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Social Studies 11

Examination Booklet August 2006

Form A

DO NOT OPEN ANY EXAMINATION MATERIALS UNTIL INSTRUCTED TO DO SO. FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS REFER TO THE RESPONSE BOOKLET.

Contents: 21 pages 55 selected-response questions (maximum of 55 marks) 2 written-response questions (maximum of 24 marks)

Examination: 2 hours Additional Time Permitted: 60 minutes Province of British Columbia

PART A: SELECTED RESPONSE Value: 55 marks Suggested Time: 50 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS: For each question, select the best answer and record your choice on the Response Booklet provided. Using an HB pencil, completely fill in the bubble that has the letter corresponding to your answer.

You have Examination Booklet Form A. In the box above #1 on your Response Booklet, ensure that you have filled in the bubble as follows.
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TOPIC: Political Ideologies Match each definition in Column I with the correct political ideology in Column II. Record your answers on the Response Booklet.
Column I Column II

1. left wing; violent revolution necessary to overthrow unjust system 2. rights and freedoms of the individual most important; favours change 3. right wing; few individual rights enforced by strong military 4. favours tradition; less regulation from government; government censorship to preserve public morality

A. conservatism B. C. communism liberalism

D. socialism E. F. capitalism fascism

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5. In the House of Commons, after which stage would a bill be referred to committee for further investigation? A. B. C. D. First Reading Second Reading Third Reading Committee Stage

Use the following newspaper headline to answer question 6.

The CANADA

GAZETTE

Prime Minister Gives Senate Seat er! to Faithful Support

6. Which term is associated with this headline? A. B. C. D. lobbying patronage order-in-council cabinet solidarity ________________________________________________

7. All of the following are special interest groups except A. B. C. D. Greenpeace. Amnesty International. Canadian Taxpayers Federation. Canadian International Development Agency.

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Use the following newspaper headline to answer question 8.

OTTAWA GAZETTE

CANDIDATE WINS BY ACCLAMATION


8. What circumstance allowed the candidate to win this election? A. B. C. D. Voter turnout was over 80%. Voter turnout was less than 50%. No other candidates were running for office. Only one other candidate was running for office. ________________________________________________

9. Based on 100 seats in a Legislative Assembly, which results would create a minority government? Party X A. B. C. D. 46 51 55 82 Party Y 44 48 35 15 Party Z 10 1 10 3

10. What determines the physical size of a federal electoral district? A. B. C. D. physical features population density historical significance traditional voting patterns

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11. What 1960 document acted as a foundation for the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms? A. B. C. D. the Human Rights Code the Statute of Westminster the Canadian Bill of Rights the British North America Act

12. What two components are included in the Constitution Act, 1982? A. B. C. D. B.N.A. Act and Equality Rights Bill of Rights and Amendment Procedures B.N.A. Act and Charter of Rights and Freedoms Charter of Rights and Freedoms and Human Rights Legislation

Use the following events to answer question 13. 1. 2. 3. Germany attacks Belgium. Archduke Ferdinand is assassinated. Great Britain declares war on Germany.

13. What is the chronological order of these events? A. B. C. D. 1, 2, 3 2, 1, 3 2, 3, 1 3, 1, 2

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Use the following map to answer question 14.

W U V

X Z Y

Europe, 1914
14. Which countries were members of the Triple Alliance in 1914? A. B. C. D. U, V, X U, V, Y V, X, Y X, Y, Z ________________________________________________

15. Which of the following best describes a war of attrition? A. B. C. D. One side incorporates the defeated enemys artillery. One side uses lightning warfare to rapidly gain ground. Both sides wear each other down until one is forced to give in. Both sides build up their armed forces before engaging in warfare.

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16. Which reform did many suffragettes hope to attain after achieving the right to vote? A. B. C. D. prohibition of alcohol bilingualism in all schools free trade with the United States improved relations with Quebec

Use the following newspaper headlines to answer question 17. 1. Black Tuesday! 2. 200% Increase in Mining Stocks! 3. Winnipeg Electric Shares Go from $109.50 to $2.00 per Share! 4. Bennett Loses; Mackenzie King Prime Minister! 17. Determine the chronological order of these newspaper headlines from the 1920s and 1930s. A. B. C. D. 2, 1, 3, 4 2, 4, 1, 3 4, 1, 2, 3 4, 1, 3, 2 ________________________________________________

18. What was the outcome of the Balfour Report in 1926? A. B. C. D. The United States became a member of the Commonwealth. Great Britain continued to negotiate foreign affairs for Canada. Canada established independent foreign relations with other nations. France and Great Britain maintained control over Canadas foreign affairs.

