4.1 Trade and Economic Growth

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

Emergence of a large manufacturing sector

Increased trade with other nations, especially with the USA

Pioneering clean energy technologies

Gold mining

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

Health Act

Universal Health Act

Canada Health Act

Provincial Health Act

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

Medical innovations

Trade with other nations, especially with the USA

High tech leadership

Hard work of Canadians

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

1957

1937

1947

1927

#5. 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

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

Vancuver

Montreal

Quebec City

Toronto

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

Select all that apply:

Opening up of opportunities for global trade

More open trading treaties between nations

Canadians found huge deposits of gold in Yukon

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

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

Employment insurance

Insurance of Unemployment

Insurance of Employment

Unemployment insurance

#9. When was oil discovered in Alberta?

1937

1927

1947

1945

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

Opening up of opportunities for global trade

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

Discovery of oil in Alberta in 1947

More open trading treaties between nations

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

1970

1951

1940

1947

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

1982

1880

1951

1867

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

True

False

#14. 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.

False

True

#15. What does WTO stand for?

World Tariff Organization

World Treaties Organization

World Traders Organization

World Trade Organization

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

True

False

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

False

True

#18. What was GATT?

Global Agreement on Tarriffs and Trade

General Agreement on Tarriffs and Reverese Tarrifs

General Agreement on Tarriffs and Trade

Global Agreement on Tarriffs and Treaties

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

1967

1965

1957

1955

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

1945-1970

1988 – 2015

1814-1900

1776 – 1867

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

1957

1947

1927

1937

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

Prosperity fueled by international trade

Civilian protests

Trade unions

A communist government

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

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, Publicly funded school education, and paid vacations

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

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

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

The Commonwealth

World Trade Organization

World Bank

United Nations

Results

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

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

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

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

#5. 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.

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

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

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

#9. When was oil discovered in Alberta?

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

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

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

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

#14. 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.

#15. What does WTO stand for?

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

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

#18. What was GATT?

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

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

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

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

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

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