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Multiple Choice Questions

1. Aboriginal soldiers returning from WWI found that:

They received the same benefits and support as other veterans
They were denied many veterans' benefits and lost the right to vote
They were given special recognition for their service
They were automatically granted Canadian citizenship

2. The Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918-1919:

Killed fewer people than World War I
Killed an estimated 21 million people worldwide, more than the war itself
Only affected European countries
Was successfully contained by medical authorities

3. One Big Union (OBU) was founded to:

Support communist revolution in Canada
Represent all Canadian workers and help them gain more control through peaceful means
Organize violent strikes against employers
Create separate unions for each industry

4. By the end of the 1920s, American companies controlled:

Only the Canadian oil industry
Less than 25% of Canadian businesses
The Canadian auto industry, nearly half the machinery/chemical industries, and more than half the rubber/electrical companies
All Canadian natural resources

True/False Questions

5. Returning Canadian soldiers in 1919 found steady pensions, special medical services, and plenty of jobs waiting for them.

True
False

6. From 1918 to 1920, approximately 50,000 Canadians died during the flu pandemic.

True
False

7. American investors preferred to set up branch plants in Canada rather than lend money to Canadian businesses.

True
False

8. Almost 75% of the newsprint produced in Canada was exported to the United States.

True
False

Matching Exercise

Instructions: Match each term/concept with its correct description. Click on items to select them, then click on their match.

Terms/Concepts:

General Strike

Bootlegger

Rum-running

Branch Plants

Pandemic

Descriptions:

Walkout by all employed workers, main weapon of One Big Union

Someone who made or sold alcohol illegally during prohibition

Smuggling alcohol into the US, dangerous but profitable business

American-owned manufacturing facilities set up in Canada to avoid tariffs

Infectious disease that spreads rapidly across continents or the whole world

Short Answer Critical Thinking Questions

9. Compare the experiences of Aboriginal veterans with other Canadian veterans after WWI. What does this reveal about the gap between wartime promises and post-war reality?

10. Analyze the long-term economic consequences of increased American investment in Canada during the 1920s. How did branch plants benefit the US more than Canada?

11. Evaluate why organized labor movements like One Big Union emerged after WWI. What conditions led workers to demand better wages and working conditions?

Canada After WWI - Review Activity

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Aboriginal soldiers returning from WWI found that:

2. The Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918-1919:

3. One Big Union (OBU) was founded to:

4. By the end of the 1920s, American companies controlled:

True/False Questions

5. Returning Canadian soldiers in 1919 found steady pensions, special medical services, and plenty of jobs waiting for them.

6. From 1918 to 1920, approximately 50,000 Canadians died during the flu pandemic.

7. American investors preferred to set up branch plants in Canada rather than lend money to Canadian businesses.

8. Almost 75% of the newsprint produced in Canada was exported to the United States.

Matching Exercise

Terms/Concepts:

Descriptions:

Short Answer Critical Thinking Questions

9. Compare the experiences of Aboriginal veterans with other Canadian veterans after WWI. What does this reveal about the gap between wartime promises and post-war reality?

10. Analyze the long-term economic consequences of increased American investment in Canada during the 1920s. How did branch plants benefit the US more than Canada?

11. Evaluate why organized labor movements like One Big Union emerged after WWI. What conditions led workers to demand better wages and working conditions?