Analysis Multiple
Choice
It’s not just about memorization
anymore!
DO
1. Read the WHOLE question – make sure you
understand it.
2. Highlight or underline any important words
or phrases
3. Spend Time on the Question before reading
the alternatives
4. Predict an Answer Before Looking at
Alternatives
5. Carefully Read Each Alternative
6. Choose the alternative that best answers the
question
7. Review Answers
Do NOT
• Rely on Recognition
• Rely on Myths and
Misconceptions
• Dismiss Alternatives Because
they Seem too Obvious
• Run Out of Time
If you must guess, increase your
chances….
• Eliminate the alternatives you know are
NOT correct. That way, you reduce the
number of alternatives to choose from.
• Guessing between two alternatives gives
you a much better chance of guessing
correctly then trying to pick between four
alternatives
1) Britain expected Canada to assist her
during WWI. This is an example of:
•
a) Nationalism
•
b) Alliance System
•
c) Imperialism
•
d) Militarism
2) Which of the following phrases is the best
description of Imperialism?
•
a) “Good fences make good
neighbours”
•
b) “The strong will lead and the weak
will follow”
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c) “Might makes right”
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d) All of the above
3) Which was the least committed member
of the Triple Alliance?
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a) Ottoman Empire
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b) Italy
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c) Bulgaria
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d) none of the above
4) Which of the following was Germany’s
most effective weapon against the British
Empire?
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a) submarines
•
b) poison Gas
•
c) airplanes
•
d) artillery
5) Which of the following is the clearest
example of Nationalism in pre-WWI
Europe?
•
a) Independence movements in the
Balkans
•
b) Austro-Hungarian attempts to control
the Balkan states
•
c) The “blank cheque” that Germany
gave to Austro-Hungary
•
d) British attempts to maintain the
world’s strongest navy
6) Which of the following was the greatest
contributor to WWI becoming one of the
biggest conflicts in history?
•
a) Alliance System
•
b) new weapons technology
•
c) Militarism
•
d) none of the above
ANSWERS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
C
B
B
A
A
A
Define & Explain
Writing the perfect 2 sentence, 2
mark answer
• With Define & Explain questions, you will
be asked to not only identify the meaning
of a term, but also to place it in the context
of Canadian history.
• You need to tell me WHAT it is and WHY
it is important to the history we have
studied
It is imperative that you remember
to complete BOTH parts of the
answer!
EXAMPLE
Identify & Define the following term:
Convoy System
Answer:
• The Convoy System is the method whereby armed naval
warships act as protection for transport/merchant vessels by
encircling them as they travel across the ocean, much like
bodyguards. The Canadian navy used convoys during WWI to
protect vital war supplies en route to Britain from being sunk
by German submarines.
The Convoy System is the method whereby armed
naval warships act as protection for
transport/merchant vessels by encircling them as they
travel across the ocean, much like bodyguards. The
Canadian navy used convoys during WWI to protect
vital war supplies en route to Britain from being sunk
by German submarines.
Define
Explain
You should not need more then 2
sentences. (3 maximum!)
These are just
EXAMPLES – there are
many other terms that
might come up on the
quiz
Examples of Terms:
• July Crisis
• Shell Shock
• Imperialism
• Trench Foot
• Stalemate
• Propaganda
• Triple Entente
• Zepellins
Visual Analysis
You will need to assess a visual source
(propaganda poster, political cartoon, photo,
etc.) and be able to make judgements and
inferences based on the source
For this quiz, we will be focusing on
propaganda.
EXAMPLE
1.) What is the poster
specifically trying to get
people to do?
2.) List three
propaganda techniques
being used in the poster
and how each is being
used.
• 1.) The poster is
trying to get people to
buy war bonds to
support the war effort.
2.)
• Direct Order
– The phrase “halt the
Hun” tells the
audience that their
help is needed to stop
Germany
• Glittering Generalities
– They use the word
“liberty” to label the
loan. “Liberty” is a
word with many
possible connotations
that appeals to people
more then simply a
“war loan”
• Stereotype
– The German soldier is
depicted as a brute
who needs to be
stopped from
brutalizing a woman
and her child