Chapter 4 Flashcards

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Which Canadian social welfare program completes this list?

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universal health care

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What was an outcome of the National Energy Program (NEP)?

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increased feeling of western alienation

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War Brides

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to wartime marriages between soldiers and foreigners, especially–but not exclusively–during World War I and World War II. One of the largest and best documented war bride phenomenons is American soldiers marrying German “Fräuleins” after World War II

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Post-war immigration

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After being limited before WW1, it became alot less strict and many people were allowed to immigrate

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Displaced persons

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Those who are forced
to leave their native home because of war
or for political reasons

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WWII veterans + benefits

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Many benefits - many jobs. Veterans who
wished to attend university or trade school received free tuition and living allowances. Veterans and war widows got preference for government jobs. The Veterans’ Land Act gave veterans mortgages at lower rates.

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Baby boom

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Any time where there are alot of babies being born people born during the demographic Post–World War II baby boom between the years 1946 and 1964

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Consumer society

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community in which the buying and selling of mass-produced goods and services is promoted through mass media and is the dominant economic activity.

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Massey Commission

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a body set up by the
federal government to study the state of
Canadian culture

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Canada Council For the ARts

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the group
that funds Canadian artists and supports
the arts in Canada

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Margaret Lawrence

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a Canadian novelist and short story writer, one of the major figures in Canadian literature.

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Robertson Davies

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a Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, and professor.

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W.O. Mitchell

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a Canadian writer and broadcaster. known for his radio series Jake and the Kid, which aired on CBC Radio between 1950 and 1956 and was also about life on the Prairies

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CRTC

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Canadian Radio-television and
Telecommunications Commission 
the agency that regulates the amount of
foreign material broadcast over the
airwaves in Canada and imposes rules
requiring Canadian content
immigration policy a nation’s regulations
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Transfer payments

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a redistribution of income in the market system. These payments are considered to be non-exhaustive because they do not directly absorb resources or create output. Rich money goes to the poor

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Leduc, Alberta

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Found oil there in 1947. It was Canada’s entry into the international oil market. became a boom town

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Megaprojects

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s large-scale construction
projects that require a huge capital investment;
the construction of the St. Lawrence
Seaway is an example

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Trans-Canada Highway

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A Mega Project. construction began in 1950 with huge government
investment to upgrade and pave roads along the TransCanada
Route
• 7821-kilometre road from St. John’s, Newfoundland, to
Victoria, British Columbia; would be the longest national
highway in the world

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St. Lawrence Seaway

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A Mega Project. A system of locks that would allow large ships from the
Atlantic to travel all the way to Lake Superior
• built cooperatively by Canada and United States
between 1954 and 1959
• benefits: prairie grain could be loaded directly onto
Europe-bound ships at Thunder Bay, cutting back on
the cost of rail transportation; business increased in
inland ports; and hydroelectric power plants were
developed at dam sites

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Trans-Canada Pipeline

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natural gas pipeline to carry gas east from Alberta all the
way to Québec
• completed in 1958

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21
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Joey Smallwood

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a politician from Newfoundland, Canada. He was the main force that brought the Dominion of Newfoundland into the Canadian confederation in 1949, becoming the first Premier of Newfoundland, serving until 1972.

22
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Newfoundland + Confederation

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Confederation option won 52 percent of the vote.

23
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Louis St. Laurent

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prime minister 1948–1957• initiated megaprojects such as the
Trans-Canada Highway • supported NATO and UN
• sent forces to UN in Korea
• sent Lester Pearson to defuse the
Suez crisis

24
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John Diefenbaker + Bill of Rights

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J diefenbaker introduced the Bill of Rights in 1960 to protect each persons fundemental rights. a federal document
that set out the rights and freedoms
of Canadians; it was enacted in 1960
under the leadership of Prime Minister
John Diefenbaker
25
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Canada Pension Plan

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1966, which improved on existing pension schemes. also introduced the Canada
Assistance Plan to help the provinces finance social assistance programs for
people in need

26
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T.C. “Tommy” Douglas

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Saskatchewan Premier .in 1966. introduced a complete medicare program
that allowed all people in the province to seek medical
treatment without paying out of their own pockets.

