Study Guide


# Question
1 Which treaty helped open up the world's restrictive trading policies during the Depression era?
2 The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is now called:
3 Where was oil discovered in 1947, marking the beginning of Canada’s modern energy industry?
4 Which idea became popular in Canada during the 1960s?
5 When did the Korean War, in which Canada participated, take place?
6 By 1951, for the first time, the majority of Canadians were able to afford:
7 Between 1945 and 1970, as Canada strengthened ties with the U.S. and other trading partners, it experienced:
8 When did Canada begin to strengthen its ties with the United States and other trading partners?
9 What helps maintain Canada’s high standard of living today?
10 What does the "Canada Health Act" ensure?
11 When did the federal government introduce unemployment insurance?
12 In 1940, the federal government introduced unemployment insurance, which is now known as:
13 In what year was Old Age Security first introduced in Canada?
14 When were the Canada and Quebec Pension Plans introduced?
15 When did the Cold War begin?
16 What military alliance did Canada join with other democratic countries of the West?
17 What defense organization did Canada join with the United States to protect North American airspace?
18 Which international organization is Canada a part of?
19 Quebec experienced an era of rapid change in the 1960s known as:
20 When did the Parliament establish the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism?
21 Which Act was introduced in 1969 that guarantees French and English services in the federal government across Canada?
22 The two official languages of Canada are:
23 What is "La Francophonie"?
24 In which year did Japanese Canadians gain the right to vote in federal and provincial elections?
25 In which year were Aboriginal people granted the right to vote in Canada?
26 By the 1960s, what proportion of Canadians had origins that were neither British nor French?
27 Which writer has contributed to Canada's literary diversity?
28 Which musicians gained recognition in Canada and abroad?
29 Who were the Group of Seven?
30 Which Canadian artist is known for painting the forests and Aboriginal artifacts of the West Coast?
31 Who is a famous abstract artist from Quebec?
32 Who is known for advancing modern abstract art during the 1950s?
33 Who was a famous Quebec artist known for creating sculptures of historical figures?
34 Which Canadian artist is known for advancing modern Inuit art with etchings, prints, and soapstone sculptures?
35 Whose films have been popular in Quebec and across the country, and have won international awards?
36 Who invented basketball?
37 When was basketball invented?
38 In 1996 at the Olympic Summer Games, which Canadian sprinter became a world record holder and double Olympic gold medallist?
39 Which Canadian athlete became a world champion wheelchair racer and Paralympic gold medalist?
40 Which Canadian started the "Marathon of Hope" in 1980 to raise money for cancer research?
41 Why is Terry Fox considered a Canadian national hero?
42 Which Canadian circled the globe in a wheelchair to raise funds for spinal cord research?
43 What is often referred to as "the goal heard around the world"?
44 What championship do teams in the Canadian Football League (CFL) compete for?
45 Who donated the "Grey Cup" trophy?
46 Who invented the telephone?
47 Who invented the snowmobile?
48 Who invented the worldwide system of standard time zones?
49 Who invented the first electric light bulb and later sold the patent to Thomas Edison?
50 Who was known as "The Greatest Living Canadian"?
51 Who invented the first cardiac pacemaker?
52 What did SPAR Aerospace and the National Research Council develop for use in outer space?
53 Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie of Research in Motion (RIM) are known for the invention of:
54 Who discovered insulin, a hormone used to treat diabetes?
55 What is the significance of the discovery of insulin by Sir Frederick Banting and Charles Best?