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Canada and the Roaring Twenties (2024)
Canada and the Roaring Twenties (2024)
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1
What was the first treaty negotiated and signed independently by the Canadian government?
Halibut Treaty
Treaty of Trout
Codfish Treaty
Salmon Treaty
2
During prohibition, the smuggling of alcohol into the USA from Canada was referred to as:
scotch-sprinting
vodka-ferrying
moonshine-moving
rum-running
3
The Imperial Conference and Balfour Report led to what?
Canada was recognized as an autonomous community .
Restrictions were placed on the political power of the governor general.
Countries were declared autonomous within the British Empire.
All of the answers
4
The act, passed in 1927, that provided social assistance to elderly Canadians was called the:
Old Age Pension Act
Canadian Pension Act
Seniors’ Pension Act
Elderly Assistance Act
5
During prohibition, someone who made or sold alcohol illegally was called a:
booze broker
bootlegger
beer baron
bourbon boiler
6
The I.W.W. supported the creation of the One Big Union. The full name of the I.W.W. was:
International Workers of the World
International Working-Class of the World
International Workmen of the World
International Workforce of the World
7
The Statute of Westminster, passed in 1931, resulted in:
All of the answers
Canada was declared equal in status with Britain & could make its own laws.
The creation of the British Commonwealth
The commonwealth countries were recognized as free and equal states
8
The concern for the affairs of one’s own territory over those of one’s country is called:
regionalism
patriotism
provincialism
nationalism
9
Tariffs are taxes on imported goods.
True
False
10
During the Winnipeg General Strike, those
opposed
to the strike formed a group called the:
Citizens’ Strike Committee
Strike Committee
Winnipeg Citizen’s Committee
Citizens’ Committee of 1000
11
Why were the 1920s referred to as the "Roaring Twenties"?
Employment opportunites were plentiful and wages were good
All of the answers
New consumer products like the radio were available to purchase
New forms of entertainment became avaliable and accessible
12
During the Winnipeg General Strike, the unions and strikers formed a group called the:
Citizens’ Strike Committee
Strike Committee
Strikers' Committee of 1000
One Big Union Committee
13
Factories set up in Canada but owned by U.S. or other foreign companies are referred to as:
foreign investments
foreign plants
branch plants
branch industries
14
What was the name of the union that was formed in March 1919 at the Western Labour Conference?
United Workers of Canada
One Big Union
International Workers of the World
Union of Canadian Workers
15
Who were the "Big Three" automobile companies in the 1920s?
Ford, General Motors and Chrysler
Chrysler, Ford and Volvo
Ford, Chrysler and Pontiac
General Motors, Toyota and Chrysler
16
The Chanak Crisis was significant because:
Canada, for the first time, did not support Britain's imperial war policy
The Canadian government sent Turkish-Canadians to internment camps
The Canadian government enacted the War Measures Act
All of the answers
17
Collectively, what was the name of the peace plan that Woodrow Wilson presented at the Paris Peace Conference?
American Peace Proposal
Fourteen Points
International Peace Plan
Collective Security Proposal
18
The King-Byng Crisis was important for Canada. Why?
The influence of the Governor General was seen to be undemocratic.
It resulted in the resignation of P.M. King.
The Governor General Byng rejected the wishes of P.M. King.
All of the answers
19
The fear that communism would spread to Canada, and North America, is sometimes called the:
Red Scare
Red Menace
Soviet Scare
Bolshevik Threat
20
Although the Progressive Party did not last long, they were responsible for pressuring the government to pass the:
Unemployment Insurance Act
Old Age Pension Act
All of the answers
Canadian Pension Plan Act
21
What was the name of the group formed, in 1919, to protect the rights of First Nations people?
League of Canadian Aboriginals
League of Indians of Canada
North American League of Indians
Canadian Association of Natives
22
Which of the following was not a clause in the Treaty of Versailles?
