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What?
a big celebration of Canada's British heritage




Historical Significance
celebrating the great British empire relected a trend occurring all over the world- nationalism which is a love for one's country
people called Canada a "Greater Britain overseas"

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Victoria Day

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  1. When is Victoria Day?
    1. June 28th
    2. December 25th
    3. January 5th
    4. May 20th



  2. What does this day celebrate?
    1. Canada's Chinese heritage
    2. Canada's British heritage
    3. Canada's French heritage
    4. Canada as a country


  3. What is nationalism?
    1. A love for one's country
    2. When all the countries in the world unite as one
    3. Immigrating to another country
    4. All of the above


  4. What did people call Canada back then?
    1. "Britain Junior"
    2. "British-French Country"
    3. "A greater Britain overseas"
    4. "New Britain"


  5. What did the great Britain empire create a trend of?
    1. World-Peace
    2. World-Patriotism
    3. World-Nationalism
    4. World-Immigration



  6.    PAGE DEVELOPED BY: Amanda Chan & Su-Lin Khaw, Mr.Melnyk's 2002 Class