1.
What does the term, détente, mean?
A.
A relaxing of tensions
B.
The heating up of the Cold War
C.
A misunderstanding between the Superpowers
D.
Strategic arms limitation talks
2.
Which areas of the world were involved in proxy wars?
A.
Africa, Australia, China
B.
Africa, Asia, Latin America
C.
China, Latin America, Soviet Union
D.
North America, Asia, Africa
3.
Besides using weapons what other method did the Soviet Union and the United States have in conducting proxy wars?
A.
Radio and television ads
B.
Foreign Aid
C.
Building of walls in Berlin
D.
Trade practices
4.
Who stated the following: "If Southeast and South Asia are not to be conquered by communism, we of the free democratic world must demonstrate that it is we and not the Russians who stand for national liberation and economic and social progress."
A.
President Harry S. Truman
B.
Prime Minister Lester Pearson
C.
President John F. Kennedy
D.
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau
5.
When the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, what did Canada and the United States do in response?
A.
Sent letters of protest to Moscow
B.
They invaded Cuba
C.
Boycotted the Olympic games
D.
None of the above
6.
Which symbol of the Cold War was torn down in 1989?
A.
Brandenburg Gates in Berlin
B.
48th parallel between North and South Korea
C.
Iron Curtain
D.
Berlin Wall
7.
"Foreign Policy for Canadians" was the name of a document initiated by which Canadian Prime Minister?
A.
Chrétien
B.
King
C.
Trudeau
D.
Mulroney
8.
What famous event in 1967 made Canadians more nationalistic and proud of their country?
A.
Canadian National Exhibition
B.
World's Fair
C.
Crystal Palace
D.
Expo
9.
How did Canada anger the United States with respect to relations with Communist China?
A.
Canada officially recognized the communist government of the People's Republic of China
B.
Canada refused to vote with the United States at the United Nations
C.
Canada supported Chinese membership in the League of Nations
D.
None of the above
10.
How did Ronald Reagan view international affairs in the 1980s?
A.
He saw The United States as a strong military power
B.
He saw the United States as a leader in international cooperation and peacekeeping
C.
Canadians were always going to agree with whatever Americans did in international affairs
D.
The United States would always look for the middle road in international disputes
11.
How was Mulroney different from Trudeau when it came to Canada's relationship with the United States?
A.
Mulroney was the same as Trudeau
B.
Mulroney was more friendly towards the United States
C.
Mulroney believed Canada should have an international policy separate from that of the United States
D.
Mulroney was originally an American
12.
What emerged as priorities in Canada's international affairs policies?
A.
Peacekeeping, foreign aid, human rights
B.
Foreign aid, disarmament, a separate foreign policy
C.
International agreements, foreign aid
D.
Care of the coastline and international border agreements
13.
Which the following environmental agreements did Canada refuse to sign?
A.
Kyoto Protocol
B.
Rio Summit
C.
Montreal Protocol
D.
None of the above
14.
What was set up between Washington and Moscow to help ease the tensions of the Cold War?
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15.
Explain the term, "proxy wars?"
Answer:
16.
Which countries supported the Viet Cong rebels in Vietnam?
Answer:
17.
Which neutral nation in Asia received billions of dollars of aid from both the Soviet Union and the United States?
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18.
How did the Soviet Union react to the Western boycott of the Moscow Olympic Games?
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19.
Who called the Soviet Union "the evil Empire?"
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20.
Who became leader of the Soviet Union in the late 1980s?
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21.
What is the meaning of the term "perestroika?"
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22.
What is the meaning of the term "glasnost?"
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23.
What replaced many communist governments in many Warsaw Pact countries?
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24.
Who stated: "In the long run the overwhelming threat to Canada will not come from foreign investments...or even foreign nuclear weapons. It will come instead from the two thirds of people of the world who are falling farther and farther behind in their search for a decent standard of living."
Answer:
25.
What did the Arctic Waters Pollution Act establish in order to protect Canada's coastal environment?
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26.
Who succeeded Mulroney as Prime Minister of Canada?
Answer:
27.
What did the Agreement on Arctic Co-operation decide?
Answer:
28.
What did the federal Department of the Environment set?
Answer:
29.
What did the United Nations Biosafety Protocol decide?
Answer:
30.
The United States and the Soviet Union refused to sign a nuclear disarmament treaty in 1963.
A.
True
B.
False
31.
The United States and the Soviet Union began a series of disarmament talks in the early 1960s.
A.
True
B.
False
32.
When Great Britain pulled out of Vietnam in the 1950s, the United States stepped in.
A.
True
B.
False
33.
The United States sent their army into Vietnam immediately after the Viet Cong rebels attacked the south.
A.
True
B.
False
34.
The Vietnam War did not end until 1995.
A.
True
B.
False
35.
The Soviet Union was able to keep firm hold over Warsaw Pact nations, even after Gorbachev became leader.
A.
True
B.
False
36.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union the Cold war came to an end.
A.
True
B.
False
37.
Pearson believed that Canada could never hope to become a superpower like the United States or the Soviet Union.
A.
True
B.
False
38.
Instead of trying to be a superpower, Canada could do a better job of being a "helpful fixer" in international affairs.
A.
True
B.
False
39.
As part of a new international policy, Trudeau decided to increase defence spending and raise contributions to NATO.
A.
True
B.
False
40.
Just before Trudeau finished his term of office, the last nuclear weapons had been removed from Canadian soil.
A.
True
B.
False
41.
In 1975, Canada had over 1500 peacekeeping soldiers on duty throughout the world.
A.
True
B.
False
42.
All of Canadian foreign aid spending went to English-speaking countries in the 1970s.
A.
True
B.
False
43.
In the 1970s, Canadians felt that American investment in Canada was a good way of making sure the Canadian economy continued to grow and prosper.
A.
True
B.
False
44.
Trudeau and Reagan were great friends and supported each other in all international decisions where Canada and the United States were involved.
A.
True
B.
False
45.
The Chrétien government took a neutral position on land mines so they would not offend the United States.
A.
True
B.
False
46.
The United States viewed the Northwest Passage as an international waterway when they sailed the Polar Sea from Greenland to Alaska.
A.
True
B.
False
47.
Acid rain agreements between Canada and the United States were very successful under the Reagan government.
A.
True
B.
False
48.
A nation's reduction of its stock piles of weapons and armed forces is called _________________.
Answer:
49.
The terms "global village" and "the medium is the message" were named by ___________________.
Answer:
50.
Prime Minister _______________ stated: "Good relations, super relations with the United States will be the cornerstone of our foreign policy."
Answer:
51.
The American Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI) was given the nickname _________________.
Answer:
52.
When the American oil supertanker Manhattan steamed through the Northwest Passage in the Arctic in 1969, Parliament passed the ______________ that set a pollution zone under Canadian control.
Answer:
53.
The talks between U.S. President Reagan and Prime Minister Mulroney on St. Patrick's Day, 1985, were quickly nicknamed the ___________________.
Answer:
54.
In 1994, Ontario passed an __________________________ which gave citizens the right to force the government to inquire into the activities of suspected polluters.
Answer:
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