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Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Persons Case of 1929 resulted in:

Women being denied the right to hold public office
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council declaring women as "persons" under the law
The Supreme Court of Canada supporting women's rights
All women immediately gaining Senate appointments

2. Frederick Onondeyoh Loft formed the League of Indians of Canada in 1919 to:

Support Canadian military efforts in future wars
Promote assimilation into Canadian society
Protect the rights and well-being of all First Nations people
Establish new residential schools

3. The potlatch ceremony was banned in 1884 because the government viewed it as:

A waste of economic resources
An obstacle to assimilation
A threat to national security
A violation of Christian principles

4. Chief Deskaheh took the issue of Aboriginal self-determination to the League of Nations in 1923 seeking:

Financial compensation for lost lands
International recognition of the Six Nations as an independent state
Better educational opportunities for Aboriginal children
Military protection from the Canadian government

True/False Questions

5. Agnes Macphail was the only woman in the House of Commons from 1921 until 1935.

True
False

6. All Aboriginal peoples across Canada could vote in federal elections starting in 1918.

True
False

7. The ban on potlatch ceremonies was lifted in 1951.

True
False

8. In 1921, the Superior Court of Quebec ruled in favour of racially segregated seating in Montreal theatres.

True
False

Matching Exercise

Instructions: Match each person/group with their correct description or achievement. Click on items to select them, then click on their match.

People/Groups:

Famous Five

Agnes Macphail

Frederick Onondeyoh Loft

Chief Deskaheh

Emily Murphy

Descriptions:

Five women activists who challenged the definition of "persons" in the Persons Case

Only woman elected to House of Commons in 1921, served until 1935

Mohawk who formed League of Indians of Canada in 1919 to protect First Nations rights

Cayuga Chief who sought international recognition for Six Nations independence in 1923

Alberta magistrate whose appointment was challenged, leading to the Persons Case

Short Answer Critical Thinking Questions

9. Analyze the limitations women still faced in the 1920s despite gaining the right to vote. How did social expectations and economic constraints restrict their opportunities?

10. Compare the strategies used by Frederick Loft and Chief Deskaheh to advance Aboriginal rights. Why did both approaches face government resistance?

11. Evaluate the various forms of discrimination faced by African Canadians and immigrants during the 1920s. How did government policies and social attitudes reinforce these inequalities?

Left Out of the Roaring Twenties - Review Activity

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Persons Case of 1929 resulted in:

2. Frederick Onondeyoh Loft formed the League of Indians of Canada in 1919 to:

3. The potlatch ceremony was banned in 1884 because the government viewed it as:

4. Chief Deskaheh took the issue of Aboriginal self-determination to the League of Nations in 1923 seeking:

True/False Questions

5. Agnes Macphail was the only woman in the House of Commons from 1921 until 1935.

6. All Aboriginal peoples across Canada could vote in federal elections starting in 1918.

7. The ban on potlatch ceremonies was lifted in 1951.

8. In 1921, the Superior Court of Quebec ruled in favour of racially segregated seating in Montreal theatres.

Matching Exercise

People/Groups:

Descriptions:

Short Answer Critical Thinking Questions

9. Analyze the limitations women still faced in the 1920s despite gaining the right to vote. How did social expectations and economic constraints restrict their opportunities?

10. Compare the strategies used by Frederick Loft and Chief Deskaheh to advance Aboriginal rights. Why did both approaches face government resistance?

11. Evaluate the various forms of discrimination faced by African Canadians and immigrants during the 1920s. How did government policies and social attitudes reinforce these inequalities?