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Important Events between 1905-1960 - Waypoints 6.4

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During the Second World War, two groups of countries opposed each other.

Select the groups that don't contain an error.

a)

Germany, Italy and the United States

b)

Germany and Italy

c)

France, Great Britain, and the USSR

d)

France, Great Britain, Japan and the USSR

2.

What two names were given to the two groups of countries?

a)

The Allies

b)

The Axis powers

c)

The United Nations

d)

The League of Nations

3.

Which statement describes an aspect of Québec's participation in the Second World War?

a)

A large number of women went to fight in Europe.

b)

Women worked in factories.

c)

Women recovered any materials that could be useful to the war effort.

d)

Women served as military leaders.

4.

Which statements refer to the First World War?

a)

Canada went to war because it had once been a colony in the British Empire

b)

Hitler invaded Poland

c)

The Canadian government brought in conscription.

d)

Atomic bombs were dropped on two cities in Japan

e)

The war gave women access to new occupations.

5.

Which statements refer to the Second World War?

a)

Canada went to war because it had once been a colony in the British Empire

b)

Hitler invaded Poland

c)

The Canadian government brought in conscription.

d)

Atomic bombs were dropped on two cities in Japan

e)

The war gave women access to new occupations.

6.

Which statement refers to the First and Second World Wars?

a)

Canada went to war because it had once been a colony in the British Empire

b)

Hitler invaded Poland

c)

The Canadian government brought in conscription.

d)

Atomic bombs were dropped on two cities in Japan

e)

The war gave women access to new occupations.

7.

Which personal means of transport allowed people to live farther from their workplaces?

(a)  

8.

What is a residential area just outside a city, where most people lived in single-family homes?

a)

Downtown

b)

A suburb

c)

A village

d)

A metropolis

9.

What machines were in high demand because they greatly simplified housewives’ lives?

a)

Industrial machines

b)

Office equipment

c)

Household appliances

d)

Farm machinery

10.

The Early 20th Century was between:

a)

1900-1914

b)

1914-1918

c)

1929-1939

d)

1939-1945

11.

The First World War was between:

a)

1900-1914

b)

1914-1918

c)

1929-1939

d)

1939-1945

12.

The Baby boom was between:

a)

1900-1914

b)

1914-1918

c)

1929-1939

d)

1945-1960

13.

The "1920s" were between:

a)

1900-1914

b)

1914-1918

c)

1918-1929

d)

1945-1960

14.

The Second World War was between:

a)

1900-1914

b)

1939-1945

c)

1918-1929

d)

1945-1960

15.

Who is the man in the photo?

a)

Maurice Duplessis

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

John F. Kennedy

16.

Which statements could Maurice Duplessis have made?

a)

Labour unions provide solutions to the problems that many workers face.

b)

Québec must accept change and become a more modern society.

c)

The foundations of our society are families and farming.

d)

We should reject foreign investors.

e)

The Catholic Church must continue to play a central role in our society