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1914–1918: World War I (20 questions)

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The immediate cause of World War I was:

a)

Germany's invasion of Belgium

b)

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

c)

Britain entering an arms race with Germany

d)

The formation of the Triple Entente

e)

The sinking of the Lusitania

2.

Which group did Canada fight alongside in WWI?

a)

Axis Powers

b)

Central Powers

c)

Allies

d)

Non-Aligned Powers

e)

Communist factions

3.

The Battles of Vimy Ridge (1917) are significant because:

a)

They ended trench warfare

b)

Canadian troops captured the ridge as a unified corps

c)

They forced Russia to withdraw

d)

They were the last German victory

e)

They involved chemical warfare

4.

Which Canadian nurse died at the front in 1917, becoming a symbol of sacrifice?

a)

Agnes Macphail

b)

Viola Desmond

c)

Laura Secord

d)

Clara Brett Martin

e)

Margaret Macdonald

5.

The Military Service Act (1917) introduced:

a)

Income tax

b)

Military conscription

c)

Women's suffrage

d)

Free healthcare

e)

Prohibition

6.

The Conscription Crisis of 1917 primarily divided:

a)

Canada and the UK

b)

Farmers and industrialists

c)

English and French Canadians

d)

Pacific and Atlantic provinces

e)

Veterans and newcomers

7.

The term "No Man's Land" refers to:

a)

Naval battle zones

b)

Unclaimed colonial territories

c)

The frontline area between trenches

d)

Neutral countries

e)

Ottoman Empire buffer zones

8.

Chemical weapons first used en masse at:

a)

The Battle of Gallipoli

b)

The First Battle of Ypres

c)

Vimy Ridge

d)

The Somme

9.

War measures introduced by governments during WWI included:

a)

Full diplomatic recognition for Ireland

b)

Doubling of parliamentary terms

c)

Censorship and internment of “enemy aliens”

d)

Free speech protections

e)

Elimination of war bonds

10.

The Halifax Explosion (1917) occurred when:

a)

A passenger ship collided

b)

A German bomb detonated

c)

A munitions ship exploded

d)

A coal mine collapsed

e)

A forest fire reached the port

11.

The Canadian economy during WWI shifted to:

a)

Agricultural exports only

b)

Heavy focus on service industries

c)

War industries and financing

d)

Isolation from global trade

e)

Mining for oil

12.

The Imperial Munitions Board was established to:

a)

Train Canadian soldiers

b)

Administer conscription

c)

Produce weapons and ammunition

d)

Provide medical care

e)

Promote imperial unity

13.

Economic effects of WWI on Canada included:

a)

Massive unemployment

b)

Surge in wheat prices

c)

Collapse of railroads

d)

Deflation

e)

Reduction in exports

14.

The Spanish Flu pandemic (1918) in Canada resulted in:

a)

No new cases due to isolation

b)

Over 50,000 deaths

c)

Mostly mild, local flu season

d)

Outbreak only in Quebec

e)

Quarantine for only frontline troops

15.

Canadian women’s role in WWI included:

a)

Combat on the front lines

b)

Shipbuilding, nursing, and agriculture

c)

Voting for the first time

d)

Draft registration

e)

Leading U-boats

16.

Wartime propaganda often:

a)

Encouraged pacifism

b)

Emphasized loyalty to the British Empire

c)

Called for isolationism

d)

Supported workers’ unions

e)

Promoted universal healthcare

17.

The Treaty of Versailles (1919) led to:

a)

Permanent peace in Europe

b)

Harsh reparations on Germany

c)

The disarmament of the Allies

d)

Canadian independence

e)

The creation of the Concert of Europe

18.

Canada at the Paris Peace Conference (1919):

a)

Sent no delegation

b)

Was recognized as a separate signing party

c)

Opposed the League of Nations

d)

Sided with Germany

e)

Was unaware of the conference

19.

