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Question 1Why was the Bank of Canada created in 1934? To store the government's gold To compete with banks in other countries To bring stability to the Canadian financial system To act as a national bank Question 2What does the phrase "the last spike" refer to? The re-building of the Canadian Pacific Railway The price of the Canadian Pacific Railway The beginning of the Canadian Pacific Railway The completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway Question 3What Fort did Louis Riel seize? Fort Edmonton Fort Calgary Fort Garry Fort Manitoba Question 4How was the railway important in the settlement of the West? It allowed people to send letters quickly and easily It allowed large numbers of people to travel to the West quickly and easily Hearing the train whistle let people they were not alone It allowed large numbers of people to visit the West as tourists Question 5What two things did the government do to Canadians of Japanese origin during the Second World War? Took their Japanese books and made them learn English Sold their possessions and moved them to camps against their will Made it illegal to speak Japanese, and made men join the army Took their jobs and made them speak only English Question 6What was the name of the Canadian beach on D-Day? Juno Omaha Gold Sword Question 7What was the name of the group of Canadian soldiers who went to fight in Europe at the beginning of the First World War? The Canadian Expeditionary Force The Canadian Corps The Canadian Militia The Canadian Army Question 8When did Riel's second rebellion take place? 1885 1880 1869 1890 Question 9Where was John A Macdonald, Canada's first Prime Minister, born? Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia Scotland Upper Canada Question 10What was the name of the program in the Second World War that saw thousands of air crews trained in Canada? Canadian Training Plan Commonwealth Air Crew Training Plan British Commonwealth Air Training Plan British Training Plan Question 11What year did Yukon Territory join Confederation? 1873 1880 1905 1898 Question 12What day is observed on November 11 in Canada? Remembrance Day Canada Day Thanksgiving Day St Crispin's Day Question 13What happened to Riel after the second rebellion in 1885? He was banished from Canada forever He lived out his life as a hunter and farmer He became a Member of Parliament for many years He was executed for high treason Question 14What year did Quebec women gain the right to vote in provincial elections? 1935 1920 1933 1940 Question 15What was the "Head Tax"? A tax that all American travellers had to pay to travel through Canada to get to Alaska A tax that Chinese people had to pay if they wanted to immigrate to Canada A tax that everybody had to pay to the federal government to pay for the Canadian Pacific Railway A tax that was put on every head of lettuce that was imported from the USA
Why was the Bank of Canada created in 1934?
What does the phrase "the last spike" refer to?
What Fort did Louis Riel seize?
How was the railway important in the settlement of the West?
What two things did the government do to Canadians of Japanese origin during the Second World War?
What was the name of the Canadian beach on D-Day?
What was the name of the group of Canadian soldiers who went to fight in Europe at the beginning of the First World War?
When did Riel's second rebellion take place?
Where was John A Macdonald, Canada's first Prime Minister, born?
What was the name of the program in the Second World War that saw thousands of air crews trained in Canada?
What year did Yukon Territory join Confederation?
What day is observed on November 11 in Canada?
What happened to Riel after the second rebellion in 1885?
What year did Quebec women gain the right to vote in provincial elections?
What was the "Head Tax"?
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