In 1956, Canada welcomed about 37,000 refugees escaping Soviet tyranny in which country?
Answer: Hungary.
Canada welcomed about 37,000 people who escaped Soviet tyranny in Hungary in 1956, and starting in 1975 about 50,000 Vietnamese "boat people" sought refuge in Canada.
All answer choices
- Hungary. (correct answer)
- Vietnam.
- Poland.
- Czechoslovakia.
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