Deck 16: Canada in the World

Question 1

Which of the following is a characteristic ascribed to Canada by its opinion leaders?

A) Cosmopolitan
B) Equality-oriented
C) Multicultural
D) Internationalist
E) All of the above

Answer 1

E

Question 2

According to John Ralston Saul, which of the following is a feature of Canada?

A) It is a successful model of accommodation.
B) It is a model that will shape the direction of history.
C) It is very much its own invention.
D) It has a flexible way of thinking about citizenship.
E) All of the above

Answer 2

E

Question 3

Which of the following describes Canadians' perceptions of themselves and their place within the international community?

A) There is room for improvement in Canada's observance of human rights.
B) Canadians are incisive negotiators when it comes to economics.
C) Canadians are respected, listened to, and admired abroad.
D) Canadians are a people who prioritize national security.
E) Canadians have a long record of spreading freedom to other nations.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

When was Sir Wilfrid Laurier prime minister of Canada?

A) 1867-1872
B) 1891-1896
C) 1896-1911
D) 1872-1877
E) 1930-1945

Question 5

How many immigrants were arriving in Canada per year in the early 1900s?

A) 200,000
B) 50,000
C) 75,000
D) 100,000
E) 25,000

Question 6

Which of the following is related to economic integration, interdependence, and investment between Canada and the US?

A) The visits of Samuel de Champlain to Canada
B) The "Third Option" policy
C) The Boundary Waters Treaty
D) The Kyoto Accord
E) All of the above

Question 7

What per cent of global economic output does Canada account for?

A) 52 per cent
B) 2 per cent
C) 18 per cent
D) 38 per cent
E) 8 per cent

Question 8

The 1970s saw the rising economic power of Japan and which other country?

A) Italy
B) China
C) Brazil
D) The Soviet Union
E) Germany

Question 9

What is significant about Sir John A. Macdonald's National Policy of 1879?

A) It solidified Canada's fate as an economically dependent nation.
B) It solidified Canada's identity as a parochial and isolationist country with an internally focused economic plan.
C) It was the only coherent and explicit economic development strategy before the decision to embrace free trade in the late 1980s.
D) It laid the groundwork for Canada's multilateral co-operation with other nations in the areas of national defence and security.
E) It laid the groundwork for Canada's first reciprocity treaty with the US.

Question 10

Economic nationalism in Canada between the 1950s and 1980s was marked by a series of policies and institutions designed to do what?

A) Limit indigenous capital
B) Limit American influence in the Canadian economy
C) Extend Canadian influence on developing economies
D) Promote foreign capital
E) Cut off Canada from the world economy

Question 11

Which of the following is true about globalization in Canada?

A) It is an intensification in economic and other ties to the US.
B) It is thought-provoking in that it makes Canadians question Canada-US relations.
C) It is resulting in an expanded and more complicated relationship with China.
D) It is a question that is inseparable from the question of Canada's relationship to the US.
E) All of the above

Question 12

What is a distinguishing characteristic of today's globalized world often thought to distinguish it from international trade in earlier times?

A) The unprecedented uniformity of world communications networks
B) The unprecedented volume and speed of economic exchanges in the contemporary global economy
C) The unprecedented intensification of economic ties to international superpowers
D) The unprecedented rates of concentration of military power in the United States
E) The unprecedented effects of international trade on countries, which are becoming more nationalistic

Question 13

How has globalization been defined?

A) The historically unprecedented speed and scope of exchanges between different societies and regions in the world
B) The historically unprecedented speed and scope of exchanges between rich and poor nations
C) The historically unprecedented levels of international economic reciprocity
D) The historically unprecedented levels of international economic interdependence and integration
E) The impacts of the historically unprecedented creativity of developing nations

Question 14

According to the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, what was Canada's international ranking in overall level of globalization in 2013?

A) Twenty-first
B) Third
C) Fourteenth
D) First
E) Thirtieth

Question 15

Which of the following exemplifies the fact that protectionist barriers have declined?

A) Bilateral agreements such as the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement
B) Regional agreements such as that which occurs under NAFTA and in the European Union
C) Comprehensive trade liberalization under the aegis of the WTO
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 16

While all governments practise certain levels of subsidies and protectionism to varying degrees, the overall trajectory of trade policy has been in which direction?

A) Identifying "most favoured nations" which only trade with countries that are signatories to common multi-lateral trade agreements
B) More open markets
C) Identifying "most favoured nations" and privileging trade relations with some countries over others
D) More closed markets
E) Consolidating markets

Question 17

Who did The Guardian call "a disaster for the planet" in 2017?

A) Stephen Harper
B) Boris Johnson
C) Vladimir Putin
D) Donald Trump
E) Justin Trudeau

Question 18

Which of the following non-economic factors relate to globalization?

