Chapter Thirteen: Canada in World War II

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Question 1
What was the reason for Canada's policy of appeasement in the mid- to late-1930s?
a.King and his advisors feared that involvement in British policies might undermine Canadian autonomy.
b. Many people saw Hitler and Mussolini in positive light, as defenders of order who could check the spread of communism.
c. King knew that war could easily produce bitter internal conflict in Canada.
d. all of the above

Question 2
Which major military manoeuvre involving Canadians was filmed and used for propaganda purposes by the Nazis?
a. the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943
b. the Allied raid on the French coast at Dieppe
c. the fiasco in Hong Kong in 1941
d. the Abbaye d'Ardennes massacre

Question 3
During the Normandy invasion in June 1944,
a. Canadians took a German-held beach.
b. the German army killed or captured more than 60 percent of the Canadian soldiers taking part in the invasion.
c. the French army came to the aid of the Canadian Black Watch battalion and saved it from annihilation.
d. Canadian troops managed to capture Ortona, a victory that allowed the Allied troops to reach the Gothic line.

Question 4
What happened to the property of the Japanese Canadians who had been interned?
a. It was held for them in trust by the government until they were proven innocent.
b. It was transferred to political favourites.
c. It was confiscated and auctioned off.
d. It was bought from them by the government at about one-tenth of its value and then sold.

Question 5
What effect did the Hyde Park Declaration have?
a. It ensured that Canada would not be attacked by the Axis, as a result of American defence backing.
b. It allowed Canada to keep its special influence and status with the United States.
c. It reduced Canada's influence in the international decision-making process.
d. It ended Canada's dollar shortage.

Question 6
What did the report of the special subcommittee charged with studying the role of women in postwar Canada recommend?
a. It recommended that women employed outside the home get better working conditions, expanded opportunities, equal pay, and children's allowances.
b. It recommended that women be discouraged from remaining in the work force by such measures as reduced pay and changes in tax laws.
c.It recommended that women who had been employed outside the home during the war but were returning to the domestic sphere be given special severance bonus.
d. It recommended that women who wanted to continue working outside the home be encouraged to switch to more traditional jobs, such as teaching, clerical work, or retail sales.

Question 7
Which of the following statements provides the best summary of the Rand Formula?
a. Union membership is voluntary, and employees pay their dues directly to the union.
b. The company collects union dues from all employees, but employees need not join the union.
c. Employees have the right to opt out of paying union dues.
d. The company collects union dues from all the employees who are union members.

Question 8
What was King trying to convince the provinces to do at the Dominion-Provincial Conference on Reconstruction?
a. allow Ottawa to implement a country-wide unemployment plan, funded partly by the provinces and partly by the federal government
b. continue to allow Ottawa to levy all income taxes, in return for increased provincial grants and other financial contributions on the part of the federal government
c. have Ottawa assume all provincial debts in return for a share in the business taxes collected by the provinces
d. maintain high employment by creating public works projects in order to keep the economy from collapsing after the war

Question 9
The residents of which province had the highest per capita income of all Canadians in 1943?
a. Ontario
b. British Columbia
c. Nova Scotia
d. Alberta

Question 10
Why was the Canol pipeline built?
a. British Columbia planned to sell its oil to Americans, who were experiencing a shortage.
b. The oil was going to be used in Prairie factories.
c. The United States planned to use its oil from Alaska for war purposes.
d. Americans wanted a dependable source of oil to use in the war in the Pacific.

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