WATERDOWN DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL CHC 2D1: CANADIAN HISTORY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY FINAL EXAMINATION Date: Time:

Page: January 2010 1.5 hours 1 of 7 Teachers: Ms. Brown Mr. Draksler Mr. Flosman Ms. Von Holstein-Rathlou

Name: ___________________________ Instructions: 1. Check that you have all of the examination pages. 2. Print your first and last name on each page of the exam paper, on the Scantron card, and on each page of foolscap used. 3. A mark of zero will be given to students who copy another students work. 1. All answers, unless specified otherwise, are to be written in complete sentences, adhering to the standard rules of English usage with respect to punctuation, sentence structure, paragraph structure, grammar and spelling. Note: Point form answers will not be graded. 2. At the conclusion of the exam fold your exam paper with the foolscap pages inside of it like a book. Do not fold the Scantron page. On the outside of the exam paper write your name and the number of pages of foolscap you have used. PART A: MULTIPLE CHOICE (40 x 1 = 40 marks) Time: 30 minutes Knowledge/Understanding Select the best answer for each of the following questions, marking your selection using a pencil on the Scantron card provided. TAKEN FROM TEST 1: 1914 1) (a) (b) (c) (d) 2) (a) (b) (c) (d) 3) (a) (b) 4) The battle that introduced the tank was: Vimy Ridge The Sommes Verdun Ypres The Canadian Pilot who shot down the Red Baron was: Manfred von Richthofen Billy Bishop Arthur Currie Roy Brown When Britain declared war Canada was automatically at war too. True False The Schlieffen Plan called for an attack on France via:

(a) (b) (c) (d) 5) (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 6) (a) (b) (c) (d)

Belgium Luxembourg Netherlands I dont know the answer! I was watching Honey BOO BOO! The first country to declare war in World War One was: Austria-Hungary ImaHungaryfora Turkey Sandwich Germany Russia Serbia The First Car was called: 4 wheels and some steel Horseless Carriage Pimp my ride Das Auto

TAKEN FROM TEST 2

1. The PM who gave the 5 cent speech was: a) Pierre Trudeau b) R B Bennett c) McKenzie King d) Maria Schicklegrubber 2. Hitler tried to take over the government in 1923. It was called the: a) Beer Hall Putsch b) Beer Hall exhibition c) Beer Hall Revolution d) Beer and Pretzels 3. The first Hockey game was broadcast in 1923 by: a) Josef Goebbels b) Don Cherry c) Foster Hewitt d) Phil Esposito 4. The Famous 5 advanced the cause of women by challenging the Canadian government that: a) Women should be paid the same as men b) Women should vote c) Women are persons d) All of the Above 5. The NDP (New Democratic Party) had its roots in this Political Party a) Social Credit Party b) CCF c) Union Nationale d) NSDAP 6. Canada showed tremendous xenophobia in the 1920's when it passed a) Pension Act b) Enemy Aliens Act c) War Measures Act d) Chinese Exclusion Act 7. The Famous 5 included: a) Nellie Furtado b) Emily Murphy c) Mary Pickford

PART B:

SHORT ANSWER (5 x 2 = 10 marks) Time: 20 minutes Thinking/Inquiry Identify and state the significance of any five of the following historical terms/events/people on the foolscap provided.

i) ii) iii) iv) v) PART C:

Sommes Prohibition War Measures Act Berlin Wall United Nations

vi) vii) viii) ix) x)

Romeo Delaire Appeasement Triple Entente 72 Summit Series Suffragette

PART C: ESSAY (1 x 25 = 25 marks)

(Point Form Outline 5 marks) (Essay Answer 20 marks) Time: 45 minutes Students are to agree or disagree (defend or refute) with one of the following statements. Students are reminded to construct a point form outline before beginning to write their answer in order to organize their thoughts and to gain full marks. Answers are expected to be in complete sentences and paragraphs and will be graded on the basis of the implementation of historical proof, clarity and persuasiveness. Students are expected to employ elements of historical proof drawn from across the units that we have studied. 1. The Canadian Military has a proud tradition of being involved in conflicts around the world. Choose three conflicts in which the Canadian Military has been involved, describing each event and explaining why Canada was participating. 2. To many people, Canadians and Americans are basically one in the same. Discuss three different aspects of Canadian history, identity and/or culture that make Canada truly distinct.