Multiple choice questions. Choose the best answer.
- In 1930, the leader of the Conservative Party was
a) R.B.Bennett.
b) Thomas Crerar.
c) William Lyon Mackenzie King.
d) J.S.Woodsworth.
- In 1930, the leader of the Liberal Party was
a) R.B.Bennett.
b) Thomas Crerar.
c) William Lyon Mackenzie King.
d) J.S.Woodsworth.
- In 1930, R.B.Bennett was leader of the
a) Conservative Party.
b) National Progressive Party.
c) Liberal Party.
d) Canadian Commonwealth Federation (CCF).
- In 1930, William Lyon Mackenzie King was leader of the
a) Conservative Party.
b) National Progressive Party.
c) Liberal Party.
d) Canadian Commonwealth Federation (CCF).
- In 1935, R.B.Bennett was leader of the
a) Conservative Party.
b) National Progressive Party.
c) Liberal Party.
d) Canadian Commonwealth Federation (CCF).
- In 1935, William Lyon Mackenzie King was leader of the
a) Conservative Party.
b) National Progressive Party.
c) Liberal Party.
d) Canadian Commonwealth Federation (CCF).
- In 1935, J.S.Woodsworth was leader of the
a) Conservative Party.
b) National Progressive Party.
c) Liberal Party.
d) Canadian Commonwealth Federation (CCF).
- In 1935, the leader of the Conservative Party was
a) R.B.Bennett.
b) Thomas Crerar.
c) William Lyon Mackenzie King.
d) J.S.Woodsworth.
- In 1935, the leader of the Liberal Party was
a) R.B.Bennett.
b) Thomas Crerar.
c) William Lyon Mackenzie King.
d) J.S.Woodsworth.
- In 1935, the leader of the Canadian Commonwealth Federation (CCF) was
a) R.B.Bennett.
b) Thomas Crerar.
c) William Lyon Mackenzie King.
d) J.S.Woodsworth.
- In 1934, Mitchell Hepburn was leader of the
a) Union Nationale in Quebec.
b) Liberal Party in Ontario.
c) Liberal Party in British Columbia.
d) Social Credit Party in Alberta.
- In 1935, William Aberhart was leader of the
a) Union Nationale in Quebec.
b) Liberal Party in Ontario.
c) Liberal Party in British Columbia.
d) Social Credit Party in Alberta.
- In 1933, "Duff" Patullo was leader of the
a) Union Nationale in Quebec.
b) Liberal Party in Ontario.
c) Liberal Party in British Columbia.
d) Social Credit Party in Alberta.
- In 1936, Maurice Duplesis was leader of the
a) Union Nationale in Quebec.
b) Liberal Party in Ontario.
c) Liberal Party in British Columbia.
d) Social Credit Party in Alberta.
- In 1934, the leader of the Liberal Party in Ontario was
a) William Aberhart.
b) Maurice Duplesis.
c) Mitchell Hepburn.
d) "Duff" Patullo.
- In 1935, the leader of the Social Credit Party in Alberta was
a) William Aberhart.
b) Maurice Duplesis.
c) Mitchell Hepburn.
d) "Duff" Patullo.
- In 1936, the leader of the Union Nationale in Quebec was
a) William Aberhart.
b) Maurice Duplesis.
c) Mitchell Hepburn.
d) "Duff" Patullo.
- In 1933, the leader of the Liberal Party in British Columbia was
a) William Aberhart.
b) Maurice Duplesis.
c) Mitchell Hepburn.
d) "Duff" Patullo.
- Which political party in Canada has traditionally favoured free trade with the USA?
a) the Liberal Party
b) the Conservative Party
c) the Progressive Party
d) the New Democratic Party
- Which of the following is the "traditional" Canadian argument against free trade with the USA?
a) Canadian industries can compete internationally without tariffs.
b) Canadian industries need protective tariffs to offset higher costs.
c) Canadian industries are inefficient.
d) Canadian products are higher priced but better quality.
- How did the Liberal government of William Lyon Mackenzie King differ from the Conservatives in its imperial policy?
a) Canada no longer blindly followed Britain's lead.
b) The Liberals let Britain decide Canada's foreign policy.
c) The Canadian army was kept ready to help Britain.
d) An enemy of Britain was automatically an enemy of Canada.
- How did Mackenzie King manage to keep his Liberals in power even though he lost the 1925 election?
a) with support from independent MPs
b) with support from the Progressives
c) with support from the Quebec Conservatives
d) by not tabling controversial legislation
- In 1933, the CCF convention adopted a policy known as the
a) Regina Manifesto.
b) Statute of Westminster.
c) War Measures Act.
d) Halibut Treaty.
- In the 1930's, the most important cause for the fluctuation in the price of Canadian wheat was
a) the government marketing board.
b) Canada's relations with foreign investors.
c) the success or failure of overseas wheat crops.
d) the exchange rate of the Canadian dollar.
