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2015 Academic History – Practice – Flip CardsInstructions
These “flip cards” are practice for the upcoming exam. They are similar in content BUT NOT the questions on the exam.
To run….Click on Slide Show in the Menu Bar
Click on “From Beginning” in the drop down barHit the space bar for Card #1
Read the description, answer it, hit the space bar to “flip” the card and reveal the answer.
Use the space bar to advance
2015 Academic History – Practice – Flip Cards
Irene Murdoch
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Alberta farm-wife who sought to divorce her abusive husband at 24 years of marriage only to discover she had no claim to the
farm property because her name was not on the property deed. In the divorce, she
received little to no compensation. This event led to the Divorce Act in 1968.
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Post-WWII year in which Japanese-Canadians received full civil
rights under Canadian law including the right to vote
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1948
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Deterrence
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Act of preventing a particular act or behavior from happening
and in politics,the policy of developing a lot of
military power so that other countries will not attack your country
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Forgotten War
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Korean War
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To concede to the belligerent demands of a nation, group or person in a conciliatory effort, sometimes at
the expense of justice or other principles, to avoid conflict (e.g., war).
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Appeasement
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During the 1970 October Crisis, he famously said, “Just watch me” when
asked about how far he would go with his actions to suspend Canadian civil
liberties
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Pierre Elliott Trudeau
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The “political or military” reason Japanese-Canadians were interned
during WWII
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After the surprise bombing attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbour on 7 December 1941, Canadian leaders
feared a Japanese attack on the west coast with the Japanese-Canadians providing spy services to the enemy
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During this chaotic 1919 event, it was suggested that Communists,
unionists, socialists and labour right advocates were trying to overthrow
the democratically elected government, destroy Canadian
institutions and sow the seeds of unrest
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1919 Winnipeg General Strike
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Federal Parliament and seven provinces with 50% of the population
can agree to change Canada’s Constitution
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Amending Formula
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Great Britain declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939 to start WWII.
The Government of Canada delayed its decision about war until 10 September
1939…one week…for this reason
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To show Canada’s growing autonomy from Great Britain
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Trudeau wanted it so he could meet the changing social needs of all
Canadians including the Québécois
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Repatriation of Canada’s Constitution from Great Britain
plusa new / revised Constitution that
included the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
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Premier of Quebec during the Great Darkness
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Maurice Duplessis
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Starting after the end of WWII, it was the tense relationship between the United States (Capitalism) and the
Soviet Union (Communism) that led to the proliferation of nuclear bombs and taught many young Canadians to “duck and cover” below their school
desks.
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Cold War
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Order of CanadaCanadian Broadcasting Corporation
(CBC)Radio Canada
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunication Commission
(CTRC)Canadian content
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Many of the organizations or ideas introduced in the 1950s-1970s to
protect Canadian culture from USA influence, domination and change
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Military defense organizations / alliances formed during Cold War (i.e., period
immediately following WWII) to which Canada was a member
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)and
North American Aerospace Defense Command(NORAD)
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To stop immigration to Canada from China, this was enacted in 1923
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1923 Chinese Immigration Act
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Canada’s Prime Minister from 1948 to 1957, he oversaw the expansion of Canada's social programs (…or safety net) including family allowances, old age pensions, government
supportive funding of post-secondary education and the early form of Medicare called Hospital
Insurance
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Louis St. Laurent
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Authority of a state to govern itself, autonomy, independence, self-government, self-rule,
home rule, self-determination, freedom
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Sovereignty
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René Lévesque and the Parti Québécois were elected as the Government of
Quebec in 1976. What was the main objective of the Parti Québécois?
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Separation from Canada
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Elijah Harper
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Chief of his Red Sucker Lake community and Manitoba MPP for the riding of Rupertsland, he single-handedly prevented the passage of the Meech Lake Accord in 1987 that would
have given Quebec “distinct status” within the Canadian Constitution. He rejected the Accord
because the negotiations failed to involve Aboriginals as co-Governments.
