History 2015 Exam Practice

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History 2015 Exam Practice

• Which 1950s war is often referred to as the
  Forgotten War?
• Suez Crisis
• Vietnam War
• Korean War
• WWII
• Cuban Missile Crisis

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History 2015 Exam Practice

• What 1960s legal change in Canadas evolving
  social identity involves Irene Murdoch?
• Gay marriage
• Abortion
• Divorce
• Pay equity
• Gender equality

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History 2015 Exam Practice

• Within the United Nations, Canada wields
  significant power yet, Canada is not a military
  superpower. In this capacity, Canada is often
  called a.
• Middle Power
• Veto Power
• Non-Nuclear Nation
• Democratic Power
• Sovereign nation

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History 2015 Exam Practice

• What former British colony became Canadas 10th
  province in 1949?
• British Columbia
• Newfoundland
• Labrador
• Nunavut
• Alberta

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History 2015 Exam Practice

• Canadian Lester B. Pearson was awarded a Nobel
  Peace Prize for the idea of peacekeepers during
  which international struggle?
• Cold War
• Iraq War I
• Korean War
• Rwandan Genocide
• Suez Crisis

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History 2015 Exam Practice

• This integrated military organization was formed
  in 1949 and unites nations using collective
  defence (i.e., member states agree to mutual
  defense in response to an attack by any external
  party). Canada is a member.
• NORAD
• Marshall Plan
• United Nations
• NATO
• Warsaw Pact

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History 2015 Exam Practice

• What 1969 report recommended that the Canadian
  Government abolish the Indian Act, end First
  Nations treaty obligations and disband the
  Department of Indian Affairs?
• Red Paper
• Indian Act report
• Royal Commission on Aboriginal Issues
• White Paper
• Bi- and Bi- Commission

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History 2015 Exam Practice

• Demanding that the pregnant woman should control
  the decision to abort a pregnancy, this doctor
  challenged the law, set up abortion clinics and
  served time in jail. Who was the doctor?
• Pierre Trudeau
• Henry Morgentaler
• Tommy Douglas
• Elsie MacGill
• Frederick Banting

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History 2015 Exam Practice

• In 1923, the Parliament of Canada enacted a law
  banning Chinese immigration to Canada. What is
  the name used today to describe the act?
• Chinese Head Tax
• Chinese Exclusion Act
• Chinese-Canadian Internment
• Act of Humiliation
• Non-Canadian Citizenship Act

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History 2015 Exam Practice

• The Maple Leaf flag became as Canadas official
  flag on 15 February 1965. Before that event,
  Canadas flag had been the Union Jack and then
  the Red Ensign. What international event led
  Canadians to believe they needed their own?
• Vietnam War
• Korean War
• WWII
• Suez Crisis
• Seven-day War

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History 2015 Exam Practice

• Which of the following best described democracy?
• It is freedom
• A form of rule in which supreme power is vested
  with the government
• A form of government in which the government
  selects the government representatives
• A set of principles about freedom, plus the rules
  that maintain political structure and societal
  order
• It is majority rules

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History 2015 Exam Practice

• The atomic bomb was used to bomb two Japanese
  cities during WWII. Name the cities?
• Hiroshima and Hong Kong
• Hiroshima and Nanking
• Tokyo and Kyoto
• Shanghai and Beijing
• Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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History 2015 Exam Practice

• During which peace-time event did the Canadian
  Government enact the War Measures Act?
• WWII
• 1958 Springhill Mine disaster
• 1945 Gouzenko Affair
• 1970 October Crisis
• 1981 Toronto Bathhouse Raids

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History 2015 Exam Practice

• Which of the following is a cooperative military
  defense organization linking Canada and the USA
  and providing territorial aerospace control?
• North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)
• United Nations (UN)
• British Commonwealth
• Group of Seven (G7)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• International Criminal Court (ICC)

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History 2015 Exam Practice

• What is a self-governing state called?
• Capitalist country
• Libertarian state
• Sovereign nation
• Free state
• Democratic society
• Communism government

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History 2015 Exam Practice

• Which politician famously said, Vive le Quebec
  libre during a 1967 Montreal parade celebrating
  Canadas Centennial?
• Maurice Duplessis
• Charles de Gaulle
• Jean Lesage
• Fidel Castro
• Pierre Elliott Trudeau
• Rene Levesque

