A) October 9, 1930
B) October 29, 1929
C) September 1, 1931
D) June 29, 1929
Which of the following was NOT a part of the New Deal?
A) unemployment and social insurance
B) minimum wages and limit on hours of work
C) introduction of branch plants in Canada
D) control of prices to avoid unfair profits by businesses
Which of the following was NOT a great invention of the 1920s?
A) radio
B) Model T
C) television
D) talkies
What was the nickname for the Model T?
A) Big Cheese
B) Turkey Trot
C) Black Stallion
D) Tin Lizzie
What was the popular fashion for women during the 1920s?
A) Fox Trot
B) flapper
C) knickers
D) top hats
What is prohibition?
A) ban of demonstrations, parades or rioting
B) ban of sale, distribution and consumption of alcohol
C) fight for women to gain the right to vote
D) all of the above
A positive effect of prohibition was:
A) crime rate decrease
B) hard to enforce
C) unpopular
D) government losing money in taxes
What was NOT a factor of the influenza epidemic?
A) called the "Spanish flu"
B) virus carried over by immigrants of Spain
C) over 50 000 Canadians died
D) many buildings were closed and communities were quarantined
Who was the first woman to be appointed to the Canadian Senate?
A) Emily Murphy
B) Nellie McClung
C) Bobbie Rosenfeld
D) Cairine Wilson
One reason why American investment was supported in Canada was:
A) all important decisions about Canadian plants made in the United States
B) more profits earned by United States
C) development of industries and jobs in Canada due to foreign capital
D) economic takeover by the United States
Which was NOT a cause of Black Tuesday?
A) dependence on United States
B)over priced stocks
C) selling of stocks at once which nosedived prices of shares
D) stocks for sale outnumbered demand for new stocks
