Quiz 3: Canada’s History Parts 3 and 4 By CC Test Kit | August 1, 2014 - 3:11 am |September 20, 2017 Practice Question 1What is the name for laws and programs such as minimum wage, a standard work week, and unemployment insurance? Unemployment insurance is now called employment insurance Guaranteed benefits Social safety net Guaranteed prosperity Question 2How many Canadians were killed in the Second World War? 35,000 20,000 24,000 44,000 Question 3At the time of Confederation, who was allowed to vote? All men Everybody White men who owned property All people with British ancestry Question 4How many Canadians were killed in the First World War? 60,000 6,000 600 20,000 Question 5What is June 6th, 1944 known as? Liberation Day Attack Day D-Day The Black Day for the German Army Question 6Who wrote the famous war poem, "In Flanders Fields"? James Nielle Lieutenant-Colonel Charles de Salaberry Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae Sir Arthur Currie Question 7Which of these campaigns did Canadian soldiers take part in? The liberation of Poland The liberation of Norway The liberation of the Netherlands The liberation of Germany Question 8What year did Prince Edward Island join Confederation? 1873 1880 1871 1870 Question 9What year did British Columbia join Confederation? 1880 1871 1870 1873 Question 10Where does the term "Dominion" come from, as it was used in Canada? From the Bible (Psalm 72) From the British North America Act From the American constitution It is an old English word Question 11What year was the Canadian Pacific Railway completed? 1900 1890 1885 1895 Question 12What were the dates of the South African War? 1890 - 1905 1897 - 1901 1899 - 1902 1897 - 1903 Question 13What the most significant battle of the First World War for Canada? The Second Battle of Ypres The Battle of the Somme The Battle of Paadeberg The Battle of Vimy Ridge Question 14What year did Alberta and Saskatchewan join Confederation? 1898 1905 1910 1880 Question 15When it was first formed, what were the main roles of the North West Mounted Police? To stop any Americans from taking over that part of Canada, and to control the fur trade To pacify the West and assist in negotiations with the Indians To conquer the West and forcibly take it away from the Indians To stop Americans from travelling through Canada, and to collect taxes Quiz 3: Canada’s History Parts 3 and 4 was last modified: September 20th, 2017 by CC Test Kit Bookmark the permalink.
