CHC 2P
EXAM REVIEW
Part 1: World War One
1a) Name and describe the 4 long term causes of World War I
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
b) Describe the short term cause or “spark” that touched off war.
2 a) Members of the Triple Entente:
b) Members of the Triple Alliance:
3. How did Canada become involved in the war?
4. State the significance of each of the following battles:
Ypres:
Somme:
Vimy Ridge:
Passchendaele:
5. List 4 things that made life in the trenches difficult.
6. Name 3 non-traditional roles assumed by women during the war.
7. a) Why was conscription necessary in W.W.I?
b) Name 3 groups opposed to conscription.
8. What year did women first vote in a federal election?
9. What was the treaty that formally ended the war? What were some of the terms
regarding Germany?
Define the following terms:
Propaganda:
Conscription:
Billy Bishop:
Armistice:
Part 2: 1920s / 1930s
1. Why was there a general strike in Winnipeg in 1919?
2. Why are the 1920s called the “Roaring Twenties”?
3. Describe the importance of the Persons Case.
4. List 4 inventions or items that came into common use during the 1920s
5. a) What is the name given to the Stock Market Crash?
b) What is the significance of the Crash?
c) Name three causes of the Depression
6. Name three things that made life on the farm very difficult during the 1930s.
7. What was the government’s original response to the Depression?
8. Describe three parts to Bennett’s New Deal.
9 a) Why do new political parties start-up during economic down-turns?
b) Name 2 parties that started in the 1930s
10. a)What was the On-to-Ottawa Trek?
b) How did it end?
11. List 3 forms of entertainment people turned to in the 1930s to help them forget
their problems for a short period of time.
12. What event finally marked the end of the Great Depression?
Define the following terms:
Prohibition:
Emily Murphy:
Buying on Margin:
Relief Camps:
Riding the Rods / Rails:
Bennett Buggy:
Dust Bowl:
Part 3: World War 2:
1. Name and briefly describe the 4 Causes of World War Two:
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
2. How did Canada become involved in the war?
How is this different than W.W. I?
3. Give 3 reasons why the Dieppe Raid fail in 1943?
4. What event brought the U.S. into the war?
5. Give 3 ways in which Canada contributed to the war in the air.
6. a) What was done to Japanese-Canadians during the war?
b) Why did this happen?
7. What new roles were open to women during the war?
8. a) Why did Hitler target Jewish people before and during the war?
b) Describe 3 ways Jewish people were mistreated before and during the war.
c) What were the results of the Holocaust?
9. Name the two cities that were hit by Nuclear bombs during the war.
Define the following terms
Blitzkrieg:
Kristallnacht:
St. Louis:
Stalingrad:
D-Day:
Part 4: Post-War Canada
1. a) Define “Cold War”
b) Name and describe 3 events that occurred during the Cold War.
2. a) Define the Baby Boom and list 3 reasons why it started.
b) List 3 effects of the Baby Boom.
3. Define Branch Plant and give an example.
4. What was the 10th province to join Confederation (Canada)? What year?
5. a) When did the United Nations form?
b) Describe its main purpose:
6. Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau was a “federalist” and he was elected in 1968 with
the slogan “A Just Society”. Define the two concepts.
7. Name and briefly describe 3 reasons “separatists” in Quebec felt French-Canadians
had been unfairly treated in Canada.
8. Who were the F.L.Q.? What happened during the October Crisis of 1970?
9. State the dates and results of the two referendums on Quebec sovereignty:
Define the following terms:
NATO:
Suburbs:
Igor Gouzenko Affair:
Avro Arrow:
Détente:
Rene Levesque:
Separatist: