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A 1
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Prime Minister MacKenzie King was cautious about
making commitments to Britain during World War II
because such commitments could break the unity of
Canadians. What particular break in unity was he
most concerned about? A. A split between Eastern
and Western Canada. B. A split between unionized
workers and business people. C. A split between
French-speaking Quebeckers and the rest of
Canada. D. A split between recent European
immigrants and other Canadians.
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A 2
Question
How was Canada viewed by the United States during
World War II? A. As a subservient British
colony. B. As a minor power. C. As an equal
partner. D. As a potentially dangerous enemy.
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A 3
Question
All of the following were important resources of
Canada that the Allied powers needed during the
war EXCEPT - A. Uranium. B. Wheat. C. Sites
for northern airfields. D. Natural fibres.
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A 4
Question
Why did Canada not win a place as a permanent
member of the United Nations Security
Council? A. She was considered by the major
powers as a puppet of the United States. B. She
was considered by the major powers as a colony of
Britain. C. She was not a major power. D. She had
too many internal problems to participate
internationally in an effective way.
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B 1
Question
Why was the Canadian arctic considered by the
United States as vital to their security? A.
Enemy agents might infiltrate into the U.S.
through the arctic. B. The Cold War started in
the arctic. C. The U.S. believed there were
abundant oil resources in the arctic. D. Aerial
attacks against the United States might enter
North American air space over Canada's arctic.
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B 2
Question
Why is Igor Gouzenko important to the history of
Canada? A. He promoted Soviet - Canadian
friendship. B. He revealed Canadian military
secrets to the Russians. C. He revealed a Soviet
spy ring in Canada. D. He began the Communist
Party of Canada.
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B 3
Question
What intelligence did the Soviet Union seek from
the West in the years immediately following World
War II? A. How to build an Atomic bomb. B. How
to make guided missiles. C. Secrets of Chemical
and Biological warfare. D. Details of
earth-orbiting satellites.
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B 4
Question
Why were many Canadians afraid of the Communist
Party in the years immediately following World
War II? Below are three correct answers to this
questions and one answer that is not relevant.
Mark the odd answer. A. Communist parties
sponsored by Russia took over the governments of
all eastern European countries after the war. B.
The Communists sabotaged public facilities. C.
The Communists dreamed of a world revolution to
overthrow capitalism. D. Under Communism private
enterprise would be abolished.
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C 1
Question
Why were Western powers (including Canada) afraid
of the Soviet Union in the years following World
War 2? A. The Communist Party had wide popular
support everywhere. B. Russia was the biggest
country in area in the world. C. Russia
maintained its large wartime army. D. Russia had
wide support among Third World countries.
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C 2
Question
What was the purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO)? A. To protect the Atlantic
Ocean from pollution. B. To conserve fish stocks
in the Atlantic. C. To defend Western countries
from potential Russian attack. D. To enhance the
power of the United States.
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C 3
Question
Which of these statements most accurately
describes the nature of the Korean War? A.
United Nations forces attacked North Korea. B.
North Korean forces attacked Russia. C. America
invaded South Korea. D. UN forces defended South
Korea from a North Korean attack.
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C 4
Question
Why did the Soviet Union not veto the involvement
of UN troops in Korea? A. The Soviets supported
the South Koreans. B. The Soviets were boycotting
the Security Council when the vote to send UN
support to South Korea was taken. C. The Soviets
had no interest in Korea. D. A veto would have
lost the Soviets the support of the Third World
countries.
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D 1
Question
What was Canada's role in the Korean War? A.
Canadian forces participated in the UN force. B.
Canada opposed all involvement in Korea. C.
Canada provided medical services to the
wounded. D. Canada provided military equipment
but no troops.
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D 2
Question
Which of the following phrases best describes
Canada's role in world crises in the years since
World War II? A. Isolation and
non-involvement. B. Support of UN peacekeeping
actions. C. Constant support of the Unites
States of America. D. Constant support of Great
Britain.
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D 3
Question
How did the nature of the Canadian confederation
change in 1949? A. The arctic islands became a
part of Canada. B. The Northwest territories
became a province. C. Canada became officially
bilingual. D. Newfoundland joined Canada.
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D 4
Question
What discoveries brought wealth to Alberta in the
post-war years? A. Gold. B. Oil and natural
gas. C. Coal. D. Hydro developments.