France was to occupy the Rhineland
The German military was restricted
Germany had to accept the War Guilt Clause
Austria and Germany were forbidden to unite
23
Who was known as the 'king of the bootleggers' & the ‘Al Capone of Canada?’
John 'the Teflon Don' Gotti
Charles ‘Lucky’ Luciano
Rocco Perri
Tony ‘Big Hands’ Gambino
24
What was the name of the artists who, in the 1920s, attempted to interpret Canada’s rugged landscape in their paintings?
Group of Seven
Canadian Landscapers
Artists of Canada
Landscape Artists of Canada
25
A secondary industry deals with the extraction, or collection, of raw materials.
True
False
26
Many people in Winnipeg believed that communists were responsible for the strike. The fear of communism was known as:
The Red Terror
The Russian Scare
The Soviet Terror
The Red Scare
27
In which city, in 1919, did metal and building workers walk off their jobs leading to a general strike?
Edmonton
Calgary
None of the answers
Regina
28
Which document acknowledged Canada as an autonomous community within the British Empire?
Balfour Report
British Report
Imperial Report
Autonomy Report
29
In the 1920s, First Nations people sought the right to govern themselves. These groups wished to achieve:
Independence
Enfranchisement
Self-determination
Confederation
30
What was the name given to the group of women from Alberta who fought for the political status of women in 1929?
Famous Five
Super Six
Seven Suffragists
Albertan Eight
31
What restrictions still existed in Canada's quest for autonomy even after the Statute of Westminster was passed?
Neither of the answers are correct
Both of the answers are correct
Constitution remained in Britain due to the lack of an amending formula
The highest court of appeal was the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
32
The negotiation of a contract between unions & management regarding wages and working conditions is referred to as:
collective bargaining
collective mediation
arbitrary bargaining
All of the answers
33
Who believed that the Versailles Treaty would lead to war 25 years after the treaty was signed?
Woodrow Wilson
Georges Clemenceau
David Lloyd George
William Lyon Mackenzie King
34
Who developed the snowmobile in 1922 which made it easier to access rural and remote areas of Canada in the winter?
Armand Bombardier
Francois 'The Snowshoe' Beland
Joseph Polaris
Eddy 'Arctic Cat' Potvin
35
The specific legal identity of an Indigenous person in Canada, accompanied by rights and benefits, is referred to as:
Status
All of the answers
Recognition
Ethnicity
36
The negotiation of a contract between unions and management is referred to as:
collective bargaining
work place negotiation
mediated negotiation
organized arbitration
37
By the 1920s, what was common in almost every Canadian household, and had become a standard household appliance?
Television
Microwave Oven
Radio
Refrigerator
38
Whose appointment as a judge in Alberta resulted in the Persons Case?
Emily Murphy
Agnes Macphail
Irene Parlby
Nellie McClung
39
Who was the first woman to be elected to the House of Commons?
Irene Parlby
Agnes Macphail
Emily Murphy
Emily Carr
40
Which law made Canada equal in status with Britain and allowed Canada to make its own laws?
Act of Canada
Commonwealth Statute
Statute of Westminster
Statute of London
41
Which flu was responsible for the estimated deaths of 21 million from 1918 to 1920?
German Flu
Spanish Flu
Austrian Flu
Swine Flu
42
Which of the following was the only woman in the House of Commons from 1921 until 1935?
Nellie McClung
Irene Parlby
Agnes Macphail
Emily Murphy
43
Who was the leader of the Progressive Party that proposed the legislation that became the Old Age Pension Act?
Paul Martin
Thomas Crerar
Preston Manning
Arthur Meighen
44
In connection to regionalism, what were Quebec's interests in the 1920s?
All of the answers
Protect the pulp and paper industry
Develop hydro-electricity power plants
Increase manufacturing and mining operations
45
Which suffragist was appointed as a magistrate, but then questioned in the Persons Case?
Emily Murphy
Agnes McKnight
Louise McKinney
Irene Parlby