Grade 8 · Social Studies · Unit 5 of 10
Decades of Change
From the 1920s to today
What your child practises
Practises how events and changes in the decades from the 1920s to present-day Canada have shaped Canadian identity.
Prince Edward Island Curriculum curriculum outcome: Decades of change · how changes in the decades since the 1920s have shaped Canadian identity
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which policy of 1971 shaped how Canada sees its many cultures?
- rationing
- prohibition
- isolationism
- multiculturalism
multiculturalism
Hint: Canada said diversity is part of its identity.
Question 2
In 1965, what changed for Canada?
- a new currency
- a new flag with a red maple leaf
- a new capital city
- a new anthem
a new flag with a red maple leaf
Hint: Some people welcomed it and some wanted the old flag.
Question 3
Which is a secondary source about the 1930s?
- a textbook written last year
- a photo from 1935
- a 1938 newspaper
- a letter from 1932
a textbook written last year
Hint: It was written later by someone studying the past.
Question 4
How did many women help during the Second World War?
- they went to sea only
- they stayed out of work
- they stopped voting
- they worked in factories and served in the forces
they worked in factories and served in the forces
Hint: Women stepped into many new jobs.
Question 5
In which year did Canada declare war during the Second World War?
- 1939
- 1914
- 1925
- 1945
1939
Hint: The war began that year in Europe.
Question 6
In 1929, a court decision said that women were…
- allowed to be soldiers
- too young to vote
- “persons” under the law
- not allowed to work
“persons” under the law
Hint: It is called the Persons Case.