- How did trade and investment patterns change for Canada during the 1920's?
a) The USA replaced Britain as Canada's major trade partner.
b) Pacific Rim trade surpassed trade with Europe.
c) Trade with Britain was reestablished.
d) European nations recovered and dominated trade with Canada.
- How did branch plants avoid the tariff barrier?
a) They smuggled goods across the border.
b) They produced goods in Third World countries.
c) They manufactured goods invented abroad at Canadian factories.
d) They assembled products using parts from many countries.
- What "two solitudes" developed in Canada in the years between the two world wars?
a) Westerners and Easterners
b) Anglophones and Francophones
c) Rural and urban workers
d) Rich and poor
- For what is Emily Carr remembered?
a) Her work as a suffragette
b) Her paintings of the West Coast rainforests
c) Her poetry and short stories about Vancouver
d) As "America's sweetheart" of silent films who married Douglas Fairbanks
- For what is Mary Pickford remembered?
a) Her work as a suffragette
b) Her paintings of the West Coast rainforests
c) Her poetry and short stories about Vancouver
d) As "America's sweetheart" of silent films who married Douglas Fairbanks
- For what is Gladys Smith remembered?
a) Her work as a suffragette
b) Her paintings of the West Coast rainforests
c) Her poetry and short stories about Vancouver
d) As "America's sweetheart" of silent films who married Douglas Fairbanks
- For what is Pauline Johnson remembered?
a) Her work as a suffragette
b) Her paintings of the West Coast rainforests
c) Her poetry and short stories about Vancouver
d) As "America's sweetheart" of silent films who married Douglas Fairbanks
- For what is Nellie McClung remembered?
a) Her work as a suffragette
b) Her paintings of the West Coast rainforests
c) Her poetry and short stories about Vancouver
d) As "America's sweetheart" of silent films who married Douglas Fairbanks
- In the 1930's Canada was dependent upon the world economy because
a) the Canadian economy was resource-based.
b) the Canadian economy was labour-intensive.
c) Canadian industry relied upon export markets for 80% of sales.
d) Canadian industry was dependent on immigrant labour.
- What were the "reparations" imposed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles?
a) German payments to the European victors of World War One
b) temporary borders imposed on Germany in the Rhineland
c) limits on German emigration
d) armies of occupation in the Rhineland after World War One
- Why did many Canadian factories close in 1929?
a) too many labour problems
b) inflation
c) high interest rates on bank loans
d) companies could not sell their products
- Why did governments around the world (including Canada) raise tariffs during the Depression?
a) to protect jobs
b) to stop the drop in trade
c) to keep out undesirable aliens
d) to promote trade
- Mackenzie King's Liberal government was defeated in the 1930 election because, as Prime Minister, King refused
a) to raise tariffs.
b) to help the provinces with unemployment.
c) to introduce a national health care program.
d) to make a free trade agreement with the USA.
- R.B.Bennett, on becoming Canada's Prime Minister, promised that he would use tariffs to "blast a way into the markets of the world." How successful was he?
a) Canada's exports rose.
b) Canada's exports fell.
c) The Depression remained as bad as ever.
d) New industries were created in Canada.
- Which of the following was characteristic of the Depression in Canada?
a) prices rose
b) prices fell
c) prices remained stable
d) money lost its value
- What happened to job opportunities for young people during the Depression?
a) There were fewer job opportunities.
b) There were more job opportunities.
c) Job opportunities remained about the same.
d) Salaries rose.
- Many young Canadian men "rode the rods" during the Depression for all the following reasons EXCEPT
a) communities would not give them relief.
b) it was a cheap way to travel.
c) they were looking for work.
d) the railways encouraged young people to travel.
- The purpose of General McNaughton's relief camps was to
a) give young men jobs.
b) provide corrective training for young offenders.
c) prepare Canada for the coming war in Europe.
d) train diplomats for espionage work.
- In the 1930's, Canadian foreign policy
a) supported Britain and favoured appeasement of Hitler.
b) ignored Hitler's brutal and repressive regime.
c) restricted Jewish immigration from Europe.
d) All of the above.
- In the 1930's, Canadian foreign policy
a) supported Britain and favoured appeasement of Hitler.
b) actively opposed the Nazis in Germany and Austria.
c) ignored British interests and supported Hitler.
d) called for union of Europe under the Comintern.
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b)
c)
d)
Answer key 1. a 6. c 11. b 16. a 21. a 26. d 31. c 36. a 41. d 2. c 7. d 12. d 17. b 22. b 27. b 32. a 37. a 42. a 3. a 8. a 13. c 18. d 23. a 28. b 33. c 38. b 43. d 4. c 9. c 14. a 19. c 24. c 29. d 34. a 39. b 44. a 5. a 10. d 15. c 20. b 25. a 30. d 35. d 40. a 45. _
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