Exam Flashcards
Which political ideology is run by a dictatorship and uses extreme nationalism and secret police?
Fascism
Which of Canada’s political parties usually believes in high taxes, environmental issues and a strong social safety net?
The NDP
Non elected people who do daily business of the government?
The cabinet
What is the usual role of the cabinet in legislative?
Give royal assent to bills
Which government position is elected by Canadians?
Members of parliament
Geographic area called that each member of parliament represents?
Constituency
What does the constitution act of 1982 mean?
document outlining government powers
What occurs at the nomination stage of the electoral process?
Ballots are counted in ridings
In what stage is a bill thoroughly debated in the House of Commons?
Third stage
What is cabinet solidarity?
Full support of leaders
Similarity between lobbying and petitioning?
Strategies for influencing government
Which charter of rights would gays have the same right as other married couples?
Equality rights
Which section of the charter of rights would protect someone from being forced into retirement?
Legal
What incident triggered world war 1?
Assassination of Archduke
What are the main causes of world war 1?
Imperialism, militarism, nationalism
Members of the triple entente?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
Why did Canada enter world war 1?
When Great Britain entered
What is the technology contributed to WW1?
Tanks
This rifle was useless in the mud?
Ross rifle
Canadas greatest victory?
Vimy ridge
Criticism against Canadian industrialists during WW1?
Refused to make war goods
Wartime elections act?
Gave female relatives of soldiers the vote
War measures act allowed Canadian government to?
Conscription
How was the 100 day campaign diff from other engagements?
They advanced continuously
What do the chanak crisis, halibut treaty, and king byng affair all have in common?
Greater Canadian autonomy
Why did Borden not associate with strikers in the Winnipeg strike?
Did not want them to Implement communist beliefs
What was the outcome of the statue of westminister?
Dominion equal
What was the cause of the Great Depression?
Falling wheat prices
What was the party responsible for writing the Regins Manifesto?
Cooperative commonwealth
Which province experienced the worst decline from the depression?
Prince Edward Island
Why did many men “ride the rails”?
To seek employment
What did PM Bennett shut down cause of radicals?
Onto Ottawa trek
Why did Canada declare war on Germany?
Vote on wether Canada would join
First major European land battle ended in defeat?
Dieppe raid
Operation Barbarossa referred to?
Britains plans to invade Barbarossa
Example of rationing during WW2?
Purchasing victory bonds
Which region did Canadian troops liberate along with airdrops of food?
Netherlands
What convinced Canadian gov to intern Japanese Canadians as a protective measure?
Attack on pearl harbour
How did the Canadian gov finance ww2?
Victory bonds and income tax
Job of the bomber command?
Nighttime Bombing
Famous quotation of WW2?
“Not necessarily conscription, but conscription if necessary”
What was the significance of Igor Gouzenkos defection in 1945?
Nuclear production had stopped
How did Canada’s involvement in NORAD effect its autonomy?
Canada’s defence policy became more closely tied with the US
What was Canada’s main role in the Suez Crisis?
Peacekeeping forces
Why did Canada join NATO?
Lead peacekeeping missions
Who introduced the bill of rights called avro arrow?
Diefenbaker
Which PM won a novel peace prize, and gave Canada a new flag?
Pearson
Which PM tied Canada closer to the US economically?
Mulroney
Which PM repatriated Canadian constitution?
Trudeau
Canada’s involvement in Korean War?
Providing troops
Why were the CRTC and Canadian Council For The Arts created?
To promote multiculturalism
Which political leader is most associated with campaign for national Medicare?
Tommy Douglas
“Next to you is like sleeping with an elephant” what is Trudeau referring to?
Economic influence on Canada
What two ideologies were in conflict during the Cold War?
Communism during democracy
Under Pierre Trudeau, Canada became a _________ by building east/west/north/south links?
Middle power
What federal government action contributed to western alienation in Canada during the 1980’s?
Created the national energy program to regulate oil and gas prices
Which of the following was an outcome of Quebec’s Quiet Revolution?
Modernization of the provincial economy
Which province was most affected by bill 101?
Quebec
Order of these events?
1,2,3,4
What is the implication of the headline “Parti Quebecois proposed sovereignty association with Canada”
Quebec will separate from Canada
What was the purpose of the Meech Lake and Charlestown Accords?
To bring Quebec into constitution
In what capacity did Canada participate in the gulf war?
Provided fighter jets to patrol
In which country did Canadian peacekeepers try and prevent ethnic cleansing during a civil war?
Yugoslavia
Which country is Romeo Dallaire referring to when he said “ the genocide was brutal”
Rwanda
What was the primary goal of the Multiculturalism act of 1988?
Assimilate ethnic groups
What factor is no longer used to screen potential immigrants to Canada?
Ethnicity
Put these events in order
Conflict of Oka
Singing of nisaga treaty
Residential schools
3,1,2
Primary reason for the creation of Nunavut?
To give Inuit greater control of their affairs
Which pair is the correct date of confederation and the first prime minister of Canada?
July 1st 1867, sir john a McDonald