Canadian war efforts were financed through:

a)

Sales tax

b)

Government bonds and victory loans

c)

Immigration levies

d)

Foreign direct investment

e)

Sale of national parks

20.

The Canadian Navy in WWI was:

a)

Non-existent

b)

Focused on Atlantic convoys

c)

Engaged in Pacific battles

d)

Integrated into the U.S. Navy

e)

Disbanded after 1915

21.

The 1919 Winnipeg General Strike was primarily about:

a)

Women’s voting rights

b)

Racial equality

c)

Workers’ demands for better wages and working conditions

d)

Alcohol prohibition

e)

School reform

22.

During the 1920s, Canada’s economy:

a)

Declined across all sectors

b)

Thrived due to industrial expansion

c)

Was entirely agrarian

d)

Depended on the Soviet Union

e)

Became a closed economy

23.

Which commodity drove Western Canada’s prosperity in the 1920s?

a)

Coal

b)

Fur

c)

Oil and wheat

d)

Automobiles

e)

Timber

24.

The Persons Case (1929) identified Canadians' "Persons" to include:

a)

Children

b)

Indigenous individuals

c)

Women

d)

Immigrants

e)

Prisoners

25.

Famous “Famous Five” advocate for:

a)

Political independence from Britain

b)

Rights for women recognized as “persons”

c)

Veterans benefits

d)

Prohibition

e)

Increased tariffs

26.

In 1922, the Chinese Immigration Act:

a)

Encouraged Chinese settlers

b)

Imposed a $500 head tax

c)

Banned Chinese immigrants outright

d)

Offered voting rights to Chinese Canadians

e)

Provided free passage

27.

The government introduced the Old Age Pensions Act in 1927 to:

a)

Fund veterans’ educational programs

b)

Help elderly Canadians with small pensions

c)

Build retirement homes

d)

Eliminate senior poverty entirely

e)

Privatize pensions

28.

The Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission was created in:

a)

1925

b)

1926

c)

1927

d)

1928

e)

1929

29.

Mackenzie King’s “Five-cent piece speech” in 1926 revealed:

a)

His secrecy about religion

b)

His stance on imperial preference

c)

A moral slip referencing a five-cent coin

d)

His views on conscription

e)

His support for prohibition

30.

The building of the Bank of Canada took place in the:

a)

1920s

b)

1910s

c)

1930s

d)

1940s

e)

1950s

31.

The Persons Case was decided by:

a)

The Supreme Court of Canada

b)

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

c)

The British Parliament

d)

United Nations courts

e)

The Labour Board

32.

Canada’s first female senator was appointed in:

a)

1918

b)

1921

c)

1926

d)

1929

33.

Urbanization in the 1920s produced:

a)

A decline in city populations

b)

Growth in suburbs and Toronto/Montreal

c)

A freeze on housing construction

d)

No change

e)

Decreased consumer goods

34.

The Immigration Act of 1927 implemented:

a)

Multicultural acceptance

b)

Literacy tests for immigrants

c)

Unrestricted immigration

d)

Rights for refugees

e)

Equal quotas

35.

Prohibition in Canada during the 1920s:

a)

Lasted everywhere until 1930

b)

Was universally rejected

c)

Varied by province

d)

Applied only to indigenous communities

e)

Was led by Mackenzie King

36.

The Chanak Crisis (1922) tested Canada’s:

a)

Sovereignty in foreign policy

b)

Agricultural policy

c)

Naval alliance with Japan

d)

Relations with France

e)

Immigration policy

37.

Record economic growth in the 1920s relied on:

a)

Commodity exports to the U.S.

b)

Aid from the Soviet Union

c)

Internal manufacturing only

d)

Japan’s demand for lumber

e)

Import tariffs

38.

The first federal old-age pension in Canada began at age:

a)

60

b)

65

c)

70

d)

55

e)

75

39.

The “halibut treaty” (1923) was significant because:

a)

It banned halibut fishing

b)

Canada negotiated independently of Britain

c)

It was canceled by the League of Nations

d)

It failed in all counts

e)

It gave fishing rights to Japan

40.