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E 1
Question
What was the effect of the completion of the St.
Lawrence Seaway? A. Quebec could ship its
products to international markets. B.
Hydro-electricity became available in Eastern
Canada. C. Canada controlled freight movement on
the St. Lawrence. D. Ocean-going ships could
reach the Great Lakes.
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E 2
Question
In what way did the post war years contrast with
the Great Depression of the 1930s? A. They were
times of national unity. B. The Liberal party
promoted good relations with the U.S. C. Canada
was a prosperous country. D. Canada's economy
relied heavily on resource industries.
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E 3
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What is the value of Canada's Unemployment
Insurance program? A. Everyone gets a minimum
monthly income. B. Poverty is eliminated. C.
Unemployment is eliminated. D. Workers get
financial support in the time between leaving one
job and finding another one.
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E 4
Question
Which one of the following was a social benefit
which was introduced for all Canadians in the
years following World War II? A. Family
Allowances. B. Hospital insurance. C. Dental care
insurance. D. Pharmaceuticals (prescription
drugs) insurance
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F 1
Question
Which statement below gives the principal reason
why the population of Canada has grown rapidly
since World War II? A. The high Canadian birth
rate. B. The large number of immigrants. C. The
decreasing death rate in Canada. D. Canadian
families adopting babies from Third World
countries.
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F 2
Which of the following types of foreign media has
the greatest influence upon Canadians? A.
American television. B. British television. C.
American radio. D. American magazines.
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F 3
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The Diefenbaker government supported prairie
farmers in all of these ways EXCEPT - A.
Support payments. B. Guaranteed loans for farm
equipment. C. Wheat sales to China. D. Direct
subsidies.
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F 4
Question
How did the Diefenbaker government protect the
Alberta oil industry against cheap imported Arab
oil? A. He imposed a tariff on imported oil. B.
He obliged all gasoline distributors west of the
Ottawa River to sell fuels of Canadian origin. C.
He banned the importation of all oil products. D.
He gave a subsidy to Alberta oil producers.
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G 1
Question

• What was the purpose of the Canadian Bill of
  Rights (1960) ?
• To ensure equal rights to all Canadians.
• To promote bilingualism coast-to-coast
• To put certain rights beyond the power of
  parliament to take away.
• To make rights part of the Canadian constitution.

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G 2
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What industries had been the basis of Canada's
post-war prosperity? A. Primary (resource)
industries. B. Secondary (manufacturing)
industries. C. Tertiary (service) industries. D.
International banking and insurance.
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G 3
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Why did Canada join North America Air Defence
Command (NORAD) with the U.S.? A. To cut the
cost of military defence. B. To gain American
technology. C. To form an effective defence
against a possible Russia attack. D. To get the
right to use American nuclear warheads.
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G 4
Question
Why did the Diefenbaker government drop its
support of Canada's own fighter plane project
(the Avro Arrow)? A. It was a carbon copy of an
American plane. B. It had too many problems at
the design stage. C. Prototypes crashed during
test flights. D. It cost too much money.
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A 1
Answer
A. A split between Eastern and Western Canada. B.
A split between unionized workers and business
people. C. A split between French-speaking
Quebeckers and the rest of Canada. D. A split
between recent European immigrants and other
Canadians.
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A 2
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A. As a subservient British colony. B. As a
minor power. C. As an equal partner. D. As a
potentially dangerous enemy.
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A 3
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A. Uranium. B. Wheat. C. Sites for northern
airfields. D. Natural fibres.
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A 4
Answer
A. She was considered by the major powers as a
puppet of the United States. B. She was
considered by the major powers as a colony of
Britain. C. She was not a major power. D. She had
too many internal problems to participate
internationally in an effective way.
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B 1
Answer
A. Enemy agents might infiltrate into the U.S.
through the arctic. B. The Cold War started in
the arctic. C. The U.S. believed there were
abundant oil resources in the arctic. D. Aerial
attacks against the United States might enter
North American air space over Canada's arctic.
Home
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B 2
Answer
A. He promoted Soviet - Canadian friendship. B.
He revealed Canadian military secrets to the
Russians. C. He revealed a Soviet spy ring in
Canada. D. He began the Communist Party of
Canada.