19. What commodity was hardest hit by the increase in tariffs during the interwar period? A. B. C. D. wheat lumber crude oil pulp wood

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Use the following quotation to answer question 20. Create a national minimum wage and a system of social insurance for workers. Build public works to create employment. 1932 20. Which 1930s politician is associated with this quotation? A. B. C. D. R.B. Bennett Mackenzie King J.S. Woodsworth Maurice Duplessis

Use the following newspaper headline to answer question 21.

ER WORLD EXAMIN KING RETURNS HOME FROM TING OVERSEAS MEE


s Im convinced hi

1937

e. goal is world peac

21. To which world leader is Prime Minister Mackenzie King referring? A. B. C. D. Adolf Hitler Joseph Stalin Benito Mussolini Kaiser Wilhelm II

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Use the following cartoon to answer question 22.

Army

Air Force

Navy

NATIONAL NIGHTMARE, 1939

22. Why is the cartoon named National Nightmare? A. B. C. D. Canadas air force was much larger than its other branches. Canadas armed forces were too small to defend Canada properly. Canadas coasts were defended by only one branch of the military. Canadas army was prepared for war and could defend its homeland.

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Use the following newspaper headline to answer question 23.

R WORLD EXAMINE

1942

ST CANADAS FIR N BATTLE EUROPEA STER! ENDS IN DISA


il Over 2800 k

led or captured in

raid

23. Which of the following events is being described? A. B. C. D. Ortona Dieppe Dunkirk Normandy ________________________________________________

24. In which province did the majority of residents vote no in the 1942 plebiscite on conscription? A. B. C. D. Quebec Ontario Saskatchewan Newfoundland

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TOPIC: World War Two Government Documents Match the description in Column I with the correct Act in Column II. Record your answers on the Response Booklet.
Column I Column II

25. required able-bodied male and female workers to register for essential war work 26. allowed Britain to receive war goods from the United States 27. suspension of civil liberties in times of national emergency 28. required adult males to register for military service within Canada

A. War Measures Act B. C. Lend-Lease Act Ogdensburg Agreement

D. Military Voters Act E. F. National Resources Mobilization Act National Selective Services Act

29. In which of the following World War Two operations did Canadian forces participate? A. B. C. D. Overlord Barbarossa Vimy Ridge Passchendaele

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30. What two ideologies were separated by the Iron Curtain? A. B. C. D. anarchy and socialism democracy and fascism communism and democracy communism and totalitarianism

Use the following newspaper headline to answer question 31.

NATIONAL EXAMINER

1949

CANADA, THE UNITED STATES


AND WESTERN EUROPE

JOIN TOGETHER TO DEFEND DEMOCRACY

31. To what alliance is the headline referring? A. B. C. D. NATO NORAD United Nations Organization of American States

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Use the following newspaper headline to answer question 32.

CANADA TIMES

1951

Commission The Massey ncerns about Reports Co nfluence American I

32. To what American influence does this headline refer? A. B. C. D. culture economic foreign policy immigration policy

Use the following information to answer question 33. Introduced the Canadian Bill of Rights. Cancelled Avro Arrow Project.

33. Which politician is associated with these events? A. B. C. D. Lester Pearson Pierre Trudeau Tommy Douglas John Diefenbaker

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34. All of the following are examples of programs of the welfare state except A. B. C. D. rent control. baby bonuses. old age pensions. employment insurance.

TOPIC: Famous Canadian Females Match each description in Column I with the correct person in Column II. Record your answers on the Response Booklet.
Column I Column II

35. first female elected to the House of Commons 36. first female Governor General 37. first female Prime Minister of Canada 38. first female Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada

A. Kim Campbell B. C. Nellie McClung Agnes Macphail

D. Beverly McLachlin E. F. Jeanne Sauv Cairine Wilson

[Shading indicates content of these items will not be included on future exams.]

39. Which of the following best describes the major conclusion of the 1963 Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism? A. B. C. D. Minorities were unfairly treated by provincial governments. French Canadians were unfairly treated by government services. English Canadians were unfairly treated by the Quebec government. All minorities received fair treatment from government services in Quebec.

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40. Which of the following is a correct pairing? A. B. C. D. Pierre Trudeau created Bill 101 James Cross kidnapped by the FLQ Jean Chrtien leader of the Parti Qubcois Ren Lvesque implemented the War Measures Act

41. What was the outcome of Bill 101? A. B. C. D. It made French the only official language in Quebec. It allowed commercial signs to have English and French. It made French and English the official languages in Quebec. It allowed school children to choose the language of their instruction.

42. All of the following provinces agreed to the Canadian Constitution Act of 1982 except A. B. C. D. Alberta. Quebec. Nova Scotia. British Columbia. Use the following newspaper headline to answer question 43.