Symbolically, the 1920s in Canada are often called:

a)

The Silent Decade

b)

The Roaring Twenties

c)

The Great Freeze

d)

The Century of War

e)

The Post-War Twilight

41.

The stock market crash that triggered the Depression occurred in:

a)

1927

b)

1929

c)

1930

d)

1931

e)

1932

42.

Prime Minister R.B. Bennett’s initial response included:

a)

Free university tuition

b)

‘Canadian New Deal’ of state intervention

c)

Military conscription

d)

Speedy repayment of all foreign debts

e)

Free healthcare

43.

One of the longest mass protests during the Depression was:

a)

The Regina Riot

b)

The Winnipeg Strike

c)

The On-to-Ottawa Trek

d)

The Vancouver Riot

e)

The Trenton March

44.

Unemployment in Canada at the height of the Depression reached around:

a)

5%

b)

10%

c)

15%

d)

25%

e)

40%

45.

Farmers in the Prairie Provinces were hardest hit by:

a)

Overproduction and drought

b)

Government subsidies

c)

Urban migration

d)

Flooding

e)

Industrial strikes

46.

The Bennett Buggy was:

a)

Canada’s first compact car

b)

A horse-drawn car using its engine for heat

c)

A nickname for unemployed wanderers

d)

A type of clothing

e)

A political protest

47.

The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) was founded in:

a)

1925

b)

1932

c)

1935

d)

1938

e)

1942

48.

Relief camps created by Bennett housed:

a)

Immigrant families

b)

Unemployed single men

c)

WWII prisoners of war

d)

Returning veterans

49.

One proposed solution to the Depression was:

a)

Strict deflation policies

b)

Expansion of social welfare

c)

Immediate debt forgiveness

d)

Permanent prohibition

e)

Increased mining

50.

The Regina Riot (1935) occurred when:

a)

Rail workers refused orders

b)

Bonspiels clashed in Saskatchewan

c)

Federal police attacked On-to-Ottawa trekkers

d)

Saskatchewan banned alcohol

e)

A miners’ strike turned violent

51.

Bennett’s “New Deal” included all EXCEPT:

a)

Minimum wage

b)

Unemployment insurance

c)

Health insurance

d)

Free university

e)

Maximum work hours

52.

The Statute of Westminster (1931) granted Canada:

a)

Full legislative independence from Britain

b)

Prohibition authority

c)

French autonomy

d)

Women’s suffrage

e)

Trade with the U.S.

53.

Indigenous communities during the Depression:

a)

Benefited from relief measures

b)

Were entirely excluded from relief

c)

Led the On-to-Ottawa Trek

d)

Received land grants

e)

Became wealthy

54.

Ontario’s Dionne quintuplets born in 1934 were:

a)

The first quintuplets to survive infancy

b)

Adopted by a circus

c)

A symbol of rural hardship

d)

An agricultural study project

e)

Lost during a flood

55.

Many Canadians migrated to the U.S. during the Depression for:

a)

Oil boom jobs

b)

Gold rush

c)

Manufacturing work

d)

Agricultural land

e)

Military service

56.

Widespread “hobos” or “transients” used:

a)

Automobiles

b)

Freight trains

c)

Commercial flights

d)

Buses

e)

Maritime passage

57.

Cinema attendance in the 1930s tended to:

a)

Drop drastically

b)

Rise as affordable entertainment

c)

Stop completely

d)

Remain steady only in cities

e)

Be banned

58.

The On-to-Ottawa Trek ended in:

a)

A negotiated settlement

b)

Bennett’s resignation

c)

The Regina Riot

d)

CCF forming the government

e)

War mobilization

59.

Farmers’ protest organizations were often called:

a)

Railway blocs

b)

Wheat pools or grain boards

c)

Overseas unions

d)

Temperance leagues

e)

Religious camps

60.

