4.1 Trade and Economic Growth

#1. 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

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

Trade with other nations, especially with the USA

High tech leadership

Medical innovations

Hard work of Canadians

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

Prosperity fueled by international trade

Trade unions

Civilian protests

A communist government

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

Unemployment insurance

Employment insurance

Insurance of Employment

Insurance of Unemployment

#5. 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

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

1951

1867

1982

1880

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

1945-1970

1814-1900

1988 – 2015

1776 – 1867

#8. When was oil discovered in Alberta?

1947

1945

1927

1937

#9. 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

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

True

False

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

1967

1965

1955

1957

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

Opening up of opportunities for global trade

More open trading treaties between nations

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

Discovery of oil in Alberta in 1947

#13. 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

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, and Publicly funded school education

#14. 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

Canadians found huge deposits of gold in Yukon

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

More open trading treaties between nations

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

False

True

#16. 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.

False

True

#17. What was GATT?

Global Agreement on Tarriffs and Treaties

General Agreement on Tarriffs and Trade

General Agreement on Tarriffs and Reverese Tarrifs

Global Agreement on Tarriffs and Trade

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

Provincial Health Act

Universal Health Act

Health Act

Canada Health Act

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

Vancuver

Montreal

Toronto

Quebec City

#20. What does WTO stand for?

World Treaties Organization

World Tariff Organization

World Traders Organization

World Trade Organization

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

1947

1957

1927

1937

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

1947

1951

1940

1970

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

False

True

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

1947

1927

1957

1937

Results

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#8. When was oil discovered in Alberta?

#9. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

#16. 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.

#17. What was GATT?

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

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

#20. What does WTO stand for?

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

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

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

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