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?

Increased trade with other nations, especially with the USA

Pioneering clean energy technologies

Gold mining

Emergence of a large manufacturing sector

#2. 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 paid vacations

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

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

#3. 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

#4. 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

Hard work of Canadians

Medical innovations

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

1947

1937

1927

1957

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

Insurance of Employment

Employment insurance

Insurance of Unemployment

Unemployment insurance

#7. What was GATT?

General Agreement on Tarriffs and Reverese Tarrifs

General Agreement on Tarriffs and Trade

Global Agreement on Tarriffs and Treaties

Global Agreement on Tarriffs and Trade

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

Trade unions

Civilian protests

A communist government

Prosperity fueled by international trade

#9. What does WTO stand for?

World Tariff Organization

World Traders Organization

World Trade Organization

World Treaties Organization

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

1982

1880

1867

1951

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

1951

1940

1947

1970

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

Select all that apply:

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

More open trading treaties between nations

Canadians found huge deposits of gold in Yukon

Opening up of opportunities for global trade

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

Montreal

Vancuver

Quebec City

Toronto

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

World Bank

United Nations

The Commonwealth

World Trade Organization

#15. When was oil discovered in Alberta?

1927

1937

1947

1945

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

Health Act

Provincial Health Act

Universal Health Act

Canada Health Act

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

True

False

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

False

True

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

1947

1927

1937

1957

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

1967

1955

1957

1965

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

1988 – 2015

1814-1900

1776 – 1867

1945-1970

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

Discovery of oil in Alberta in 1947

More open trading treaties between nations

Opening up of opportunities for global trade

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

#23. 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

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

True

False

Results

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

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

#3. 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.

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

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

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

#7. What was GATT?

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

#9. What does WTO stand for?

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

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

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

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

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

#15. When was oil discovered in Alberta?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#23. 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.

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