Chapter 9
Which year dud the stock market crash?
1929
Canada declared war on Germany on September 10, 1939.
True
What is Wage Control?
Wages cannot increase or decrease.
In what province was the Highway of Tears
BC
A policy of trying to stop aggressive behaviour by giving the aggressor what they wanted.
Appeasement
What is Black Tuesday?
The day after the stock market crash.
When did Poland fall?
late September 2939
What percentage of Canadians went output went to the allied forces?
70%
Which group was mostly targeted on the Highway of Tears?
Indigenous Women
The mass murder of Jews and other groups during World War 2?
Holocaust.
When was Benito Mussolini elected to the Italian parliament?
1921
What was discovered that saved many lives during World War 2?
How many Indigenous volunteers in World War 2?
4000
What are the causes of murders in the Highway of tears?
Residential schools, racism and sexism, bad bus services, hitch hiking
A German submarine.
U-Boat
What was the price of a bushel of wheat in 1919?
2.37$
How many bombs were dropped on Japan? What cities?
2. Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What new measurements were put into place to stop inflation during World War 2?
Wage Freeze and Price Freeze
What is the name of the day that remembers missing and murdered indigenous women and girls?
Red Dress Day
Blitzkrieg is a Canadian term that means "Lightning War." True or False.
False
When was the Regina Riot and how many trekkers had reached Regina?
June 14, 1935. 2,000 trekkers
What was the code name for Canada's stretch of beach at Normandy?
Juno Beach
What city was the Untied Nations created in? What year?
San Francisco, 1945
What is the length of the Highway of Tears
724km
Plebiscite is a regular vote for a proposal. True or False?
False.