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21)The “mechanization of housework” refers to A)a campaign promoting the idea that home appliances require skilled operators. B)the monotony and drudgery of cleaning the house. C)the introduction of robotic housekeepers in the 1950s. D)the hiring of domestic workers to perform housekeeping duties. E)none of the above. 22)Early Immigrants to Canada first came from A)Africa .B) Australia C)France D)Sweden E)None of the above 23)In the years following the American Revolution, many African Americans immigrated to A)Nova Scotia. B)The Yukon. C)Alberta. D)British Columbia. E)Newfoundland. 24)Many of the African American families who immigrated to Canada following the American Revolution did not fit the prevailing norms of family and work life because A)African American men worked less hard than their white neighbours. B)African American men worked harder than their white neighbours. C)many African American women remained inside the home. D)many African American women worked outside the home. E)African American children had weaker emotional ties to their parents. 25)A head tax on Chinese immigrants arriving in Canada to join family members was imposed until A) 1885. B) 1901. C) 1923. D)1946. E) 1973. 26)The Chinese Exclusionary Act barred Chinese immigrants working on the Canadian railroads from A)patronizing restaurants, hotels, and saloons. B)voting in the national and provincial elections. C)bringing their wives and families to Canada. D)owning land or purchasing homes. E)returning to China when their work was completed. 27)     _____ is known as the gateway city for immigrants who are members of visible A) Vancouver B) Toronto C) Edmonton D) Montreal E) Hamilton 28)Which of the following is true about women in the labour force during World War II? A)There was an influx of women in the labour force who were subsequently forced to give up their jobs when the men returned home. B)Women began to work in positions of power in the major corporations and maintained these positions after the men returned home. C)Women were forced to leave the labour force because they were required to stay at home while the men were fighting the war overseas. D)There was a steady decline in the number of women who worked outside of the home while the men were overseas fighting the war. E)Women had more children before the men left for the war and were thus shut out of the labour force. 29)Approximately how many Canadians in the Canadian Forces are currently serving in military roles? A)1,500 B)2,100 D)250,000 E)500,000 30)Which of the following is a true about the cohort of people born between the two world wars? A)Their average life expectancy is longer than those who are born in the 1990s. B)Most of them elected to not get married and have children. C)They married younger and most of them married over a narrowed spread of ages. D)Their transition into adulthood was expanded over a longer period of time. E)Their average age of first marriage is much older than those who were born at the turn of the century.