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History · Grades 9–12

World history: which came first?

Study guide for Grades 9 to 12: 2 worked examples and 2 practice questions. Anchor events to periods you know well (medieval Europe, the age of revolutions, the world wars, the Cold War) and compare.

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Rule and key idea

Anchor events to periods you know well (medieval Europe, the age of revolutions, the world wars, the Cold War) and compare.

earlier year → happened first

Worked examples

Which of these two events happened first? • The Russian Revolution brought the Bolsheviks to power • The Red River Resistance began

The Red River Resistance began: 1869. The Russian Revolution brought the Bolsheviks to power: 1917.

The Red River Resistance began

Which of these two events happened first? • Women in Manitoba won the right to vote in provincial elections • Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Empire

Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Empire: 1453. Women in Manitoba won the right to vote in provincial elections: 1916.

Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Empire

Try two questions

  1. Which of these two events happened first? • The Canadian Bill of Rights was passed • Allied troops landed in Normandy on D-Day

    1. The Canadian Bill of Rights was passed
    2. Allied troops landed in Normandy on D-Day

  2. Which of these two events happened first? • Crowds stormed the Bastille in Paris • The Act of Union joined Upper and Lower Canada into the Province of Canada

    1. Crowds stormed the Bastille in Paris
    2. The Act of Union joined Upper and Lower Canada into the Province of Canada

Answers and reasoning

Answers and marking notes
  1. Allied troops landed in Normandy on D-Day

    Allied troops landed in Normandy on D-Day: 1944. The Canadian Bill of Rights was passed: 1960.

  2. Crowds stormed the Bastille in Paris

    Crowds stormed the Bastille in Paris: 1789. The Act of Union joined Upper and Lower Canada into the Province of Canada: 1841.

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