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How many times was War Measurements used?

A.3

B.4 

C.7 

D.15

A

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TRUE or FALSE: The parliament has all powers and can pass laws or take actions however they want.

False

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What event prompted the war measures act? And how many days later did it take?

WW1; 25 days

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How long is the War Measures Act?

Barely 2 pages

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What actions did the government take against enemy aliens?

They arrested them in mass, detained, or placed them in interment camps :(

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What was the War Measures Act later revised as?

A) The Calamity Order

B) Time of Crisis Act

C) Emergencies Act

D) Urgency Act

C) Emergencies Act

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TRUE or FALSE: Most people supported the War Measurements Act because Canada's west coast was weak and they believed supporting the war measurements act would strengthen the coastlines. Explain if false.

FALSE; Most people supported the War Measures Act because the act allowed the government to legally displace people to camps such as the Japanese-Canadians who were labelled as enemy aliens, believing they were Japanese spies and could be potential threat to the national security.

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What day was the War Measures Act enacted on? M/D/Y

August 22, 1914

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What are the differences between the War Measures Act and the act that later replaced it?

The cabinet cannot pass laws/orders without the parliment and must be reviewed by them

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After what event in 1917 did Canada censor what reading material?

The Bolshevik revolution in Russia; socialist readings

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How many Canadian publications were banned during WW1?

A) 235

B) 253

C) 189

D) 222

E) 199

B) 253

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TRUE or FALSE: Over 8,500 people were interned without evidence during WW1 and an estimate of 24,000 people in WW1

True

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What year was the War Measurements Act replaced?


1988

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Apart from Canadian publications, what other readings were censored in the list of banned reading material in the video?

American, foreign-language, & leftist publications

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What civil liberties could be suspended? Name all that was included in the video

1. government seized private property

2. controlled transportation

3. controlled trades

4. controlled manufacturing

5. censoring the media

6. arbiturary arrests and dententions