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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through United States and the Second World War.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the Inter-American Conference for the Maintenance of Peace held in 1936?
(a) Geneva, Switzerland.
(b) Paris, France.
(c) Brazilia, Brazil.
(d) Buenos Aires, Argentina.

2. Who was an outspoken imperialist and pursued the expansion of the British empire?
(a) Sir Edward Grey.
(b) Joseph Chamberlain.
(c) Emmeline Pankhurst.
(d) George Bernard Shaw.

3. In what United States city did Sir Wilfrid Laurier defend Great Britain's cause, and support for the Great War?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) New York.
(c) Chicago.
(d) San Francisco.

4. Who said that "a person should seek to be holy on earth in order to achieve rewards in heaven"?
(a) Cardinal Manning.
(b) John Wesley.
(c) Martin Luther.
(d) John Calvin.

5. Who was the leader of the Conservative party and was highly respected for his efforts toward Canadian prestige and unity?
(a) Sir John Macdonald.
(b) Simon Bolivar.
(c) Sir Wilfrid Laurier.
(d) Sir Robert Borden.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the speech "Rendezvous with Despair", what is the only answer to gloomy predictions regarding the growth of the country?

2. Which writing stated that laws no longer carry any weight with the people who do whatever they please, regardless of what is morally right?

3. What country was the Volga district the center of attention?

4. How old was Voltaire when he died?

5. According to Roosevelt's speech "Hemisphere Defense for Democracy", what came from the spirit that must be grounded in faith?

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