Political Leadership & Provincial Changes Review

Political Leadership & Provincial Changes

St. Laurent, Diefenbaker, Newfoundland Confederation & Quebec under Duplessis

🎯 Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did John Diefenbaker call a snap election and win the largest majority government in Canadian history?

1957

1958

1959

1960

2. Who was the first Canadian-born Governor General?

Lester Pearson

Vincent Massey

Joey Smallwood

Maurice Duplessis

3. In the first Newfoundland referendum of June 1948, what percentage favoured Confederation?

41 percent

44.6 percent

52 percent

48 percent

4. When did Newfoundland officially become part of Canada?

January 1, 1949

March 31, 1949

July 1, 1949

December 31, 1948

5. What term do many Quebecois use to describe the Duplessis era?

La Belle Époque

La Grande Noirceur (The Great Darkness)

La Révolution Tranquille

L'Âge d'Or

✅ True or False Questions

6. Louis St. Laurent was born to an English-speaking mother and a French-speaking father.

True

False

7. John Diefenbaker was the first Canadian Prime Minister whose father was neither of English nor French background.

True

False

8. The Newfoundland centralization program successfully improved employment rates throughout the 1950s.

True

False

🔗 Matching Exercise

Match the political figures with their descriptions or achievements:

Political Figures

Louis St. Laurent

John Diefenbaker

Joey Smallwood

Maurice Duplessis

Descriptions/Achievements

Made Supreme Court highest court of appeal for Canada

First Westerner to become Prime Minister

Premier of Newfoundland for more than two decades

Introduced Quebec flag with fleur-de-lys symbol

💭 Critical Thinking Questions

9. Analyze the role of television and media in changing Canadian federal politics during the 1950s. How did this affect the leadership styles of St. Laurent and Diefenbaker?

10. Evaluate the social and economic consequences of Newfoundland's centralization program. Was the resettlement policy ultimately beneficial or harmful?

Political Leadership & Provincial Changes

🎯 Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did John Diefenbaker call a snap election and win the largest majority government in Canadian history?

2. Who was the first Canadian-born Governor General?

3. In the first Newfoundland referendum of June 1948, what percentage favoured Confederation?

4. When did Newfoundland officially become part of Canada?

5. What term do many Quebecois use to describe the Duplessis era?

✅ True or False Questions

6. Louis St. Laurent was born to an English-speaking mother and a French-speaking father.

7. John Diefenbaker was the first Canadian Prime Minister whose father was neither of English nor French background.

8. The Newfoundland centralization program successfully improved employment rates throughout the 1950s.

🔗 Matching Exercise

Political Figures

Descriptions/Achievements

💭 Critical Thinking Questions

9. Analyze the role of television and media in changing Canadian federal politics during the 1950s. How did this affect the leadership styles of St. Laurent and Diefenbaker?

10. Evaluate the social and economic consequences of Newfoundland's centralization program. Was the resettlement policy ultimately beneficial or harmful?

11. Assess Maurice Duplessis's approach to Quebec nationalism. How did his policies both protect and limit Quebec society?

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