Exam review Flashcards
When did Alberta and Saskatchewan become provinces under the Laurier government?
1905
When did the assassination of the archduke and archduchess of the Austro-Hungarian empire occur?
June 28 1914
When did the battle of Vimy ridge occur?
April 9-12 1917
When was the confederation of Canada?
July 1 1867
When was armistice day at the end of world war 1?
November 11 1918
When were the Dionne quintuplets born?
May 28 1934
When did Britain officially declare war on Germany in world war 2
September 3 1939
When did Adolf hitler become chancellor of Germany?
1932 at age of 43
When did the Pearl Harbor invasion occur?
December 7 1941
When was the D-Day invasion?
June 6 1944
When did Adolf hitler die?
April 30 1945
When were the atomic bombs dropped?
August 6 1945 and August 9 1945
When was battle of Ortona
December 24 1943
When was V-E day?
May 8 1945
When was battle of Dieppe
August 1942
Name the quintuplets
Yvonne Marie Cecile Annett Emilie
Pros and cons of quintuplets
Pros- helped people through the depression, joy, made money off them
Cons- they were seized by the government, viewed through a one way screen three times a day, had no friends, quints got no money that was made, parents were discouraged
How many time zones are in Canada?
6
Where did terry fox have to end his marathon of hope
Thunder Bay
What were sir Wilfred Laurier’s three policies for prosperity
Taxes on imports to protect Canadian manufacturers, encouraged building railroads, wanted to attract large amounts of immigrants
Where was sir John A macdonald born
Scotland
U.K.
What Canadians city was formerly known as Berlin
Kitchener
Which Canadian city opened a Ford motor co. Plant in 1904
Windsor
Where was John McCrae born
Guelph
