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Question 1How were farmers affected during the "Dirty Thirties"? They were hit hard by low grain prices and drought They did very well; it was a great time to be a farmer They were better off than most people who lived in cities They were hit hard by high exchange rates and high equipment costs Question 2When was the North West Mounted Police established? 1890 1873 1870 1885 Question 3What year did Nunavut become a territory? 1949 2001 1880 1999 Question 4Who was the key architect of Confederation from Quebec? Lieutenant-Colonel Charles de Salaberry Jean Talon Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine Sir George-Etienne Cartier Question 5What year was the Canadian Pacific Railway completed? 1885 1890 1900 1895 Question 6How was the railway important in the settlement of the West? 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 It allowed people to send letters quickly and easily Question 7What were the dates of the First World War? 1914-1915 1914-1917 1914-1920 1914-1918 Question 8What year did Manitoba and the Northwest Territories join Confederation? 1873 1870 1867 1871 Question 9When do Canadians observe a moment of silence to honour the sacrifices of over one million brave men and women who have served, and the 110,000 who have given their lives? On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month July 1st, Canada Day January 3, International Day of the Soldier The second Monday of October, Thanksgiving Day Question 10What were the dates of the South African War? 1897 - 1901 1899 - 1902 1897 - 1903 1890 - 1905 Question 11Which of these Second World War campaigns did Canadian soldiers take part in? The battles in the Pacific Ocean The liberation of Italy The liberation of Poland The liberation of China Question 12When did the Canadian government apologize to Canadians of Japanese origin for wartime wrongs? 1988 1970 1967 1945 Question 13What was the date that most Canadian women over the age of 21 were granted the vote in federal elections? 1918 1938 1916 1922 Question 14What does the phrase "ribbons of steel" refer to? The telephone wires that Alexander Graham Bell used for his telephones The first national telephone wire system in Canada The Canadian National Railway, which connected Canada from east to west The Canadian Pacific Railway, which connected Canada from east to west Question 15Whom did Ottawa intern in labour camps from 1914 to 1920? Canadians who disagreed with the war Former Austro-Hungarian subjects Enemy soldiers Canadians of Japanese origin
How were farmers affected during the "Dirty Thirties"?
When was the North West Mounted Police established?
What year did Nunavut become a territory?
Who was the key architect of Confederation from Quebec?
What year was the Canadian Pacific Railway completed?
How was the railway important in the settlement of the West?
What were the dates of the First World War?
What year did Manitoba and the Northwest Territories join Confederation?
When do Canadians observe a moment of silence to honour the sacrifices of over one million brave men and women who have served, and the 110,000 who have given their lives?
What were the dates of the South African War?
Which of these Second World War campaigns did Canadian soldiers take part in?
When did the Canadian government apologize to Canadians of Japanese origin for wartime wrongs?
What was the date that most Canadian women over the age of 21 were granted the vote in federal elections?
What does the phrase "ribbons of steel" refer to?
Whom did Ottawa intern in labour camps from 1914 to 1920?
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