SS20-1 Western Alienation Review
Authored by Catherine Loewen
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11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What concept is often used to analyze the Western provinces' identity and highlights the influence of Central Canada over the surrounding provinces?
Core-Periphery Thesis
Federal-Provincial Dynamics
The Central Dominance Theory
The Western Alienation Concept
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The National Policy, introduced by John A. Macdonald, levied high tariffs on foreign goods. Why was this policy a source of Western alienation?
It unfairly taxed Western farmers to benefit Eastern manufacturers.
It subsidized the shipping of Eastern goods to the West.
It prevented the growth of the Western oil industry.
It caused a major economic recession in the West.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Crow Rate, a rail transportation subsidy, was a major source of grievance for Westerners because it favored shipping raw grain rather than what?
Oil & Gas
Livestock
Processed value-added products (e.g. flour)
Manufactured goods
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In what year were the Natural Resources Transfer Acts passed, which gave Alberta control over its public lands and resources, a key step in asserting provincial identity?
1905
1930
1947
1897
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The discovery of oil in Leduc, Alberta, in 1947 transformed the province's economy. How did this event contribute to the feeling of Western alienation in the following decades?
It made AB less reliant on federal equalization payments.
The federal government's control of oil prices was seen as an appropriation of provincial wealth.
It led to a population decline as people moved to the East forwork.
It caused a major conflict with Quebec over oil revenues.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the Official Languages Act of 1969 contribute to feelings of Western alienation?
It was seen as a federal policy that prioritized Quebec's interests over those of the West.
It prevented Western provinces from using English as their official language.
It forced Western provinces to adopt French as an official language.
It led to a decline in bilingual services in the West.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the primary purpose of the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund, created in 1976 by Premier Peter Lougheed?
To support the federal government's National Energy Program.
To save a portion of oil and gas revenues for future generations, asserting provincial control over resources.
To provide equalization payments to other provinces.
To fund oil exploration and development in other parts of Canada.
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