Page 9 Flashcards
1) In which year RED was assigned as the national colour of Canada?
in 1921
2) What did we find from the Raid on Dieppe (1942) and Defence of Hong Kong (1941)?
Battles lost by Canadians
3) Between 1914 and 1920, nearly 8000 people, mostly Ukrainians, were forced to work across Canada in 24 labour camps.
True
4) In 1942 the government of Canada forcibly removed the Japanese Canadians from the west coast and relocated them at different places, also confiscated their property.
True
5) Who was the greatest soldier of Canada?
General Sir Arthur Currie
6) What is the estimated death toll of Canadians in the First World War?
60000
7) Since 1918 Canadian women received the right to vote in the federal elections.
False
8) Who was the founder of the Canadian women’s suffrage movement?
Dr. Emily Stowe
9) In 1814 the British demolished and burned the white house in the Washington, DC.
True
10) Where on a D-Day of 6 June 1944 troops of around 15000 Canadians were stormed and captured?
Juno Beach
11) From which year the map of Canada started appearing on the World maps?
The 1550s
12) What does it mean by the word Kanata in Iroquoian?
Village
13) What was the name of the greatest leader of Metis army?
Gabriel Dumont
14) Lower Canadians were Protestant and upper Canadians were Catholic in Canada.(T/F)
False
15) In which month of 1918 did the First World War end?
November
