WHAT WAS THE SUBJECT OF THIS CONFLICT ?

    A)    The Naval Service Bill
    B)    The nationalization of electricity
    C)    The creation of a personal and corporate income tax
    D)    Conscription
 

ANSWER:

A

B

C

D

2. During World War 11, Quebec and English Canada had a major disagreement over a particular
    event.

    WHICH DOCUMENT BELOW ILLUSTRATES THIS EVENT?

    A)    Do you agree that Québec should become sovereign, after having made a formal offer to
            Canada for a new Economic and Political Partnership, within the scope of the Bill respecting
            the future of Québec and of the agreement signed on June__, 19__ ?
            YES____            NO____

    B)    Are you in favour of releasing the government from any obligation arising out of any past
            commitments restricting the methods of raising men for military service ?
            YES____            NO____

   C)    Do you agree that the Constitution of Canada should be renewed on the basis of the agreement
            reached on August _, 19 _ ?
            YES____           NO____

    D)  The Government of Québec has made public its proposal to negotiate a new agreement with
           the rest of Canada, based  on the equality of nations; this agreement would enable Québec
           to acquire the exclusive power to make its laws, levy its taxes and establishrelations abroad  -
           in other words, sovereignty - and at the same time, to maintain with Canada an economic
           association including a common currency; no change in political status resulting from these
           negotiations will be effected without approval by the people through another referendum;
           on these terms, do you give the Government of Québec the mandate to negotiate the
           proposed agreement  between Québec and Canada ?
           YES____               NO____
 

ANSWER:

A

B

C

D

3. The two events below correspond to a particular period of our history.

• In Quebec, the Godbout government granted women the right to vote.
• Mackenzie King's government held a plebiscite on conscription.

                            A)                      B)                         C)                         D)
            /______________/______________/______________/______________/

         1890                    1910                      1930                     1950                     1970
 

ANSWER:

A

B

C

D

4. In April of 1942, Prime Minister Mackenzie King introduced a plebiscite in which he asked
   Canadians the following  question:

Are you in favour of releasing the government from any obligation arising out of any past commitments restricting the methods of raising men for military service?    YES           NO

A)     The majority of the people in Quebec voted in favour of conscription.
B)     The French people of Quebec voted along the same lines as the English-Canadian majority.
C)     Very few people in Quebec were interested in this issue and the results showed a close decision.
D)     In Quebec, French Canadians voted stongly against conscription.
 

ANSWER:

A

B

C

D

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