One legacy of the Depression was:

a)

Disbanding of provincial governments

b)

Foundations for social safety nets

c)

Permanent agricultural collapse

d)

Immediate recovery in 1933

e)

Return to gold standard

61.

King’s government faced a major constitutional crisis in 1937 known as:

a)

The Maritime Crisis

b)

The Quebec School Case

c)

The King-Byng Affair

d)

The Maritime File

e)

The Prairie Duality

62.

62. Canada entered WWII when:

a)

a) Britain declared war on Germany

b)

b) Canada declared war independently in September 1939

c)

c) The United States joined

d)

d) Germany invaded Canada

e)

e) Italy attacked Canada

63.

The Battle of the Atlantic involved Canadian efforts to:

a)

Bomb Germany

b)

Escort convoys across the Atlantic

c)

Land in North Africa

d)

Support Soviet fronts

e)

Train U.S. pilots

64.

The Dieppe Raid (1942) resulted in:

a)

A Canadian victory

b)

Heavy Canadian losses

c)

No Canadian involvement

65.

Internment in WWII targeted:

a)

Italian- and Japanese-Canadians

b)

British immigrants

c)

French acadians

d)

Soviet advisors

e)

Nordic people

66.

Which women’s organization emerged during WWII?

a)

Women’s Institute

b)

Canadian Women’s Army Corps (CWAC)

c)

WILPF

d)

Women’s Parliament League

e)

Women’s Temperance Movement

67.

War-Time Prices and Trade Board in Canada:

a)

Controlled price inflation and rationing

b)

Promoted free market competition

c)

Ended food rationing in 1942

d)

Stopped production of war goods

e)

Banned factory expansions

68.

The Dieppe Raid taught Allies to:

a)

Avoid Normandy landings

b)

Increase joint planning and intelligence

c)

Cease Canadian involvement

d)

Rely only on air power

e)

Use chemical weapons

69.

Canada’s casualties in WWII totaled around:

a)

3,000

b)

12,000

c)

44,000

d)

76,000

e)

200,000

70.

The Atlantic Charter (1941) was a statement of:

a)

Canadian naval strategy

b)

Allied war aims and post-war vision

c)

U.S. isolationist policy

d)

Communist ideals

e)

British colonial expansion

71.

The Canadian economy during WWII saw:

a)

High unemployment

b)

Rapid industrialization and full employment

c)

Return to agriculture

d)

Trade embargoes

e)

Closure of factories

72.

The Manhattan Project in Canada involved:

a)

Atomic research at Chalk River

b)

Rocket-building in Saskatchewan

c)

Fighter assembly in Toronto

d)

Naval base in Halifax

e)

Submarine production

73.

The conscription crisis of 1944 again highlighted:

a)

Western discontent

b)

Quebec’s opposition to overseas conscription

c)

Western Canadians’ independence

d)

Ontario’s farming concerns

e)

Indigenous resistance

74.

VE Day marking victory in Europe occurred:

a)

May 8, 1945

b)

June 6, 1944

c)

VE-Day is still celebrated in July

d)

March 15, 1945

e)

December 7, 1941

75.

The Nuremberg Trials:

a)

Were fought in Canada

b)

Tried Nazi leaders

c)

Included Canadian judges on the bench

d)

Sentenced Canadian war criminals

e)

Were canceled

76.

Canadian post-war repatriation included:

a)

Requisition of factories

b)

Demobilization and benefits for veterans

c)

Forced exile

d)

Military occupation of Europe

e)

Removal of women from jobs

77.

Which Canadian fighter ace was famous in WWII?

a)

Billy Bishop

b)

John MacDonald

c)

Roy Brown

d)

George Beurling

e)

Charles Lynch

78.

How did WWII impact Quebec society?

a)

It had no effect

b)

Increased industrialization and conscription tensions

c)

Reduced birth rate

d)

Promoted French independence

e)

Mass migration to the Prairies

79.

Post-war, the United Nations was formed in:

a)

1943

b)

1945

c)

1947

d)

1950

e)

1955

80.