A) New security concerns
B) The rapid and widespread diffusion of diseases
C) The unprecedented movement of people between countries
D) The exchange of cultural values
E) All of the above

Question 19

What year did the Wall Street Journal declare Canada "an honorary member of the Third World" due to the government's accumulated debt?

A) 1929
B) 1984
C) 1994
D) 1968
E) 1945

Question 20

What year did the European Community first ban seal skins?

A) 1968
B) 1945
C) 2015
D) 2004
E) 1983

Question 21

What year did the European Union ban all seal products?

A) 2015
B) 1983
C) 1945
D) 2004
E) 1968

Question 22

In a 2018 survey by Abacus Data, how many Canadians viewed their country as tolerant?

A) 13 per cent
B) 93 per cent
C) 33 per cent
D) 73 per cent
E) 53 per cent

Question 23

In a 2018 survey by Abacus Data, how many Canadians viewed their country as diplomatic?

A) 73 per cent
B) 13 per cent
C) 93 per cent
D) 53 per cent
E) 33 per cent

Question 24

In a 2018 survey by Abacus Data, how many Canadians viewed their country as ethical?

A) 88 per cent
B) 8 per cent
C) 28 per cent
D) 48 per cent
E) 68 per cent

Question 25

How many respondents in an Environics survey believed Canada had a lot of influence in the world?

A) Five out of 10
B) Three out of 10
C) Nine out of 10
D) One out of 10
E) Seven out of 10

Question 26

How is the maple leaf sometimes described by traveling Canadians?

A) Patriotic tattoo
B) Passport of goodwill
C) Barrier to countries
D) Peacekeeping sign
E) International passport

Question 27

What is the fourth "Asian Tiger" after Hong Kong, Singapore, and South Korea?

A) North Korea
B) Japan
C) China
D) Taiwan
E) Vietnam

Question 28

Approximately what percentage of Canadian exports of goods and services go to the United States?

A) 50 per cent
B) 40 per cent
C) 30 per cent
D) 70 per cent
E) 60 per cent

Question 29

What year did the Free Trade Agreement with the United States take effect?

A) 1982
B) 1964
C) 1930
D) 1994
E) 1989

Question 30

What year did the North American Free Trade Agreement take effect?

A) 1982
B) 1989
C) 1964
D) 1930
E) 1994

Question 31

What was one of the main reasons for which trade with the United States weakened for Canada after 2001?

A) The increasing importance of imports from China
B) Concerns about Canadian terrorism risks
C) Increasing oil prices
D) Increasing Canadian protectionism
E) Increasing American protectionism

Question 32

Who was one of the chief architects of Canadian foreign policy since the Second World War?

A) William Lyon Mackenzie King
B) Lester B. Pearson
C) John Turner
D) Pierre Elliott Trudeau
E) Joe Clark

Question 33

Which of the following is an example of sectoral treaties between Canada and the US?

A) The Canada-US Free Trade Agreement
B) The North American Free Trade Agreement
C) The Auto Pact
D) The Canada-US Defence Production Sharing Agreement
E) Both C and D

Question 34

What have many Canadian governments done to counterweight American economic dominance?

A) Decided to focus on improving relations with Canada's Indigenous peoples
B) Decided to focus on strengthening relations between French and English Canada
C) Refused to enter into further agreements with the US
D) Decided to strengthen its relationship with Britain
E) Become involved with the United Nations and other multilateral institutions

Question 35

Which of the following is not an international organization to which Canada belongs?

A) NATO
B) OAS
C) OECD
D) OPEC
E) WTO

Question 36

Which of the following is an element of multilateralism?

A) All multilateral organizations are ever-vigilant checks and balances to superpowers like the US.
B) The World Bank has been the most prominent multilateral entity since World War II.
C) It is intended to resolve international differences and conflicts.
D) The parties to a dispute are always granted equal voices in decision-making.
E) It protects core countries from irrelevant discussions at the periphery.

Question 37

Which of the following has been the most prominent structure for multilateralism in the post-World War II era?

A) The World Trade Organization
B) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
C) The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
D) The World Bank
E) The United Nations

Question 38

Which of the following is proof of the reality that multilateralism does not necessarily dilute American international dominance?

A) The United Nations
B) The European Union
C) ASEAN
D) NAFTA
E) The International Monetary Fund

Question 39

According to Michael Ignatieff, what is one of the great foreign policy challenges facing Canada?

A) Adjusting its policies to work with upcoming economic powerhouses such as China and India
B) Staying independent in an age of an "American empire"
C) Fostering economic integration with as many new trading partners as possible
D) Building its military and other defence forces to rely less on the US for protection
E) Maintaining and growing resource trading relationships with superpowers like the US and China

Question 40

Which term best describes the Canada-US economic relationship?

A) Reciprocal
B) Asymmetrical
C) Abusive
D) Polite
E) Complementary

Question 41

What did the 2004 Liberal government decline to participate in?

