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Year End Review

Quiz Created By: Samantha Chin & Sajjad Huda




  1. Who were the Sodbusters?



    A) Canadian pioneer who first ploughed the prairie soil for farming
    B) A term used to during wartime to describe anyone who had no yet gained Canadian citizenship and was a former citizen of a country who was at war with Canada
    C) An organization formed to protect workers from unfair exploitations and promote their common interests
    D) Slang term for government relief vouchers



  2. What happened during the Naval Crisis?



    A) The policy of making concessions in order to maintain peace was found.
    B) The dispute between Canada and the United States
    C) Britain and Germany were in a race to create the largest Navy.
    D) The American expansion



  3. What were the factors that caused WWI?



    A) Conscription
    B) Militarism, Alliance System, Imperialism., Nationalism
    C) The Russian spread of communism
    D) Treaty of Versailles



  4. What is Trench Warfare?



    A) A belief in the innate superiority of one race to another
    B) A medical condition resulting from having wet feet for a long period of time
    C) A fear of other cultures or people from other countries
    D) Armed combat conducted from trenches dug to provide protection for open areas



  5. What happened on "Black Tuesday"?



    A) The stock market crashed
    B) The stock market boomed
    C) Canada lost at the Battle of Somme
    D) Hitler declared war on Britain



  6. What is the War Measures Act?



    A) The government's-sponsored medical-care plan
    B) An agreement in which each side makes concessions
    C) An act that suspends normal civil rights and giving special rights to the government and police during a time of crisis
    D) The increasing use of machines to perform tasks



  7. What contributions has Norman Bethune given to society?



    A) He was a stretcher bearer in World War One
    B) He was a doctor in China
    C) Created the mobile blood-transfusion service
    D) All of the above



  8. What two locations were the atomic bombs dropped in Japan?



    A) Tokyo and Nagasaki
    B) Hiroshima and Nagasaki
    C) Hiroshima and Tokyo
    D) Yokohama and Sapporo



  9. What does "Vive le Québec Libre" stand for?



    A) Masters at our own house
    B) Long live the king of France
    C) Long live free Québec
    D) Freedom to Québec



  10. What happened in the October Crisis?



    A) Happened in October 1970 when British Trade Commissioner, James Cross and Québec Labour Minister, Pierre Laporte was kidnapped by the FLQ terrorists.
    B) Persecution towards Jews was done in Germany
    C) An act that suspends normal civil rights and giving special rights to the government and police during a time of crisis was passed
    D) NATO was formed