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1
Second wave feminists focused much of their efforts on ____________________.
the vote
suffrage
municipal politics
women's rights
2
Many sleeping car porters were from...
Truro, Nova Scotia
Vancouver BC
Calgary Alberta
South America
3
Newfoundland joined Canada in __________________.
1920
1949
1945
1965
4
Homosexuality was decriminalized in Canada in what year
1969
1972
2005
1981
5
NORAD bases were put in place for _________________ defense.
war
military
spy
missile
6
Charlotte Whitton opposed ___________________.
Birth Control
The Commission on the Status on Women
The Commission on Voting Rights
Pay Equity
7
One of Canada's spy teams was called _________________.
Operation Overlord
FUNGUS
INTREPID
007
8
CANDU Reactors...
are nuclear medicine
generated electricity for homes
were ICBMs
were new and improved bombs
9
A new political party during the cold war was the ____________________.
Equality Party
Parti Quebecois
Communist Party
Separatist Parti
10
The FLQ was in support of ___________________.
Quebec Separation
Marshal Law
Student Rights
Equal rights for French People in Canada
11
Canada was a founding member of _______________________.
CBC
AECL
NRA
NATO
12
The eastern alliance during the Cold War was called _______________.
NFLD
Warsaw Pact
Eastern Conference
NATO
13
The FLQ Crisis made Canadians aware of their need for ____________________.
protection from the FLQ
protection from the government
dangerous groups in Canada
a bigger military
14
Canada initially used Britain's flag which was called the:
British Imperial Flag
Union Jack
Red Ensign
Navy Flag
15
The FLQ crisis began on October ________________.
5, 1975
5, 1970
5, 1980
7, 1950
16
The Quiet Revolution completely changed __________________.
NFLD
Quebec
Ontario
Canada
17
The Movie "American Graffiti" was about...
Classic cars
leaving to attend college or university
Youth culture in the 1950s
Dating
18
The woman who sewed the first Canadian flag was named _________________.
Jean Mance
Margaret Thatcher
Joan O'Malley
Jane Singer
19
Igor Gouzenko revealed __________________ in Canada.
his new book
Soviet secrets
soviet technology
2 spy rings
20
Sexual orientation was included in the Charter of rights and Freedoms in...
1982
2005
1990
1995
21
The last "father" of confederation was _________________.
Joey Smallwood
Lester Pearson
Pierre Trudeau
John Diefenbaker
22
Who is Igor Gouzenko?
started the Cold War
defected Soviet spy
made the atomic bomb
started Camp X
23
A major barrier for many minority groups in Canada was ________________ inequality.
educational
age
income
food
24
The Flag that was replaced by the Maple Leaf
Red Maple
Union Jack
Red Ensign
Pearson Pennant
25
Canada got a new flag that was distinctly Canadian in:
1955
1975
1945
1965
26
PM Lester Pearson wanted a flag with ________________ maple leaves.
three
green
two
sugar
27
Jackie Robinson first played for the ______________________.
Montreal Expos
Brooklyn Dodgers
Montreal Royals
Toronto Maple Leafs