Canada’s role at the UN’s founding included:

a)

Hosting the first meeting

b)

Signing the UN Charter

c)

Vetoing membership bids

d)

Opposing peacekeeping

e)

Staying neutral

81.

The baby boom refers to:

a)

Post-war surge in birth rates

b)

Housing shortages

c)

Industrial production surge

d)

Military enlistments

e)

Immigration declines

82.

The creation of NATO (1949) included Canada and:

a)

Soviet Bloc

b)

Western Allies

c)

Asian countries only

d)

Neutral nations

e)

None

83.

Canada’s first major peacekeeping mission (1956) was in:

a)

Korea

b)

Egypt (Suez Crisis)

c)

Vietnam

d)

Cyprus

e)

Korea

84.

The St. Lawrence Seaway (1959) connected:

a)

Canada’s oilfields to the Pacific

b)

The Great Lakes to the Atlantic

c)

Arctic to Hudson Bay

d)

Toronto to Ottawa by canal

e)

Montreal to Boston underground

85.

The Massey Commission investigated:

a)

Economic policy

b)

Cultural and media infrastructure

c)

Military conscription

d)

Healthcare

e)

Tax policy

86.

In the 1950s, Canadian foreign policy emphasized:

a)

Isolationism

b)

Collective security and peacekeeping

c)

Empire-building

d)

Communist alliances

e)

Military neutrality

87.

Newfoundland joined Confederation in:

a)

1947

b)

1949

c)

1951

d)

1955

e)

1959

88.

The Famous Five monument unveiled in 1954 commemorated:

a)

War veterans

b)

Women’s achievement in politics

c)

Industrial pioneers

d)

New immigrants

e)

Railroad builders

89.

The discovery of oil at Leduc (1947) signaled:

a)

That Canada lacked oil

b)

Emergence of Western Canada as energy producer

c)

Decline of agriculture

d)

Shift to coal only

e)

Closing of oilfields

90.

The CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) established itself in:

a)

1932

b)

1941

c)

1952

d)

1958

e)

1965

91.

The mid-1950s civil rights struggle in Canada involved:

a)

Bluenose naval protests

b)

Indigenous rights and floodway protests

c)

Resistance to Japanese internment redress

d)

Segregation on bus systems

e)

French language bans

92.

NORAD treaty (1958) was a joint defence partnership between:

a)

Canada and UK

b)

Canada and U.S.

c)

Canada and Soviet Union

d)

NATO members only

e)

Commonwealth countries

93.

The Trans-Canada Highway project was:

a)

Completed in 1950

b)

Initiated in the 1950s

c)

Cancelled in 1955

d)

Only for military use

e)

Built only in Quebec

94.

Suburban growth in the 1950s was fueled by:

a)

War refugees

b)

Automobile access and baby boom

c)

Coal mining jobs

d)

Railway expansion

e)

University openings

95.

The Avro Arrow (1957) was:

a)

A supersonic jet developed by Canada

b)

A submarine

c)

A passenger train

d)

A type of satellite

e)

An oil rig

96.

Which prime minister introduced the federal pension plan in 1952?

a)

Lester B. Pearson

b)

Louis St. Laurent

c)

William Lyon Mackenzie King

d)

John Diefenbaker

e)

R.B. Bennett

97.

The NORAD Combat Alert building was located at:

a)

North Bay, Ontario

b)

Cornwall, Quebec

98.

The discovery of uranium in Saskatchewan led to:

a)

Canada’s nuclear power and mining expansion

b)

Closure of mines

c)

Banning of nuclear research

d)

Massive protests

e)

French nuclear dominance

99.

In 1956, the Canadian Bill of Rights was passed by:

a)

John Diefenbaker

b)

Louis St. Laurent

c)

Lester B. Pearson

d)

William Lyon Mackenzie King

e)

Pierre Trudeau

100.

The federal policy of multiculturalism was first announced in:

a)

1949

b)

1952

c)

1955

d)

1958

e)

1960

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