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Canadian Society

Canadian Politics

Canadian Economy

The Cold War

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Name given to the sharp increase in birth rates between 1945 and 1961

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The Baby Boom

Question 1 - 20

What new technology in Canadian homes led to a sudden rise in commercial advertising in the early 1950s?

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Television

Question 1 - 30

What musical genre largely defined 1950s teenage culture?

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Rock n’ Roll

Question 1 - 40

Name of the government commission that warned the federal government in the 1950s to begin protecting Canadian culture from excessive U.S. influence

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The Massey Commission

Question 1 - 50

The saying “keeping up with the Joneses” refers to what kind of consumption? Hint: buying things to be noticed

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Conspicuous Consumption

Question 2 - 10

Name of the government act created by PM St. Laurent that allows parliament to change the constitution without Britain’s consent

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The BNA Act (2)

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Louis St. Laurent made this court the highest court in Canada by getting rid of the appeals court in Britain

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Supreme Court of Canada

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Which province joined Canada in 1949, with only 52% of voters choosing confederation?

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Newfoundland

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Who was “Uncle Louis?”

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Louis St. Laurent

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Strongly nationalist Quebec premier who argued that Quebec was a separate nation and not just another Canadian province

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Maurice Duplessis

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Name of the Alberta town in which oil was first discovered in 1947

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Leduc, Alberta

Question 3 - 20

Name 2 of the 4 megaprojects funded by the federal government in the 1950s

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• Trans-Canada Pipeline

• Trans-Canada Highway

• Kemano Project

• St. Lawrence Seaway

Question 3 - 30

What was the negative hidden cost of the economic boom of the 1950s. It was not fully discovered until decades later

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Pollution

Question 3 - 40

Name one benefit to the Canadian economy of closer economic ties with the United States

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Question 3 - 50

Name one drawback to the Canadian economy of closer economic ties with the United States

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Question 4 - 10

Define the term “Cold War.”

Which two superpowers fought the Cold War?

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Definition: Intense economic, political, military, and ideological rivalry between nations, short of military conflict

The United States vs. the Soviet Union

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What was the first “hot war” of the Cold War in which Canadian troops fought?

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The Korean War

Question 4 - 30

The main objective of the Soviet Union after the Second World War was what?

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Protection!

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Name one of the two events of 1949 that drastically altered the face of the Cold War

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• Communist Revolution in China

• First Soviet detonation of a nuclear bomb

Question 4 - 50

Whose death did Johnny Cash first report to U.S. officials in 1953?

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Joseph Stalin

Question 5 - 10

Percentage of Canadian content legally required by the CRTC to be played by commercial radio stations

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35%

Question 5 - 20

A recent horrific typhoon has displaced 4 million people in what Asian country?

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The Phillipines

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In 1945, Igor Gouzenko revealed the presence of what in Canada?

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A Soviet spy ring

Question 5 - 40

According to Bert the Turtle, what should you do in the event of a nuclear attack on PGSS?

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Question 5 - 50

Name of the Toronto mayor who has been in the news a lot lately

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Rob Ford