27
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New Democratic Party

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NDP Tommy douglas was their first leader.grew out of CCF. major social-democratic[6][7] federal political party in Canada

28
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Medical Care Act

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an Act passed by
Parliament in 1966 that provided free
access to physician services for Canadians

29
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Expo 67

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Canada’s 100th Bday . 1967 April 27 to October 29, 1967, considered to be the most successful World’s Fair of the 20th century[by whom?], with the most attendees to that date and 62 nations participating

30
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Canada’s Centennial

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A year long celebration in 1967 when Canada turned 100.

31
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Pierre Elliott Trudeau

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relaxed and witty. He drove a flashy sports
car and was a “hip” dresser. a French Canadian who was also a strong federalist. prime
minister in 1968

32
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“Trudeaumania”

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Crowds of admirers swarmed him at his public appearances. Young people responded to Trudeau as though he were a rock star,

33
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“just society

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Trudeau vision of what he thought Canada should be. d that government had a duty to
protect the rights and freedoms of people and to foster their economic and
social well-being.

34
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Irene Murdoch

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Fought for her womans rights over a Farm in Alberta

35
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Rosemary Brown

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1975, she became the first black woman to run for the leadership of a Canadian federal party

36
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David Suzuki

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a Canadian academic, science broadcaster and environmental activist. Since the mid-1970s, Suzuki has been known for his TV and radio series, documentaries and books about nature and the environment. well known for criticizing governments for their lack of action to protect the environment.

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Terry Fox

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Cancer surviver who wanted to run across Canada to raise money for cancer

38
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Marc Garneau

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a Canadian politician, retired military officer, former astronaut, and engineer. the first Canadian in outer space taking part in three flights aboard NASA Space shuttles.

39
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Marshal McLuhan

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a Canadian philosopher of communication theory and a public intellectual.known for coining the expressions the medium is the message and the global village, and for predicting the World Wide Web almost thirty years before it was invented

40
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Feminism

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a range of movements and ideologies that share a common goal: to define, establish, and achieve equal political, economic, cultural, personal, and social rights for women. This includes seeking to establish equal opportunities for women in education and employment

41
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Royal Commission on the Status of Women

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examined the status of women and recommended steps that might be taken by the federal government to ensure equal opportunities with men and women in all aspects of Canadian society. Showed how Men were more influential and held more jobs then women

42
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Silent Spring

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A book published by Rachel Carson, published a

widely read book titled . . In it, she warned that pollution of air, water, and soil was threatening life on Earth

43
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Greenpeace

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created in 1970 by a
small group of activists in British Columbia to draw attention to environmental
concerns.

44
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OPEC

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Organization of the
Petroleum Exporting Countries. founded in 1960 to coordinate the petroleum policies of its members, and to provide member states with technical and economic aid. OPEC is a cartel that aims to manage the supply of oil in an effort to set the price of oil on the world market, in order to avoid fluctuations that might affect the economies of both producing and purchasing countries.

45
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Regionalism

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political ideology that focuses on the interests of a particular region or group of regions, whether traditional or formal . Regionalists aim at increasing their region’s influence and political power

46
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Regional disparity

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differences in income,
wages, and jobs in one area compared
with another

47
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Western alienation

A
the feeling on the part
of Western Canada that federal policies
favour Central Canada; it has led to the
rise of several regional parties, including
the Canadian Alliance Party
48
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National Energy Program (NEP)

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was supposed to deal with a renewed oil crisis and rising gas prices, . Brought in by the liberals. reduce the consumption of oil
• protect Canadians from rising oil prices
• make Canada self-sufficient in oil

49
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Brian Mulroney

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leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1983 to 1993. . - tenure as Prime Minister was marked by the introduction of major economic reforms, such as the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement and the Goods and Services Tax,

50
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Kim Campbell

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a Canadian politician, lawyer, university professor, diplomat, and writer. She served as the 19th Prime Minister of Canada, from June 25, 1993 to November 4, 1993. Campbell was the first, and to date, only female Prime Minister of Canada

51
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Jean Chretien

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Canadian statesman who served as the 20th Prime Minister of Canada. He served in the position for over ten years, from November 4, 1993 to December 12, 2003.supported official bilingualism and multiculturalism.

52
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Paul Martin

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a Canadian politician who was the 21st Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Liberal Party of Canada .global diplomat, Martin continues to contribute on the international arena through a variety of initiatives such as Incentives for Global Health