Exam Review Flashcards
What are five recommendations the commission made?
- Canada should become bilingual
- New Brunswick and Ontario should declare themselves biling
- the region of Ottawa hull should be made a national capital area that is bilingual
- students in all provinces should be given a chance to study both languages
- French Canadian’s should be employed and federal government
What is the bi and bi commission?
The bi and bi commission was a commission to examine the French-English relations.
What is the languages act?
The official languages that was an act put in place that made Canada officially bilingual.
Give three specific examples of what the official language act guaranteed in Canada.
- people could deal with the government in their own language
- media had to have French and English options
- labels had to be in both languages
What is the war measures act? (3)
Give an example.
- Takes away civil rights of all Canadians.
- Made being a FLQ member illegal.
- Protected citizens and politicians.m
Ex. Had to be in house at a certain time.
Why was the war measure act enforced?
Two politicians were kidnapped by the FLQ. Later one was killed. This act was put in place to protect the politicians. It banned political rallies and made being an FLQ member illegal.
Define separatism. (2)
- Quebec wanted to leave Canada because they felt discriminated against or threatened
- separatism is a way of thinking or movement
Define soverinity.
- Quebeckers wanted to be in charge of their business, government, and trade.
What where the perspectives on separatism in Quebec.
In Quebec most people did not speak English and therefore when the English people coming to do business they felt their language was being threatened therefore they were pro-separatists.
What where the perspectives on separatism outside of Quebec.
Outside of Quebec people knew both French and English so therefore they did not feel threatened. English was the dominant language in Canada.
What was the October crisis?
The October crisis was when to politicians from Quebec were kidnapped and one was murdered because of the unemployment rates in Quebec.
How did it in fact French English relations?
Because of this act of terrorism the war measures act had to be implemented. The English Canadians were fine with this decision but the French were not so much because it was ruining their culture and putting restrictions on them.
Why did Laurier make such a bold statement about the 20th century?
- New technology
- Entertainment
- Changing Lifestyles
What are some examples of this new technology? (4)
- Automoblies
- bicycles
- planes
- telephone
What are some examples of this new entertainment?
- films
- TV
- silent, black and white movies
- radio
What are some examples of the changing lifestyles?
- toilets
- running water
- leisure time
Was he right about the 20th century?
No.
- WW1
- WW2
- Great Depression
What was the ideal immigrant? (3)
- British, American, European
- experience farmers with families
- had to be able to survive the harsh winters
What kind of immigrants didn’t Canada want and why? (3)
- African, Asian, Arabian, Italians
- thought to be bad farmers
- wouldn’t adapt to Canadian ideas and culture
Why did Canada want immigrant?
To fill the land so that other country’s wouldn’t take it as easily.
How many immigrant came between 1901-1913?
2.7 million.
Did we give up on this idea of an ideal immigrant?
No.
- Komagata Maru
- War measures act
- Pearl habour
What happened with Komagata Maru?
- 5000 Sikhs aboard a steamer they were not allowed in Vancouver because they weren’t the ideal immigrant.
The war measures act do for immigrants? (5)
- Immigrants from enemy companies were put into interment camps
- anyone who synthesize with these people could be arrested.
- During World War I 8597 people were held in these camps
- Canadians were suspicious of the unideal immigrant
- most of them were from Ukraine.