1914-1929
1930-1945
1945-1982
1982-Present
Mystery Category
100
In the 1920's, most of Canada restricted or banned the sale, transportation, and manufacturing of alcohol. This was called __________.
Prohibition
100
The systematic murder of six million Jewish people, two million Soviet POWs, a quarter of a million Roma, and over one hundred thousand disabled persons by the Nazis from 1940-1945, is known as what event?
The Holocaust
100
What is the period of tremendous population growth following the end of WWII called?
The Baby Boom
100
In 1982, a document was created that lays out the rights and freedoms that Canadians enjoy under the law. It is highest law in Canada, no other law can disagree with it. What is the name of this document?
Charter of Rights and Freedom
100
When asked to write a paragraph on the exam, you must have a topic sentence, a concluding sentence, and to follow the P.E.E. structure. What does P.E.E. stand for?
Point, Example, Explanation (3 times in total)
200
In the 1929 Persons Case, the Privy Council ruled that women were considered ______ in the eyes of the law.
‘Persons’
200
Following the outbreak of the Pacific Ocean theatre of WWII, Canada took what action against the ‘ethnic’ Japanese population living in Canada?
Internment (Forcibly removed from their homes and sent to internment camps)
200
What is the name of the military alliance signed by 29 North American and European countries, including Canada, in 1949 to ensure their security during the Cold War?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
200
What big idea drove the 1980 and 1995 Quebec referendums?
Federalism
Bilingualism
Multiculturalism
Separatism
4. Separatism
200
This Propaganda picture from World War 1 is promoting:
a) Victory Bonds
b) Enlistment
c) Rationing
d) Voting
c) Rationing
300
What violent conflict occurred in the Great Depression between a group of unemployed workers and the RCMP?
Regina Riots (aka On to Ottawa Trek)
300
Which WWI battle is often seen as the founding moment in forging Canada’s independent identity?
Vimy Ridge
300
What international conflict did Lester Pearson help end peacefully, resulting in his winning of the Nobel Peace Prize?
The Suez Crisis
300
What is the primary federal law that outlines government policies concerning Indigenous peoples in Canada?
The Indian Act
300
What would be the likeliest reason for the increase in the Japanese Canadian population east of British Columbia between 1941 and 1947?
Japanese-Canadian Internment
400
During the Great Depression, the features of this Canadian Prime Minister's New Deal include an increase government programs such as work camps, old age pension, and minimum wage laws.
R.B. Bennett (I will accept Bennett)
400
What was the international body created in 1945 with the aim of avoiding another conflict like WWII?
United Nations (U.N.)
400
What group was responsible for the bombing of mailboxes in Quebec during the 1960s, as well as the kidnapping and eventual murder of a sitting cabinet minister?
Front de libération du Québec (FLQ)
400
What is the name of the commission that documented the abuse of children in residential schools, and made 94 recommendations to be adopted by the government of Canada to help address this legacy? (Hint: Orange Shirt Day)
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission
400
What role did Canada take following the end of WWII to help maintain peace internationally?
Peacebuilding
Peacekeeping
Peacemaking
Peace Enforcement
2. Peacekeeping
500
What was Borden’s rationale for introducing conscription during WWI?
To save money on soldier’s salaries
There weren’t enough volunteers
Because Russia had left the war
It was a popular idea in Quebec
2. There weren't enough volunteers.
500
Which of the following was NOT a requirement of the Treaty of Versailles:
a) Germany lose some of its territory
b) Germany assume full responsibility for the war
c) Germany pay for the war damages
d) Germany should get more tanks and ships
d) Germany should get more tanks and ships
500
What was the name of the Prime Minister who instituted a new national flag, introduced universal health care federally, and established the Royal Commission on the Status of Women?
Lester Pearson
500
True or False:
In response to the attacks on 9/11, Canada joined the United States in their invasion of both Afghanistan and Iraq.
False - Canada did fight in Afghanistan but not Iraq.
Canada's intelligence services assessed that Iraq did not have a weapons of mass destruction program, and Canada refused to participate in the war without United Nations Security Council approval.
500
What are the FOUR Historical Thinking concepts? (You must name all four)
Historical Significance, Continuity and Change, Cause and Consequence, Historical Perspectives
Historical Significance:
the explanation of why an event or person is important in history
Continuity and Change:
certain things (attitudes, processes, actions) change over time and other things stay
the same
Cause and Consequence:
historical events are caused by things that have happened before them and create changes that have consequences long after the event
Historical Perspectives:
understanding the views and beliefs that influenced people’s lives in the past