What was the Red Scare?

Fear of the spread of Communism in the West

What happened at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan in 1945?

Where the nuclear bomb was used by the United States.

Who were the last 4 Canadian Prime Ministers?

Justin Trudeau, Stephen Harper, Paul Martin, Jean Chretien

What is a secondary source?

Documents written after an event has occurred.

What was the War of 1812

Conflict between the USA and British Empire through Canada.

Who was Samuel de Champlain

Founded Quebec City and New France

What did Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau do for Canada

He introduced bilingualism and multiculturalism to Canada

What was the Louisiana Purchase

The USA bought 828,000 square miles from France in 1803

What were the Crusades?

Papal sanctioned military campaigns from the Middle Ages.

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1
When was the Eiffel Tower finished construction?
February 2, 1789
October 21, 1919
August 13, 1880
May 6, 1889
2
What was the Red Scare?
Fear of the spread of Communism in the West
Fear of blood
Fear that the Soviet Union will begin wearing red pants
Fear of the spread of capitalism in the East
3
Which country did Germany invade in September, 1939?
Poland
Venezuela
France
Russia
4
What happened at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan in 1945?
First staging points for an invasion of Japanese mainland.
Sites for testing Japanese nuclear bombs.
The capitals for the shogunate's in Feudal Japan
Where the nuclear bomb was used by the United States.
5
Which catastrophe was a factor behind Irish immigration to North America in the 19th century?
Great Famine
Italian Famine
Chalisa Famine
Great Persian Famine
6
Which company was primarily responsible for the trading in Canada during the 17th century?
East India Trading Company
Rupert's Company
Hudson's Bay Company
Field and Stream Co.
7
Who were the last 4 Canadian Prime Ministers?
Donald Trump, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton
Alex Mackenzie, John A. MacDonald, John Abbot, John Thompson
Justin Trudeau, Stephen Harper, Paul Martin, Jean Chretien
Kim Campbell, Brian Mulroney, John Turner Pierre Trudeau
8
Who was the ruling family of Renaissance Florence?
Auditore
Sforza
Casanova
Medici
9
During which year and war was the Berlin Wall constructed?
1940 and World War II
1864 and the American Civil War
1961 and Cold War
1880 and the First Boer War
10
When was Canadian Confederation
July 1, 1776
July 1, 1867
June 5, 1877
April 23, 1866
11
What is a secondary source?
documents from when an event occurred.
information that came in second place.
Documents written after an event has occurred.
The second plug in an outlet.
12
What was the War of 1812
Conflict between the USA and British Empire through Canada.
The bidding war over the Louisiana territories.
Conflict over what colour to paint the White House.
A war that lasted ten days in 1815
13
Which 19th-century American president noted: "The ballot is stronger than the bullet"?
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Jackson
Martin Van Buren
14
Who was the British Prime Minister at the start of WWII?
Theresa May
Clement Atlee
Neville Chamberlain
Margaret Thatcher
15
Did you guys have some fun?!?!?!?!!?
Yes
Unsure
No
Maybe
16
Which state was Archduke Franz Ferdinand the soon-to-be leader of?
Serbia
Turkey
Austria-Hungary
Germany
17
When did the World Wide Web launch
1990
1980
2000
1996
18
Which man wrote a document known as the 95 Theses?
Mahatma Ghandi
Martin Luther
John Locke
Martin Luther King Jr.
19
In what year did Canada officially obtain its own flag?
1965
1950
1885
1995
20
When did the United States of America become independent?
July 4, 1776
June 17, 1896
July 1, 1867
January 24, 1717
21
Which was the longest standing Islamic Empire in human history?
Ottoman Empire
Mali Empire
Mamluk Empire
Persian Empire
22
Who was Samuel de Champlain
An important general in the war of 1812
Founded Quebec City and New France
Founded Providence and New England
Was an expert fisherman in Portugal
23
What did Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau do for Canada
Guided Canada through WWII
Conquered Quebec for Canada
He introduced bilingualism and multiculturalism to Canada
Invented the Poutine.
24
What was the Louisiana Purchase
Buying things on bulk in the Southern United States
The purchasing of ingredients used in Cajun food
The USA attempts at selling the state of Louisiana
The USA bought 828,000 square miles from France in 1803
25
What were the Crusades?
a type of knot
A series of the battles in the 20th century
From the movie National Treasure
Papal sanctioned military campaigns from the Middle Ages.
26
Which United States president was assassinated in 1963 and where?
Abraham Lincoln in Washington D.C.
John F. Kennedy in Dallas
Dwight D. Eisenhower in Washington D.C.
Lyndon B. Johnson in Stonewall
27
When was the D-Day Invasion
September 12, 1942
January 8, 1945
June 6, 1944
July 23, 1943
28
Which animal pelt motivated the resettlement of Europeans in Upper and Lower Canada?
Beaver
Seal
Polar Bear
Caribou
29
What is another name for the French and Indian War?
Seven Years' War
The Great North American War
War for New France
Hundred Years' War
30
What year did WWI begin?
1940
1914
1917
1924

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