GHC Test 4 Flashcards
(78 cards)
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Who was Adolf Hitler?
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The leader of the Nazi Party
2
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What did Hitler want for Germany?
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He wanted Germany to take over part of Europe.
3
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What country did Germany invade in 1939?
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Poland
4
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What war started as a result of Hitler invading Poland?
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World war 2
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Who were the Nazi’s?
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German political party that promoted the idea that certain races are superior to others
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What was the commonwealth?
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Organization made up of Great Britain and its former colonies such as Canada
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What was the USSR?
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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. A federation controlled by Russia that united different countries in northern Asia and eastern Europe from 1922 to 1991
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What is propaganda?
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Action taken to influence public opinion
9
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Who led the Nazi?
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Adolf Hitler
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What was the goal of the Nazi
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Political power and racial supremacy
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Who were axis powers (support for Germany )
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Germany Italy Japan
12
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Who were allies
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France, U.S.S.R, US, Great Britain.
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When did the US join the allies?
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In 1941 after a Japanese attack on American territory. Germany and Italy lost ground and were forced to surrender
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How did WW2 come to an end?
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In 1945 the US dropped atomic bombs on two Japanese cities. Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It was the first time atomic weapons were used in war. Japan surrendered. 130 thousand people were killed.
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What did Canada send to the allies?
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Food, military equipment
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How did women contribute to the war?
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Nurses, secretary, machine tool operators
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When did Canada join World War II?
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A few days after France and Great Britain declared war on Germany
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How did women at Home contribute to the war?
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They took men’s places at work women who stayed home or housewives, contributed to the world effort by recovering any materials that might be useful, especially for manufacturing arms, food, and military equipment were also gathered and sent to the allies
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True or false the Canadian government brought in conscription to force Canadians to enlist in the army
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True
20
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Did French Canadians fiercely oppose conscription?
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Yes
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True or false the second world war had the highest death toll of war in human history
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True
22
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How many died during World War II?
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43,000 Canadians were killed and nearly 54,000 more were wounded in all the work claimed more than 50 million lives. half of which were civilian deaths caused by aerial bombings 
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How many Jews died?
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6 million
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What is genocide?
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An attempt to exterminate a nationality, ethnic, or religious group. The Jewish genocide during the second world war is referred to as the holocaust.
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Who was the last country to surrender
Japan
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Name of the German political party
Nazi
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First country invaded by Germans
Poland
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True or false after the second world war, the economy experienced strong growth, salaries increased, and the unemployment rate was low.
True.
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Did the population standard of living improve?
Yes
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What did people develop a great interest for?
consumer goods
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What type of consumer goods were in high demand?
People bought refrigerators, washing machines, and stoves and cities department stores offered a wide variety of products cars and household appliances were in high demand
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In 1945 what did the Quebec government take steps to ensure that Rural household had?
Access to electricity,
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What became common in households?
hot running water, telephones and radios became normal household features and televisions appeared in most living rooms
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What important events took place between 1919-1959
in the early 20th century World War I took place after that was the roaring 20s then was the Great Depression then was World War II and then was the post war period.
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What was the baby boom?
Young people put the gloom of wartime behind them and felt confidence about the future so they did not hesitate to get married and start a family between 1945 and 1960 Quebec saw an astounding increase in birth rate
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True or false? By 1951 yearly one in 4 Quebecers was under the age of 10.
True
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Was the baby boom only in Quebec?
No, it was all over Canada
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What was the main consequence of the baby boom for Quebec Society?
Lots of money spent on babies
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Why did suburbs develop in the post war period ?
Cars had made it possible for workers to live farther from their workplaces. Suburbs offered a more peaceful and pleasant living environment far from city noises and pollution. A family could have its own small house with a yard and a place to park the car.
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Answer C for City life and S for suburban life
Single-family homes: suburban, life, public transport: city life
Dependence on cars: suburban life
Nearby services: city life
Living close to work: city life
Apartment buildings: CL
Private lots: suburban life
Distance from noise and pollution: suburban life
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What is the suburb?
Residential area located just outside of the city
42
What happened to your 1959 that was key in Quebec development as a modern state?
Premier Maurice Duplessis died. he was very conservative which meant he held onto traditional values like the Catholic Church. They promoted family ties, country life, respect for Catholic faith, and the idea that a woman’s place was in the house. They controlled several sectors like education and healthcare with little or no interference from the government.
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Which of the following were promoted by the Catholic Church and Duplessis?
Family ties, women’s place in the home, town, life, equality of men and women, respect for the Catholic Church, country life
Family ties, women’s place in the home, respect for the Catholic Church, country life
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Place an order:
Duplessis second term is premier
His death
Founding of union national
His first term is premiere
Founding of union national 1935
His first term is premier 1936 to 1939
His second term is premier 1944 to 1959
The death of Duplessis 1959
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What does the white Cross symbolize on Quebec flag?
The Catholic faith
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What did people call Quebec? Society has seen being stuck in the past.
