunteers to create care packages for soldiers
all of the above
political roles in Canadian parliament
nursing and driving ambulances
18
Which form of technology was MOST important in fighting in WWI?
airplane
machine-gun
poisonous gas
dreadnought
19
Women finally won the right to vote in Canada this year
1939
1914
1929
1918
20
This new form of technology was introduced in World War I:
tanks
rifles
jet airplanes
bayonets
21
The Air Corps' most important contribution in the First World War was...
delivering mail to the troops
aerial reconnaissance
bombing strategic targets
taking out machine gun nests
22
French Canadians who joined the Canadian army...
served under French-speaking officers
were often promoted to high officer positions
were given training manuals in English
were often recruited by Roman Catholic French clergy
23
The No 2 Construction Battalion was...
a non-combatant battalion in WWI
the first and only all-Black battalion in Canadian history
honoured for their service in 1993
All of these answers
24
The War Measures Act...
allowed government to control what factories produced
gave government the right to tell farmers what to plant
All of the above
led to the internment of 8500 "enemy aliens"
25
Your history textbook is an example of a:
artefact
secondary source
both b and c
primary source
26
Which form of technology was NOT available in WWI?
radio
submarines
radar
tanks
27
The Rosetta Stone is an example of a ___________________ source of evidence:
secondary
primary
none of the above
fossilized
28
This country was NOT part of the Triple Alliance in 1914:
Germany
Russia
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Italy
29
The groups who opposed conscription were...
None of the above
British-born Canadians, single men, and French immigrants
French Canadians, farmers, Doukhabors and Mennonites
Pacifists, Canadian men over 35, and factory workers
30
History is everything that happened before this moment and can be experienced directly.
FALSE
TRUE
31
How many Canadian men and women served in the military in World War I?
172 000
425 000
600 000
3 000
32
These items were rationed during World War I...
all of the above
gasoline
sugar
pork
33
Ypres is a significant battle in Canadian history because...
Canadians held their lines despite the use of gas.
It was the single worst day for Allied casualties in the war
It was the greatest Canadian victory in the war.
The creeping barrage was used for the first time.
34
The causes of the Depression in the 1930s would be discussed by a historian studying...
Cultural History
Military History
Economic History
Social History
35
What was the population of Canada in 1914?
35 million
7.8 million
10 million
6.2 million
36
Arthur Currie was....
the Prime Minister of Canada in WWI
the Minister of the Militia in WWI
the commander that planned the Canadian attack at Vimy Ridge
a WWI flying ace
37
In 1914, Canadian women...
all of the above
could not vote
believed their major roles were to be a wife and mother
were legally still considered to be property
38
Rationing is...
a strategy for defending a port against U-boats
government control of people's movements
allowing a person to have only a fixed amount of something
the system of mapping out trenches

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