Grade 6 · Social Studies · Unit 7 of 12
Canada Since 1945
Rights, languages, peace and identity from 1945 to today.
What your child practises
Practises Canada since the Second World War: the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, two official languages and multiculturalism, Franco-Manitoban history, Indigenous rights and reconciliation, Canada and the United Nations, and what shapes Canadian identity. Indigenous content needs review with partners.
Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: 6-KC-005, 6-KI-013, 6-KI-013F, 6-KI-014, 6-KI-015F, 6-KI-017, 6-KI-018, 6-KI-019, 6-KG-045, 6-KE-059 · rights and freedoms, bilingual and multicultural policies, Franco-Manitoban history, Indigenous rights, Canada and the UN, and 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
The Forest case led to the Supreme Court of Canada saying that Manitoba's 1890 law banning French in laws was…
- Fair
- unconstitutional
- Popular
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unconstitutional
Hint: French language rights were restored.
Question 2
Francophone Manitobans have strong communities in…
- Saint-Boniface and other places
- Only Quebec
- Only Iceland
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Saint-Boniface and other places
Hint: St. Boniface is a francophone heart of Winnipeg.
Question 3
What do peacekeepers do?
- Collect taxes
- Help keep peace in places of conflict
- Fight all wars
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Help keep peace in places of conflict
Hint: Canada has a long history of peacekeeping.
Question 4
The Canadian flag with its red maple leaf was first raised in…
- 1914
- 1867
- 1965
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1965
Hint: It first flew on February 15, 1965.
Question 5
September 30 is the…
- National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
- Canada Day
- Remembrance Day
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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Hint: It honours residential school survivors.
Question 6
Which of these shows one way Canada helps protect its identity?
- Closing borders
- Canadian content rules for radio and television
- Banning books
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Canadian content rules for radio and television
Hint: Rules support Canadian arts.