LaGrande noireceur or the great darkness
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What was stopping Quebec from being a modern society?
Duplessis did not want the government to play a greater role in society. The church continue to be responsible for areas that closely affected the population, such as education healthcare. He also refused to modernize the education system he let private companies do as they wish with the province is natural resources, even though some of the companies belong to foreign investors, especially especially Americans.he was leader criticized for letting them exploit Quebec natural resources at a discount.
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True or false DUPLESSIS was in favour of labour unions
False he sided more often with employers than employees- this attitude led to serious, labour conflicts, and major strikes
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True or false DUPLESSIS and the Catholic Church cause protest?
Yes, the values promoted by DUPLESSIS and the Catholic Church did not suit everyone. Many people felt stifled in the rigid, social climate of the time. Protest were held more more often.
50
Name the main things that were happening in Quebec between 1905 and 1960
During the two world war conscription created conflict between the English and French Canadians
The Catholic Church continue to have a strong influence over life in Quebec
Many babies were born in Quebec between 1945 and 1960
Suburbs developed around the provinces cities
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Name some things that today in Quebec are still affected by events that occurred between 1905 and 1960
Baby boomers, suburbs, women, universities, cars, invention of electricity, television, women’s right to vote, Catholicism
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Who was the premier after DUPLESSIS died?
Jean Lesage
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What was that time known as?
The quiet revolution it was peaceful, but it helped modernize Quebec nonetheless
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What does it mean when we say that in the 1960s the government was said to have made Quebec a welfare state?
The government took our over, almost all the powers, allowed to the church, healthcare, social services, and education
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How did the government also make changes in Quebec economic affairs?
Under DUPLESSIS most of the provinces wealth had been in the hands of English Canadians and Americans. The massage government wanted to see French Canadians state control of the economy. The most spectacular step in this direction was making electricity available accross Canada
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What is nationalism?
A strong, feeling or attachment to one’s nation or country
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What did nationalism look like in Quebec?
Young people were numerous thanks for the baby boom, and they question traditional values the Catholic Church lost influence, and fewer people attended Sunday mass. It was also during the quiet revolution that a new type of nationalism developed. The new nationalist movement wanted Quebec to play a more important role in Canada, but also take its own place on the world stage. French speaking Quebecers began to prefer the term Quebecer over the traditional term canadiens français.
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What company took over most of the private hydroelectric companies in the province?
Hydro Quebec
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What natural resource is used to generate electricity?
Water
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What is the date of the nationalization of electricity in Quebec?
May 1, 1963
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Who are the owners of electrical distribution companies before nationalization and after nationalization
Before a nationalization, it has been in the hands of wealthy English Montrealers, and Americans after nationalization it was in the hands of the Québécois
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What are some of the advantages of nationalization of electricity?
Offering all Quebeckers, the same low rate for power and providing better power service to certain remote areas
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What was the James Bay project?
In 1971 premier, Robert Barossa launch the largest hydroelectric project in Quebec the construction of hydroelectric complex nord du Quebec region. It became known as a James Bay project.
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True or false: the growth of hydroelectricity and the construction of hydroelectric dams created thousands of interesting and well paid jobs.
True : many Québecois specialist, such as engineer, technicians, and administrators were hired by the public corporation
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Put these in chronological order
Construction of the hydroelectric dimes in the James
Invention of electricity
Creation of Hydra, Quebec
Nationalization of electricity
Beginning of the quiet revolution
Beginning of the quiet revolution
Invention of electricity
Nationalization of electricity
Creation of Hydro Quebec
Construction of hydroelectric dams in the James Bay area
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Body of water. Complexe la grande
La grande riviere
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Body of water central manic
River michigan
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Problems in education
The secondary school system in the province was underdeveloped, and the Quebec population was less educated than the population of other provinces
To get into university young people had to attend a college classic, which was an expensive private school
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How was education different for boys and girls?
Girls went to Home, economic schools and boys went to trade schools since school enrolment was expensive. Parents usually chose to pay for their sons education before paying for their daughters.
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Before the quiet revolution, who is in charge of education in Quebec
The church
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Why were there not enough schools in Quebec in the early 1960s
Baby boom
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What did the government do to improve education?
It took charge of education and created a ministry of education in 1964 that helped organize the provinces school system
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What were the changes they implemented to education
– compulsory school attendant until the age of 15
– Universal free, access to secondary school for boys and girls
Creation of CEGEP
– Founded university of Quebec and created comprehensive schools
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What was the result of the Quebec government making changes to the education system?
Increase in the number of years that Quebec stay in school
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True or false in 1970 the government created free healthcare
True
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Before the quiet revolution, Quebec did not offer universal access to healthcare. Who are the most likely people to go without medical treatment at the time? Why
Poor people because they had no money
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What is the abbreviation for centre offering social services to the community
CLSC
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Who is the minister of natural resources in the 1960s?
René Lévesque
