Canada - Easy Multiple Choice.?

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I was having a lil' trouble with these multiple choice questions, could ya' help me out?

1) What was the reason for the failure of the league of nations?
A) some important nations were not members
B)Britain and france refused to join the league
C)the league could not impose economic sanctions
D) the former colonies of great britian could not join independtly

2) Just before his death, former prime minister Laurier became disillusioned about the future of Canada. What was the main reason for this negative view?
A) canadian military failed in the first world war
B) western canadian provinces were an economic failure
C) relationships between french and english canada were strained
D)economy of canada was in a large depression in the 1920's

3) The group of seven consisted of:
A) politicians
b) artists
C) women seeking equality
D) strike leaders

4)Which of the following was NOT a major technological advance in the 1920's?
A) widespread use of automobiles
B)the railroad system
C) popularity of the radio
D) airplane

5) Which of the following is an accurate statement about immigration and the Canadian population during the period from 1919 - 1925?
A)more people left canada than entered canada
b) immigration ceased
C) people from former enemy countries were welcomes
D) more immigrants to canada landed in vancouver

6) The chanak crisis of 1926 made it clear that canada would:
A) would go to war whenever britain did
B)send troops to turkey to help solve the problems
C)not automatically go to war if britian did
D) only go to war if the US did

7) In 1931, canada became a member of the:
A) league of nations
b) britain commonwealth
C) north atlantic treaty organization
D) united nations

8) When many Canadian workers organized and joined trade unions, other Canadians started a:
A) rebellion
b) new government
C) Bolshevik party
D) red scare

9) The Canadian government reacted to the Winnipeg General strike by:
A) supporting the workers
b) sending troops with machine guns
C) passing legislation encouraging trade union membership
D) immediately opening negotiotion with workers

10) The cooperative commonwealth federation (CCF), and later called the NDP, mostly represented which of the following groups in Canada?
A) businessman
b) workers
C) professionals
D) politicians

11) In the king-byng crisis of 1926 which of the following exceeded its powers?
A) governor general
b) prime minister
C) police
D) army

12) Emily Murphy was the first Canadian woman to become a:
A) member of parliament
b) judge
C) police officer
D) lawyer

13) After the first world war, the world's financial center moved from London to
A) hong kong
b) paris
C) toronto
D) new york

14) In a market economy, which of the following groups effectively controls the production and consumption of goods?
A) big businesses and the government
b) the military and the government
C) businesses and trade unions
D) the producer and the consumer

15) N/A

16) What was the on-to-ottawa trek?
A) the famous five's protest journey to ottawa during the depression
b) pm bennet returning to canada after visiting relief camp workers in western canada
C) relief camp workers from vancouver went to ottawa to protest working conditions
D) relief camp workers from nova scotia went to ottawa to protest working conditions

17) Prime minister bennet tried to ease the poverty and unemployment in canada by instituting these military like camps that paid people to work
A) concentration camps
b) relief camps
C) boot camps
D) internment camps

18) In economic matters, when a country becomes protectionist, it:
A) creates tariffs or duties
b) enters a free trade agreement
C) stops selling its goods oversees
D) raise taxes

19) Many canadian men began to ride the rails during the great depression to:
A) quit their jobs
b) avoid their families
C) take a vacation
D) look for work

20) In the US, there were thousands of bank failures during the Great Depression. Canadian banks, however, survived. The main reason for this was:
A) canada had more banks
b) canada had fewer banks, which were much more conservative
C) canadian banks relied on great britian
D) canadian banks had more depositors