A) Amnesty International surveys
B) OAS
C) The War on Terrorism
D) NATO
E) An American-led missile defence system

Question 42

What problem does multilateralism pose for Canada?

A) It produces outcomes that pit Canada against the US.
B) It closes Canada off from major international trade opportunities.
C) It creates a worldwide expectation what Canada's military activities will intensify.
D) There is no problem; US foreign policy has increasingly embraced multilateralism.
E) It has been overenthusiastically embraced by China, Canada's major trading partner.

Question 43

Who observed on Canadian-American relations that "what unites us is far greater than what divides us."

A) Stephen Harper
B) George W. Bush
C) Pierre Trudeau
D) John F. Kennedy
E) Barack Obama

Question 44

In 1925, how much did exports account for Canadian GDP?

A) One-half
B) One-tenth
C) One-quarter
D) One-fifth
E) Zero

Question 45

In 2000, how much did exports account for Canadian GDP?

A) 50 per cent
B) 40 per cent
C) 30 per cent
D) 20 per cent
E) 10 per cent

Question 46

What was the percentage of global GDP generated by trade in 2016?

A) 36 per cent
B) 16 per cent
C) 56 per cent
D) 6 per cent
E) 76 per cent

Question 47

Who called NAFTA "the single worst deal ever approved"?

A) Stephen Harper
B) Barack Obama
C) Donald Trump
D) George W. Bush
E) Pierre Trudeau

Question 48

By 2017, what was the value of foreign direct investment worldwide?

A) $200 million
B) $20 trillion
C) $2 trillion
D) $20 billion
E) $2 billion

Question 49

In 2015, what country ranked as having the highest level of globalization?

A) Sweden
B) Switzerland
C) Netherlands
D) Canada
E) Belgium

Question 50

Where was the 1999 meeting of the WTO?

A) Quebec City
B) Hamburg
C) Seattle
D) Genoa
E) Toronto

Question 51

Where was the 2001 meeting of the Organization of American States?

A) Toronto
B) Genoa
C) Quebec City
D) Seattle
E) Hamburg

Question 52

Where was the 2001 meeting of the G8?

A) Toronto
B) Seattle
C) Quebec City
D) Hamburg
E) Genoa

Question 53

Where was the 2010 meeting of the G20?

A) Seattle
B) Toronto
C) Quebec City
D) Hamburg
E) Genoa

Question 54

Which 2016 Democratic presidential candidate was very critical of globalization?

A) Donald Trump
B) Rudy Giulliani
C) Hilary Clinton
D) Joe Biden
E) Bernie Sanders

Question 55

Which Canadian federal political party has been a strong critic of globalization?

A) Reform
B) Conservative
C) Liberal
D) Progressive Conservative
E) NDP

Question 56

In 2000, how high was the share of Canadian GDP generated by exports to the United States?

A) 25 per cent
B) 40 per cent
C) 10 per cent
D) 20 per cent
E) 5 per cent

Question 57

Sir Wilfrid Laurier said, "The twentieth century will belong to Canada."

Question 58

Peacekeeping is traditionally identified as Canada's most positive contribution to the world.

Question 59

For idealists, the world of geopolitics is a tameable but largely ungovernable space in which the self-interests of state and non-state actors compete and where violent conflict and war are inevitable.

Question 60

Globalization has helped increase wealth, movement of people, and cultural exchange in Canada.

Question 61

Economic globalization has resulted in the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer.

Question 62

Other countries like globalization because they can spread their culture to Canada and the US.

Question 63

Globalization has made Canada's economy more precarious to external factors.

Question 64

Globalization has had little impact on international economies.

Question 65

No other country is as dependent on trade with a single trading partner as Canada is with the United States.

Question 66

Canada relies on soft power and multilateralism to influence the international system.

Question 67

Canada is thought of as one of the heavyweights of geopolitics.

Question 68

By 2000, exports accounted for only 5 per cent of Canadian GDP.

Question 69

The National Policy of 1879 was Canada's first explicit economic development strategy.

Question 70

The Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement was ratified in 1989.

Question 71

The North American Free Trade Agreement was ratified in 1994.

Question 72

The Spice Road moved goods from Sudbury to Thunder Bay.

Question 73

Based on 2015 data, Canada ranked first in the world in overall level of globalization.

Question 74

Since the end of World War II, policy-makers in Canada and across the developed world have been reluctant to an open trading environment.

Question 75

Globalization is not simply about economics and trade.

Question 76

The distribution of income in Canada is not significantly more unequal today than it was 40 years ago.

Question 77

In recent years between 20-25 per cent of Canadian GDP has been generated by exports to the United States.

Question 78

Canada exports more to the state of Michigan than it does to the entire European Union.

Question 79

The United States has never been largest source of foreign investment in Canada.

Question 80

Canada is only the major source of foreign imports in two American states.