The OTTAWA

REPORTER 1969

hite Paper Chrtien presents W ons in House of Comm milation! recommending assi

43. To which group of people does the headline refer? A. B. C. D. Americans Aboriginals French Canadians English Canadians

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44. What does population density represent? A. B. C. D. the pattern of where people live the number of people per square kilometre the movement of people into a certain area the factors that result in people leaving an area

Use the following newspaper headline to answer question 45.

NATIONAL TIMES

2000

CANADIAN POPULATION AGEING SAYS STATS CANADA

45. Which profession would compile this information? A. B. C. D. geologist cartographer demographer meteorologist

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Use the following pyramid to answer question 46.


Male
100+ 9599 9094 8589 8084 7579 7074 6569 6064 5559 5054 4549 4044 3539 3034 2529 2024 1519 1014 59 04

Female

4.0

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.0

0.5

0.0

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

Population (in millions)

46. In what stage of growth is this country? A. B. C. D. stable expanding contracting early expanding

Use the following statistic to answer question 47. The average Nigerian woman will have 5.4 children in her lifetime. 47. What is being described by this statistic? A. B. C. D. birth rate fertility rate life expectancy dependency ratio

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48. Which of the following is used in calculating the United Nations Human Development Index? A. B. C. D. infant mortality total fertility rate adult literacy rate average household income

49. Which statement best reflects a country with a high dependency ratio? A. B. C. D. low birth rates low life expectancy higher numbers of workers to contribute taxes higher costs of caring for the young and elderly

50. Which of the following nations has the highest standard of living? A. B. C. D. India Japan Thailand Philippines

Use the following definition to answer question 51. the total value of all goods and services produced in a country in one year 51. What term does this definition describe? A. B. C. D. industrial output carrying capacity gross domestic product average household income

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Use the following newspaper headline to answer question 52.


2000 INER NATIONAL EXAM OVERNMENT CANADIAN G EE PROVIDES FR ND WHEAT TRACTORS A IA TO ETHIOP

52. What type of aid is described in the headline? A. B. C. D. tied military bilateral multilateral ________________________________________________

53. Globally, which of the following consumes the greatest amount of water? A. B. C. D. mining industry residential agriculture

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Use the following statement to answer question 54. Without the Montreal Protocol, an international agreement to reduce CFC use, levels of ozone-depleting substances will be five times higher by 2050 than they are today. 54. What is the statement suggesting? A. B. C. D. Countries need to solve this problem independently. There are no solutions to these environmental problems. Global cooperation is necessary to protect the environment. Montreal can serve as an environmental model to other cities of the world. ________________________________________________

55. With which environmental issue is the Kyoto Accord related? A. B. C. D. acid rain desertification global warming ozone layer depletion

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PART B: ESSAY Value: 24 marks Suggested Time: 70 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS: Write your answers in ink in the space provided in the Response Booklet. No work written in this examination booklet will be marked. You may choose to use the information provided to help you answer the questions. Your response should be in a multi-paragraph format including an introduction and a conclusion.

Use the following information to answer question 1. United Nations Mandate to keep world peace and prevent the outbreak of new wars to encourage friendly relations among nations to abolish disease and famine to protect human rights 1. To what extent has the United Nations been successful in fulfilling its mandate? Your answer should consider both the successes and the failures of the United Nations. (12 marks)
Organization and Planning Use this space to plan your ideas before writing in the Response Booklet.

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Use the following statement to answer question 2. Canada has created a welfare state that benefits every man, woman and child from cradle to grave. 2. Evaluate this statement using examples from the period 1914 to the year 2000. Your answer should consider both sides of the statement. (12 marks)

Organization and Planning Use this space to plan your ideas before writing in the Response Booklet.

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Examination Rules 1. The time allotted for this examination is two hours. You may, however, take up to 60 minutes of additional time to finish. 2. Answers entered in the Examination Booklet will not be marked. 3. Cheating on an examination will result in a mark of zero. The Ministry of Education considers cheating to have occurred if a student breaks any of the following rules: Candidates must not give or receive assistance of any kind in answering an examination question during an examination, including allowing ones paper to be viewed by others or copying answers from another students paper. Candidates must not possess any book, paper or item that might assist in writing an examination, including a dictionary or piece of electronic equipment, that is not specifically authorized for the examination by ministry policy. Candidates must immediately follow the invigilators order to stop writing at the end of the examination time and must not alter an Examination Booklet, Response Booklet or Answer Sheet after the invigilator has asked students to hand in examination papers. Candidates must not communicate with another student during the examination. Candidates must not remove any piece of the examination materials from the examination room, including work pages. Candidates must not take or knowingly use any secure examination materials prior to the examination session. 4. The use of inappropriate language or content may result in a mark of zero beingawarded. 5. Upon completion of the examination, return all examination materials to the supervising invigilator.

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