Canadian History 1201 January, 2011 Exam Name: Time: 2 Hours INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Read all the questions and instructions carefully before answering. 2. For Part A (the multiple choice), write your answers on the provided answer sheet. At the end of the exam, detach the answer sheet and place it inside the exam booklet. 3. For Parts B and C, answer in the paper provided. 4. You have TWO hours to complete this exam. 5. The exam is in three parts. These are: Part A Multiple-Choice Questions Value: 25 marks Part B Document-Based Questions 30 Marks Part C Short Answer Question 20 Marks Total: 75marks Good Luck!
Part A - Multiple-Choice Total Value: 50 Marks INSTRUCTIONS: For each of the following multiple-choice questions, write your answers on the answer sheet provided. 1. Which event had a tremendous impact on labour with machines replacing people? a. Alliance system b. Industrial Revolution c. Naval Issue d. Schlieffen Plan 2. What was used by the government to discourage some immigrants from coming? a. Import tax b. Head tax c. military d. police 3. Which describes countries attempts to wear each other down in WW1? a. attrition b. blockade c. barrage d. patriotism 4. Which factors influence people s decision to live in a certain place? a. Alliance system b. Capitalist system c. Push pull d. Run jump 5. Which term best describes an agreement by two countries to allow free trade? a. annexation b. conscription d. ultimatum 6. Which refers to large numbers of items being manufactured at the same time? a. Industrial revolution b. Primary Industries c. Mass production d. Secondary Industries 7. Which do governments give to help companies with expenses? a. attritions b. reciprocities c. subsidies d. tariffs
8. Universal Suffrage refers to which? a. Taxation for all citizens b. Forced military service c. Eradication of poverty d. Voting for all citizens 9. Which trend lead to increased poverty in the years after Confederation? a. immigration b. nationalism d. urbanization 10. The actions of the British government during this event shocked many Canadians: a. Alaskan Boundary Commission b. Election of 1911 c. Reciprocity Agreement of 1920 d. Vimy Ridge Victory 11. Who lead a rebellion in Western Canada eventually causing the creation of Manitoba? a. Arthur Currie b. Louis Riel c. Robert Borden d. Wilfred Laurier 12. Which refers to a sense of pride in one s culture? a. alliances b. communism c. nationalism d. militarism 13.During WW1 which country practiced unrestricted submarine warfare? a. Britain b. Germany c. USA d. France 14. Which refers to the territory between opposing trenches in WW!? a. No Man s Land b. Northwest Territory c. Sudetenland d. Rupert s Land 15. Which battle was a tremendous success for Canada in 1917? a. Beaumont Hamel b. Dieppe c. Vimmy Ridge d. Ypres 16. Which leader broke with tradition by informing his troops of battle plans and practicing them well in advance of the planned attack? a. Franz Ferdinand b. Arthur Currie c. Louis Riel d. Wilfred Laurier
17. Which term best describes when countries are unable to make any advances on a battlefield? a. annexation b. barrage d. stalemate 18. Which system brought countries closer to war rather than offer the security they were looking for? a. alliance b. capitalist c. convoy d. tax 19. Which two countries were in an arms race at the beginning of the 20 th century? a. Britain and France b. Britain and Germany c. USA and Canada d. USA and Germany 20. Which country was not a member of the Triple Alliance? a. Austria Hungary b. Germany c. Italy d. USA 21. What countermeasure was taken to reduce the number of ships sunk by German Submarines? a. Convoy System b. Creeping Artillery Barrage c. Serbian Ultimatum d. Unrestricted Naval Warfare 22. What issue deeply divided French and English Canadians? a. 1812 b. American Revolution c. Naval d. WW2 23. Which new weapon in WW1 inflicted horrible injuries to eyes and lungs? a. Gas b. Planes c. Submarines d. Tanks 24. Which German plan was an attempt to gain a major victory on the Western Front early in WW1? a. Nazi b. Panzer c. Blockade d. Schlieffen
25.Which major battle was strongly discouraged by Arthur Currie who accurately predicted how many Canadians would die? a. Passchendaele b. Somme c. Verdun d. Vimy Ridge Part B Constructed Response Questions/Essays Total Value: 50 Marks INSTRUCTIONS: For the questions, write your answers in the booklet provided. 31. List four factors that lead to confederation in Canada and explain three of them. Value: 10 marks 32. John A. Mcdonald s vision for Canada included a plan called The National Policy. List the three parts of the policy and explain two of them. Value 10 marks 33. Using a grid or diagram explain how industrialization/industrial Revolution had a huge impact on how farms were organized and how populations were affected by urbanization. Value 10 Marks 34. Describe the events at Beaumont Hamel and at least four reasons why the attack failed. 10 marks 35. Explain why the Battle for Vimy Ridge was successful for Canada when several others failed. 10 Marks