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B 3
Answer
A. How to build an Atomic bomb. B. How to make
guided missiles. C. Secrets of Chemical and
Biological warfare. D. Details of earth-orbiting
satellites.
Home
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B 4
Answer
A. Communist parties sponsored by Russia took
over the governments of all eastern European
countries after the war. B. The Communists
sabotaged public facilities. C. The Communists
dreamed of a world revolution to overthrow
capitalism. D. Under Communism private enterprise
would be abolished.
Home
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C 1
Answer
A. The Communist Party had wide popular support
everywhere. B. Russia was the biggest country in
area in the world. C. Russia maintained its large
wartime army. D. Russia had wide support among
Third World countries.
Home
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C 2
Answer
A. To protect the Atlantic Ocean from
pollution. B. To conserve fish stocks in the
Atlantic. C. To defend Western countries from
potential Russian attack. D. To enhance the power
of the United States.
Home
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C 3
Answer
A. United Nations forces attacked North Korea. B.
North Korean forces attacked Russia. C. America
invaded South Korea. D. UN forces defended South
Korea from a North Korean attack.
Home
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C 4
Answer
A. The Soviets supported the South Koreans. B.
The Soviets were boycotting the Security Council
when the vote to send UN support to South Korea
was taken. C. The Soviets had no interest in
Korea. D. A veto would have lost the Soviets the
support of the Third World countries.
Home
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D 1
Answer
A. Canadian forces participated in the UN
force. B. Canada opposed all involvement in
Korea. C. Canada provided medical services to
the wounded. D. Canada provided military
equipment but no troops.
Home
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D 2
Answer
A. Isolation and non-involvement. B. Support of
UN peacekeeping actions. C. Constant support of
the Unites States of America. D. Constant
support of Great Britain.
Home
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D 3
Answer
A. The arctic islands became a part of Canada. B.
The Northwest territories became a province. C.
Canada became officially bilingual. D.
Newfoundland joined Canada.
Home
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D 4
Answer
A. Gold. B. Oil and natural gas. C. Coal. D.
Hydro developments.
Home
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E 1
Answer
A. Quebec could ship its products to
international markets. B. Hydro-electricity
became available in Eastern Canada. C. Canada
controlled freight movement on the St.
Lawrence. D. Ocean-going ships could reach the
Great Lakes.
Home
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E 2
Answer
A. They were times of national unity. B. The
Liberal party promoted good relations with the
U.S. C. Canada was a prosperous country. D.
Canada's economy relied heavily on resource
industries.
Home
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E 3
Answer
A. Everyone gets a minimum monthly income. B.
Poverty is eliminated. C. Unemployment is
eliminated. D. Workers get financial support in
the time between leaving one job and finding
another one.
Home
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E 4
Answer
A. Family Allowances. B. Hospital insurance. C.
Dental care insurance. D. Pharmaceuticals
(prescription drugs) insurance
Home
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F 1
Answer
A. The high Canadian birth rate. B. The large
number of immigrants. C. The decreasing death
rate in Canada. D. Canadian families adopting
babies from Third World countries.
Home
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F 2
Answer
A. American television. B. British television. C.
American radio. D. American magazines.
Home
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F 3
Answer
A. Support payments. B. Guaranteed loans for farm
equipment. C. Wheat sales to China. D. Direct
subsidies.
Home
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F 4
Answer
A. He imposed a tariff on imported oil. B. He
obliged all gasoline distributors west of the
Ottawa River to sell fuels of Canadian origin. C.
He banned the importation of all oil products. D.
He gave a subsidy to Alberta oil producers.
Home
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G 1
Answer
A. To ensure equal rights to all Canadians. B. To
promote bilingualism coast-to-coast C. To put
certain rights beyond the power of parliament to
take away. D. To make rights part of the Canadian
constitution.
Home
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G 2
Answer
A. Primary (resource) industries. B. Secondary
(manufacturing) industries. C. Tertiary (service)
industries. D. International banking and
insurance.
Home
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G 3
Answer
A. To cut the cost of military defence. B. To
gain American technology. C. To form an
effective defence against a possible Russia
attack. D. To get the right to use American
nuclear warheads
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G 4
Answer
A. It was a carbon copy of an American
plane. B. It had too many problems at the design
stage. C. Prototypes crashed during test
flights. D. It cost too much money.
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