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Process by which Quebec would be politically independent (e.g.,
own citizenship, no laws made in Ottawa would be binding on Quebec)
andQuebec would retain economic ties with
Canada (e.g., share same currency, same trade rules, Free Trade)
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Sovereignty Association
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Established in 1963 by Lester B. Pearson, it was mandated to find ways to develop an equal partnership between Canada’s two founding nations (French and English). It
recommended that English and French be declared official Languages of Canada, and as a
result, Pierre Elliott Trudeau enacted the Official Languages Act in 1969
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Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism
(Bi and Bi Commission)
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In the euphoria following WWII, a new demographic group emerged
that resulted in rapid economic prosperity in Canada
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Baby Boomers
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Elimination of the Department of Indian Affairs, removal of treaty
obligations with First Nations and abolishment of the Indian Act
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Items included in the 1969 White Paper that the Government of
Canada proposed as a solution to the “Aboriginal problem”
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Japanese-Canadian interned during WWII were not allowed to return to their former
homes in British Columbia once WWII ended. Instead, they were given these
two options…
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1. Leave Canada and emigrate to Japan2. Relocate elsewhere in Canada
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Tommy Douglas
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Known as the “Father of Medicare” in Canada, Douglas was responsible for
introducing a form of Universal Health Care in Saskatchewan in 1962. The idea was expanded to the rest of Canada, and the Canada Health Act was enacted in 1968 providing all Canadians with health care
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The art of dealing with people in a sensitive and effective way
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Diplomacy
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Decision makers attend to the "common good" and all other citizens working
collectively to build communities and programs that would contribute to the
good of others.
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Just Society
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This 1969 federal statute made French and English the two official languages of Canada and required that all federal
institutions provide their services in English or French at the customer's request
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Official Languages Act
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He proposed UN Peacekeepers during the 1956 Suez Crisis. His idea likely prevented another major war, and for his actions, he
was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Lester B. Pearson
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He uttered the famous and controversial phrase "Vive le Québec libre" (Long live
free Quebec) during a speech 24 July 1967 during a visit to Canada to help celebrate
Canada’s 100th birthday and Expo 67 in Montreal
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France President Charles de Gaulle
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Henry Morgentaler
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Doctor who set up abortion clinics and performed abortions as defiant action
against Canada’s antiquated abortion laws. He fought for the right that the pregnant mother to control the decision to abort.
His work helped to rewrite Canada’s Abortion Act
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This troubling event began 5 October 1970 when the Front de Libération du Québec
(FLQ) kidnapped British trade commissioner James Cross and the
subsequent 10 October 1970 kidnapping and killing of Quebec Minister of
Immigration and Labour Pierre Laporte.
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October Crisis
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Government promoted fear of communism
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Red Scare
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A sovereign state that is not a superpower or great power, but it still has large or moderate influence and international
recognition.
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Middle Power
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It was created in 1967 to explore the position of women in Canada, and to
recommend what steps might be taken by the federal government to ensure for
women equal opportunities with men in all aspects of Canadian society
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Royal Commission on the Status of Women in Canada
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Chief of the Assembly of First Nations from 2000-2003 and Grand Chief of Quebec's Grand Council of the Crees in 1987, he
brought international recognition to the rights of First Nations peoples by
protesting for Aboriginal input and shared control of the Quebec government's James
Bay hydroelectric project.
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Matthew Coon-Coon
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Détente
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A relaxing or easing of tension between rivals.
Following the proliferation of nuclear-armed missiles of the Cold War, there was an easing of tensions
between the Soviet Union and the United States, a period of “Cold War unthawing and discussions to
reduce nuclear arsenals (called Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)) beginning in 1969
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1929 Persons Case
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Gave women the status as a person in Canada.
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Established in 1885, it was an economic disincentive trying to limit and discourage
Chinese people from entering Canada after the completion of the Canadian Pacific
Railway
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Chinese Head Tax
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It became the tenth province of Canada in 1949
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Newfoundland
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On 11 December 1962, he was one of the two last people to be executed in Canada.
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Ronald Turpin
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Hiroshima
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Site of the first dropping of an atomic bomb. USA dropped the atomic bomb on 6 August
1945. Nearly 80,000 people were killed instantly in the bomb blast. The total
devastation and power of an atomic bomb became a reality.