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History 2015 Exam Practice

• What important 1970 Quebec nationalism event was
  triggered by two kidnappings of government
  officials by members of the Front de libération
  du Québec (FLQ)?
• Quiet Revolution
• Expo 67
• Great Darkness
• October Crisis
• Bill 22

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History 2015 Exam Practice

• Post-WWII saw the rise of feminism and
  feminist-thought. In Canada, many womens groups
  formed to seek change, protest or secure
  inclusion. In the 1960-1970s, which of the
  following concerns was part of the larger womens
  rights movement?
• Abortion rights
• Pay equity (i.e., equal pay for tasks of equal
  value)
• Nuclear bombs in Canada
• Womens right to vote
• Battered women and rape
• All of the above
• None of the above
• Some of the above

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History 2015 Exam Practice

• Which post-WWII group constitutes nearly 40 of
  Canadas present population?
• Generation X
• Baby Boomers
• Feminine Mystique
• Millennials
• TBD
• Greatest Generation
• Generation Y

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History 2015 Exam Practice

• Which of the following phrases best describes
  deterrence?
• The best way to prevent war
• A strategy whereby one power uses the threat of
  reprisal to preclude an attack from an adversary
• Study of actions to control criminal behaviour
• A way of behaving that shows respect for someone
  or something

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History 2015 Exam Practice

• In 1969, the Government of Canada proposed to
  scrap the Indian Act, disband the Department of
  Indian Affairs and ignore any outstanding First
  Nations treaty obligations. Aboriginal groups
  wrote a paper disputing the governments ideas.
  What was the name of the Aboriginal report?
• Red Scare
• White Paper
• Red Paper
• Report of the Bi- and Bi-Commission
• Truth and Reconciliation Commission report

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History 2015 Exam Practice

• In 1937, Hitlers forces entered Austria. By
  1938, Hitler was threatening to enter the
  Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia. To prevent
  war, Great Britain and France negotiated a secret
  agreement with Hitler that gave this region to
  Germany. What is this type of political
  arrangement called?
• Appeasement
• Pacifism
• Isolationism
• Stupidity
• Deterrence

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History 2015 Exam Practice

• Which organization was NOT created by the
  Canadian government in the 1950-1970s to promote
  and protect Canadian culture?
• Council of Canadians
• CBC
• CRTC
• Canada Council

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History 2015 Exam Practice

• What 1974 law was enacted by the Parti Quebecois
  government that required signs to be
  predominately French, restricted English-language
  education, established French as the official
  working language of the Quebec government and
  required new immigrants to Quebec to learn
  French?
• Quebec Language Laws
• Charter of Quebec Language
• French Nationalism Act
• Law to promote Quebec Culture
• None of the above

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History 2015 Exam Practice

• During which 1970 event did Prime Minister Pierre
  Elliott Trudeau make the infamous statement,
  Just watch me in response to his actions to
  suspend civil liberties and use the army to
  restore order within Canada?
• Oka Crisis
• Repatriation of the Constitution
• October Crisis
• Meech Lake debates
• NAFTA negotiations

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History 2015 Exam Practice

• The 1876 Indian Act served to marginalize
  Canadas First People. As a result, Aboriginals
  face more problems than most Canadians. Which of
  the following is NOT a problem facing Aboriginals
  today?
• Lower levels of education
• Inadequate or substandard living conditions
• Lower income levels
• Poorer health
• Higher rates of incarceration
• Higher rates of suicide
• None of the above. They are all problems of
  today.

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History 2015 Exam Practice

• The 1963-69 Royal Commission on Bilingualism and
  Biculturalism (Bi and Bi Commission) brought
  sweeping changes to federal and provincial
  language policy? Which of the following was not
  a change arising from the work of the Bi and Bi
  Commission?
• Official Languages Act
• Altered role of Quebec within the Canadian
  constitution
• Creation of the Department of Multiculturalism
• Increased French language training outside of
  Quebec
• Appointment of a Commissioner of Official
  Languages

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Answers
1 C 10 D 19 B
2 C 11 D 20 B
3 A 12 E 21 C
4 B 13 D 22 A
5 E 14 A 23 A
6 D 15 C 24 B
7 D 16 B 25 C
8 B 17 D 26 G
9 B 18 H 27 B