4.1 Trade and Economic Growth

#1. The open trading treaties of the depression era were replaced with more restrictive trading policies among nations of the world after the Second World War.

True

False

#2. What city is known as Canada’s financial capital?

Toronto

Vancuver

Quebec City

Montreal

#3. What has contributed to Canada having one of the highest standards of living in the world today?

High tech leadership

Medical innovations

Hard work of Canadians

Trade with other nations, especially with the USA

#4. What made is possible for postwar Canada to develop and provide many social assistance programs that Canadians enjoy today?

Civilian protests

A communist government

Trade unions

Prosperity fueled by international trade

#5. When did Canada’s modern energy industry begin?

1927

1947

1937

1957

#6. What was GATT?

General Agreement on Tarriffs and Trade

Global Agreement on Tarriffs and Trade

Global Agreement on Tarriffs and Treaties

General Agreement on Tarriffs and Reverese Tarrifs

#7. What were the reasons for Canada’s record prosperity and material progress after the Second World War?

Select all that apply:

Canadians found huge deposits of gold in Yukon

GATT (WTO) replacing the more restrictive trading policies prevalent during the Depression era

Opening up of opportunities for global trade

More open trading treaties between nations

#8. What started Canada’s modern energy industry?

GATT (WTO) replacing the more restrictive trading policies prevalent during the Depression era prior to the war

Opening up of opportunities for global trade

Discovery of oil in Alberta in 1947

More open trading treaties between nations

#9. Canada became one of the strongest economies among the industrialized nations of the world between 1945-1970.

False

True

#10. When was oil discovered in Alberta?

1937

1927

1947

1945

#11. When did Canada and the USA become each others’ major trading partners?

1814-1900

1988 – 2015

1945-1970

1776 – 1867

#12. Which Act ensures a basic standard of healthcare coverage for all Canadians?

Universal Health Act

Provincial Health Act

Health Act

Canada Health Act

#13. One of the reasons Canada became prosperous after the second World War was the opening of the world economy through more open trading policies among nations.

True

False

#14. When was Unemployment Insurance introduced by the Federal government?

1947

1951

1970

1940

#15. What is the federal Unemployment Insurance known as now?

Insurance of Unemployment

Employment insurance

Unemployment insurance

Insurance of Employment

#16. When were the majority of Canadians first able to afford the basic necessities of life – adequate food, shelter and clothing?

1951

1982

1880

1867

#17. Discovery of oil in Alberta in 1947 began Canada’s energy industry.

False

True

#18. What does WTO stand for?

World Treaties Organization

World Traders Organization

World Tariff Organization

World Trade Organization

#19. When was Old Age Security introduced in Canada?

1927

1937

1947

1957

#20. What are some of the social assistance programs that Canadians enjoy? Choose the best answer.

Medicare, Employment Insurance, Old Age Security, Canada/Quebec Pension Plans, and Publicly funded school education

Basic healthcare coverage, Employment Insurance, Old Age Security, Canada/Quebec Pension Plans, Publicly funded school education, and universal basic income

Basic healthcare coverage, Employment Insurance, Old Age Security, Canada/Quebec Pension Plans, and Publicly funded school education

Basic healthcare coverage, Employment Insurance, Old Age Security, Canada/Quebec Pension Plans, Publicly funded school education, and paid vacations

#21. When were the Canada and Quebec pension plans introduced?

1957

1955

1965

1967

#22. Publicly funded school education in Canada is provided by the Federal government.

False

True

#23. Which organization has replaced GATT as the global body that oversees trade agreements between nations of the world?

World Bank

The Commonwealth

United Nations

World Trade Organization

#24. What made Canada one of the strongest economies among the industrialized nations of the world between 1945-1970?

Increased trade with other nations, especially with the USA

Gold mining

Emergence of a large manufacturing sector

Pioneering clean energy technologies

Results

#1. The open trading treaties of the depression era were replaced with more restrictive trading policies among nations of the world after the Second World War.

#2. What city is known as Canada’s financial capital?

#3. What has contributed to Canada having one of the highest standards of living in the world today?

#4. What made is possible for postwar Canada to develop and provide many social assistance programs that Canadians enjoy today?

#5. When did Canada’s modern energy industry begin?

#6. What was GATT?

#7. What were the reasons for Canada’s record prosperity and material progress after the Second World War?

#8. What started Canada’s modern energy industry?

#9. Canada became one of the strongest economies among the industrialized nations of the world between 1945-1970.

#10. When was oil discovered in Alberta?

#11. When did Canada and the USA become each others’ major trading partners?

#12. Which Act ensures a basic standard of healthcare coverage for all Canadians?

#13. One of the reasons Canada became prosperous after the second World War was the opening of the world economy through more open trading policies among nations.

#14. When was Unemployment Insurance introduced by the Federal government?

#15. What is the federal Unemployment Insurance known as now?

#16. When were the majority of Canadians first able to afford the basic necessities of life – adequate food, shelter and clothing?

#17. Discovery of oil in Alberta in 1947 began Canada’s energy industry.

#18. What does WTO stand for?

#19. When was Old Age Security introduced in Canada?

#20. What are some of the social assistance programs that Canadians enjoy? Choose the best answer.

#21. When were the Canada and Quebec pension plans introduced?

#22. Publicly funded school education in Canada is provided by the Federal government.

#23. Which organization has replaced GATT as the global body that oversees trade agreements between nations of the world?

#24. What made Canada one of the strongest economies among the industrialized nations of the world between 1945-1970?