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What? • minister of militia • ordered huge training camp to be built at Valcartier, Quebec Historical Significance • encouraged people to work hard in building the Valcartier Camp • • •

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PEOPLE > TURN OF THE CENTURY > Sam Hughes > REVIEW QUESTIONS

1. Who is Sam Hughes?
   
   1. minister of war
   2. minister of militia
   3. the prime minister
   4. both a) and b)



1. Where was the training camp built?
   
   1. Victoria, B.C.
   2. Belgian town of Ypres
   3. Valcartier, Quebec
   4. None of the above




2. Why was the discovery of insulin important?
   
   1. Insulin is the only control of diabetes for now
   2. Insulin can cure diabetes
   3. Insulin can save a man's life from a gas attack
   4. None of the above



3. By early September 1914, how many soldiers had poured into the Camp?
   
   1. more than 30 000
   2. more than 300 000
   3. about 25 000
   4. less than 20 000



4. What did Hughes insist soldiers use to fight?
   
   1. Ross rifle
   2. Chlorine gas
   3. Shell bombs
   4. Shot guns



5. How many volunteers shipped out under the permission of Hughes?
   
   1. 100 000
   2. more than 35 000
   3. 22 000
   4. 32 000





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