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He ordered that production of the supersonic Avro Arrow jetfighter by stopped
and he unsuccessfully introduced the Canadian
Bill of Rights
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John Diefenbaker
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After tense events such as the 1990 Oka Crisis, this 1991 Commission was
established to examine issues of Aboriginal status in Canada. It was the forerunner for
such actions such as the 2007 Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement
and the 2008 Truth and Reconciliation Commission
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
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Notwithstanding Clause
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Section 33 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms that permits governments
(federal and provincial) tooverride certain rights and freedoms that
are guaranteed by the Charter, and it gives elected officials the ability to overrule the
courts, should theydetermine that the need to do so exists
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During the WWI Battle of Ypres, Canadian were attacked with this new chemical weapon. Although poorly equipped to withstand this type of warfare, Canada troops held their position, prevented a German victory, and demonstrated the resolve and determination of Canadians
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Chlorine or Mustard Gas
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Universal and publicly funded healthcare, Employment Insurance,
Old Age Security, social and income assistance,
andChild Care Benefits
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Components of Canada’s Social Safety Net
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During tense negotiations in 1981 about repatriating the Constitution, Pierre Elliott
Trudeau said, "Why don’t we get patriation first, nobody can object to that - then give ourselves
two years to solve our problems over the amending formula and the Charter, and failing
that, consult the people in a referendum?“ This provoking argument was directed at which
separatist leader who later wrote, “Trudeau pushed me to the wall. (He was implying) you, the great democrat, don’t tell me you’re afraid
to fight.”
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René Lévesque
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This West Indies island country became Communist-controlled in 1959 prompting
the USA to suspend any country-to-country relationships
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Cuba
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Engineering designs and prototypes of this supersonic interceptor airplane were build in Canada between 1953 and 1959. The plane
could fly faster and higher than any other jetfighter in the world, and it put Canada at the forefront of the world’s aviation industry. It was
suddenly cancelled by the Diefenbaker government because the technology was
obsolete, it cost too much and their were no buyers. It is a symbol of Canadian pride.
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Avro Arrow
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3X higher poverty rates for children10 years less life expectancy
Higher rates of obesity2X greater risk of diabetes
2X greater high school drop out rate30% lower median income level2X higher unemployment rate
Significantly higher rates in incarceration7X higher suicide rates
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2015 living conditions for many Aboriginals in Canada
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Enacted by the Parti Québécois in 1976, it restricted on the use of languages other
than French in Quebec, and with few exceptions, banned English. Only French
was allowed on commercial signs. Limitations on English education were established. French was to be used in
government, the courts, workplaces and businesses.
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Bill 101The Charter of the French Language
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This 1931 Act removed of the ability of the British Parliament to legislate or pass laws for the Dominions of the Commonwealth
(e.g., Canada). In effect, Canada had gained a degree of autonomy whereby the
Canadian Government, and only the Canadian Government, made laws that
applied to Canada
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1931 Statute of Westminster
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To increase cross-border trade, liberalize investment rules and make conditions of
fair competition with the USA, he introduced Free Trade to Canada in 1988
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Brian Mulroney
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A period of intense socio-political and socio-cultural change between 1960 and
1970 that created a secular society, a welfare state and a climate for increased
nationalism in Quebec
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Quiet Revolution
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Trudeau sought to update Canada’s Constitution in the 1970s but he was
prevented from doing so directly in Canada for this reason
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Canada was bond to a Constitution made of British laws and governed by the British
Parliament
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The 1988 leader of the Assembly of First Nations who, in a dire warning about unsettled native land claims in Canada, said, “We want to let you know that you are dealing with fire…We
cannot promise that you are going to like the kind of violent political action we can just about guarantee the next generation is going to bring
to our reserves.” Two years later, the Oka Crisis occurred.
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George Erasmus
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Canada was a small nation at the start of this conflict, but by the end, Canada was
strong economically, industrially and militarily
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World War II
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Between 1880 and 1996, about 150,000 First Nation, Inuit and Métis children were
removed from their communities and forced to attend these church-run,
government-funded industrial assimilation factories so that their native traditions
would diminish or be completely abolished within a few generations
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Indian Residential Schools