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Question 1:

Canadian affluence following World War II can be attributed to ________.
a) a substantial increase in the volume of imports and exports
b) Canada becoming part of the American trading market
c) Canadian banks extending consumer credit
d) All of the above.

Question 2:

At the end of World War II, what event interfered with Canada’s attempt to remain out of the emerging Cold War?
a) The defection of Igor Gouzenko, a cipher clerk at the Russian embassy in Ottawa
b) The development of nuclear weapons in Canada
c) The discovery of American espionage activities in Gander, Newfoundland
d) Public opinion polls demanded Canadian participation

Question 3:

Canada experienced a baby boom between 1941 and 1961 because ________.
a) the introduction of Family Allowance helped with the cost of childcare
b) women who had married early tended to have children early
c) an increase in post-war housing allowed families to have more children
d) soldiers returning from Europe brought war brides and babies home with them

Question 4:

The new Immigration Act of 1952 was primarily concerned with keeping immigrants out of Canada based on ________.
a) different or unusual cultural traditions
b) their unsuitability for Canadian climatic conditions
c) a possible inability to become assimilated into Canadian society
d) All of the above.

Question 5:

The biggest health hazard for Aboriginal Canadians from 1945 to 1960 was ________.
a) death and injury due to automobile accidents
b) death and injury due to domestic violence
c) the current and long-term effects of alcohol consumption
d) an increase in diabetes and heart disease

Question 6:

One of the largest Crown corporations to emerge after World War II was ________.
a) the St. Lawrence Seaway
b) the Trans-Canada Highway
c) the Canadian Hydro Delivery System
d) Air Canada

Question 7:

Liberal Party dominance before 1957 was moderated in part by ________.
a) the force of public opinion
b) the trade relationships with the United States
c) the inability to recruit strong candidates
d) an increase in new immigrants in Canadians

Question 8:

Opposition to Quebec’s ‘new nationalism’ came from ________.
a) French-Canadians living in Ontario
b) a small, influential group of Quebecois journalists
c) English-speaking historians in Quebec
d) the Quebecois working class in Montreal

Question 9:

Canadian Constitutional issues divided federal and provincial governments because ________.
a) Quebec wanted special recognition
b) Prime Minister John Diefenbaker refused to discuss the issue
c) the BNA Act’s division of power was date, ambiguous, and contentious
d) the Canadian Supreme Court controlled Constitutional reform

Question 10:

In the years following World War II, the Canadian government’s concern with popular culture included ________.
a) the increasing popularity of the television
b) divisions between sports and recreation
c) the ability for working-class Canadians to participate
d) the desire to protect Canada from American influence

Higher Education

A History of the Canadian Peoples, Fourth Edition : Chapter 9