History of Canada

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1. What is the main consequence of Confederation?

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2. Which symbol is worn on November 11?

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3. Which country was Canada’s main enemy during the Pacific War?

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4. What event marked the start of mass immigration to Western Canada?

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5. Which conflict led to conscription in Canada?

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6. Why was building the railway essential?

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7. Which Indigenous people lived mainly in the Arctic?

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8. Which event strengthened language rights for Francophones?

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9. What role did Canada play during the Second World War?

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10. Why did the Loyalists come to settle in Canada?

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11. What event marks the end of the Second World War in Europe?

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12. Which group signed treaties with the British Crown?

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13. Which war pitted the Eastern and Western blocs against each other without direct fighting?

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14. What was the main goal of residential schools for Indigenous children?

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15. What event caused a global economic crisis in the 1930s?

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16. Which battle is considered a key moment in Canadian military history?

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17. Why did Canada take part in the First World War?

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18. Which province was NOT one of the four founding provinces in 1867?

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19. Which document created the Dominion of Canada?

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20. In what year did Canada officially become a country?

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21. The Cree and Dene peoples were:

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22. Where does the term “Dominion of Canada” come from?

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23. About how many Canadians took part in the First World War?

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24. At the time of Confederation, which was common in most democracies of that era:

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25. Who were the Voyageurs?

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26. In 1776, how many colonies south of Quebec declared independence?

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27. Who was the first Canadian woman to practice medicine in Canada?

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28. What is the meaning of the poppy on Remembrance Day?

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29. Indigenous groups lived in peace.

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30. Why is the Battle of Vimy Ridge important for Canada?

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31. Who are Quebecers?

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32. What is the oldest British colony in Canada?

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33. In 1813, Lieutenant-Colonel Charles de Salaberry and his 460 soldiers repelled:

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34. What did the Fathers of Confederation do?

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35. Which was the last province to join Canada?

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36. The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) took part in…

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37. How many Canadians were killed in the First World War (1914–1918)?

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38. Why is the British North America Act important in Canadian history?

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39. Who built a fortress on the site of present-day Quebec City?

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40. The Atlantic colonies and the two Canadas were collectively called:

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41. What happened to Indigenous peoples with the arrival of European traders and settlers?

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42. What happened at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham?

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43. Which two countries fought for control of North America in the 1700s?

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44. Which language is an official language of Nunavut and the first language in schools?

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45. How many Canadian citizens served during the Second World War?

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46. Which province was divided into two at Confederation?

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47. In what year was the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) created?

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48. Most Quebecers are descendants of how many French immigrants?

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49. Who are the founding peoples of Canada?

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50. Who renamed the colony “the Province of Quebec”?

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51. On D-Day (June 6, 1944), 15,000 Canadian soldiers stormed and captured:

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52. The deportation of the Acadians is also known as:

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53. The Pacific War ended with:

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54. Which provinces were united to form a new country called the Dominion of Canada?

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55. On what date did the Battle of Vimy Ridge take place?

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56. Before the 1960s, immigration laws gave preference to:

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57. Who are the Métis?

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58. On what date did the Battle of Amiens take place?

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59. In 1792, some Black Nova Scotians moved to establish…

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60. What is the name today of the fortress built by Samuel de Champlain in 1608?

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61. What is the significance of the War of 1812 for Canadians?

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62. Among the First Nations who supported British soldiers during the War of 1812 were the Shawnee led by:

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63. Who are the Acadians?

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64. What was remarkable about the Canadian navy at the end of the Second World War?

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65. Who founded the suffragette movement in Canada?

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66. What does the term “Indian” refer to?

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67. Which province is an important centre of Ukrainian culture, with about 14% of the population of Ukrainian origin?

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68. The defence of Hong Kong (1941) and the Dieppe Raid (1942) are examples of:

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69. What happened after the First World War?

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70. How many were killed and wounded during the Battle of Vimy Ridge?

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71. When was Greenland colonized?

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72. Which group of people, who also colonized Greenland, first settled in Canada?

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73. During the Pacific War, Japan invaded:

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74. During the South African War, over 7,000 volunteered to serve. How many were killed?

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75. In 1956, Canada welcomed 50,000 Hungarian refugees who escaped…

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76. In 1840, Upper Canada and Lower Canada were united to form:

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77. Which date is known as D-Day?

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78. Who was the first French Canadian to become Prime Minister since Confederation?

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79. The Dominion of Canada was established despite British resistance.

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80. What did the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944 mean?

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81. Indigenous groups often went to war to:

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82. What was the Underground Railroad?

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83. Napoleon Bonaparte’s fleet was defeated during which battle?

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84. Which country was liberated by the Canadian Army in 1944–1945?

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85. Why did early explorers come to Atlantic Canada?

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86. What caused the armed uprising led by Louis Riel in 1869?

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87. The Inuit people lived on:

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88. The Magna Carta was signed in:

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89. How many transatlantic voyages did Jacques Cartier make between 1534 and 1542?

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90. Which important trade did the Hudson’s Bay Company control?

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91. Where did the first European settlers in Canada come from?

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92. How many Canadians died during the Second World War?

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93. From which continent did the ancestors of Indigenous peoples likely migrate?

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94. Which war began when several Eastern European countries became members of the communist bloc controlled by the Soviet Union?

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95. What symbolizes the close ties and shared interests between Canada and the United States?

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96. Ontario was founded by:

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97. Canadian scientific and technological discoveries…

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98. Which province is known as the “Birthplace of Confederation”?

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99. Confederation took place during the reign of:

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100. What is the Francophonie?

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101. The “Roaring Twenties” (the 1920s) were a time of prosperity and low unemployment. How did this period end?

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102. The first Europeans in Canada called Indigenous peoples “Indians” because…

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103. After the war, Canada became a more flexible and open society. What was the foundation of this?

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104. In the Battle of the Plains of Abraham:

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105. Who were the Group of Seven?

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106. Who are the “Bluebirds”?

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107. During the Second World War, Canada contributed more to the Allied air effort than any other Commonwealth country. What did it provide?

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108. In 1837–1838, rebellions occurred because some people believed Canada should adopt American republican values or even join the United States.

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109. The Northwest Territories were formed in 1870 from:

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110. Which province has a long history of coal mining, forestry and agriculture?

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111. What other name was given to the war in South Africa (1899–1902)?

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112. What did the Canadian Pacific Railway symbolize?

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