TEST LAST

Question 1

1. In what year did the Great Depression start?
   A) 1920
   B) 1929
   C) 1935
   D) 1941

Answer 1

B) 1929

Question 2

2. Who was Antonio Soberanis Gomez?
   A) A politician
   B) A Jesuit educator
   C) A barber who traveled to the US and Central America
   D) A union leader

Answer 2

C) A barber who traveled to the US and Central America

Question 3

3. What did the Laborers and Unemployed Association (LUA) campaign for in 1934?
   A) Higher education access
   B) Increased wages from eight cents to 25 cents per hour
   C) Independence from British rule
   D) Women’s suffrage

Answer 3

B) Increased wages from eight cents to 25 cents per hour

Question 4

4. What was Governor Burns’ reaction to a meeting in September 1934?
   A) He praised it as peaceful
   B) He referred to it as “offensive and inflammatory speeches”
   C) He encouraged more public meetings
   D) He did not comment

Answer 4

B) He referred to it as “offensive and inflammatory speeches”

Question 5

5. How many miles of road-jobs were created for the unemployed in 1934?
   A) 100 miles
   B) 150 miles
   C) 250 miles
   D) 300 miles

Answer 5

C) 250 miles

Question 6

6. In 1935, what was the voting age for women in Belize?
   A) 18
   B) 21
   C) 25
   D) 30

Answer 6

D) 30

Question 7

Which of the following was a part of the “Dick Fairweather House”?
A) Henry Middleton
B) Antonio Soberanis Gomez
C) Clifford Betson
D) Philip Goldson

Answer 7

C) Clifford Betson

Question 8

8. Who were some of the early leaders of the People’s United Party (PUP)?
   A) Leigh Richardson, Herman Jex, and R.S. Turton
   B) Price, John Smith, Leigh Richardson, Herman Jex, Philip Goldson, & Nicholas Pollard
   C) Nicholas Pollard, George Price, and Henry Middleton
   D) Antonio Soberanis Gomez, R.S. Turton, and Nicholas Pollard

Answer 8

B) Price, John Smith, Leigh Richardson, Herman Jex, Philip Goldson, & Nicholas Pollard

Question 9

9. What was the main source of trade for Belize in the 1930s?
   A) The British Empire
   B) The Caribbean
   C) The United States
   D) Mexico

Answer 9

C) The United States (70%

Question 10

10. Who was known as the “Creole Millionaire” and defeated the BEC’s local manager in 1936 elections?
    A) George Price
    B) John Smith
    C) R.S. Turton
    D) Philip Goldson

Answer 10

C) R.S. Turton

Question 11

11. Who dominated education in Belize during the early 20th century?
    A) The British Government
    B) The Catholic Church
    C) The Missouri-based Jesuits
    D) The PUP

Answer 11

C) The Missouri-based Jesuits

Question 12

12. Which political group sponsored candidates for the Belize Town Board elections in 1941?
    A) The National Party
    B) The GWU
    C) The CSAG and St. John’s College alumni group
    D) The PUP

Answer 12

C) The CSAG and St. John’s College alumni group

Question 13

13. What was the result of the Belize Town Board elections in 1941?
    A) The PUP won all seven seats
    B) The SJC alumni group group won two out of seven seats
    C) The National Party gained control
    D) The British colonial government took over

Answer 13

B) The SJC alumni group won two out of seven seats

Question 14

14. What significant event occurred on December 31, 1949, in Belize?
    A) Independence was granted
    B) The currency was devalued by 30%
    C) The PUP was formed
    D) The first elections were held

Answer 14

B) The currency was devalued by 30%

Question 15

15. Which of the following occurred in February 1950 after the announcement of Prince Alice’s visit?
    A) The currency was devalued
    B) A wave of violent demonstrations took place
    C) The PUP gained control of the government
    D) A new political party was formed

Answer 15

B) A wave of violent demonstrations took place

Question 16

16. In April of 1952, who became the president of the General Workers Union (GWU)?
    A) Philip Goldson
    B) George Price
    C) John Smith
    D) R.S. Turton

Answer 16

B) George Price

Question 17

17. Who founded the British Honduras Federation of Women, founded in 1952?

Answer 17

Mina Grant (wife of a prominent attorney)

Question 18

18. In 1952, who was the candidate for the National Party, previously a member of the GWU?
    A) George Price
    B) Philip Goldson
    C) Henry Middleton
    D) Clifford Betson

Answer 18

C) Henry Middleton

Question 19

19. What did the PUP do in response to the Brodies Company in 1952?
    A) They sponsored a boycott
    B) They opened a new store to compete
    C) They formed a partnership
    D) They protested the company’s taxes

Answer 19

A) They sponsored a boycott

Question 20

20. Which political group dissolved itself on September 29, 1949, leading to the formation of the PUP?
    A) The National Party
    B) The General Workers Union
    C) The Peoples’ Committee (PC)
    D) The Creole Workers Union

Answer 20

C) The People’s Committee (PC)