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Definition of wolrdview
A worldview is a network of ultimate beliefs, assumptions, values, and ideas about the universe and our place in it that shapes how a person understands their life and experiences
Left wing
- associated with egalitarianism
- popular or state control of the major institutions of political and economic life
- term from 1790s, French socialist representatives sat left
- hostile to traditional elites, including wealthy and members of aristocracy
- favour interests of working class
- social welfare as most important
- communism is radical leftist ideology
Right
- associated with conservative
- c.1790 French conservatives sat right
- 19th cent. term applied to conservatives who supported authority, tradition, and property
- fascism is radical rightist ideology
Authoritarianism
A principle of blind submission to authority, as opposed to individual freedom of thought and action
Libertarianism
A political philosophy that takes individual liberty to be primary political value.
Characteristics of the Left
- Supports legal marijuana (lit)
- Defence budget should be cut
- Bigger government
- Business regulation
- Free market not fair
- Equality
- Society freedom
Characteristics of the Right
- Supports strong defence
- Free market
- Smaller government
- Lower taxes
- Traditional value
- Liberty
- Individual freedom
Definition of language families
a group of languages that likely evolved from a common language
Definition of dialects
Variations of a language used by groups of speakers who are often regionally or socially based.
Definition of treaty
An agreement. Treaties are written to have the government recognize its responsibilities toward Aboriginal people in the areas of social, educational, and economic concerns
Definition of repatriate
To bring back something that was taken out of a country
Definition of consensus
group agreement obtained through a process of dialogue and discussion
This term loosely translated means “their existence is here”
Indigenous
The text indicates that traditional First Peoples’ view of the land was
In relationship with the land as caretakers
“Life” was best described as ___ in a traditional First People worldview
Interconnected or holistic
_____ is/are to First Peoples’ past as documentation is to traditional European past
Oral tradition
All world views have a _____
Creation Myth
First Peoples originally identified themselves through
Totemic images
First Peoples arrived to North and South America via
The Bering Strait Land Bridge and perhaps other means
Most First Peoples’ languages are:
Connection and relationship based
Elders of the First Peoples are perceived as:
Natural leaders in the community to whom people turn to for advice
What is the description that best suits the First Nations concept of justice?
Let’s talk this through and fix the problem within the community
What were the coureurs de bois?
Unlicensed inland fur traders
Radisson and Groseilliers, brothers-in-law, were:
Allies of England (even though they were French) who were sponsored for inlander trade exploration by Prince Rupert
Based on the success of the Nonsuch voyage to the Hudson Bay area, King Charles II:
Granted a charter for the creation of the Hudson Bay Company
Officially, Rupert’s Land was:
The drainage basin of the Hudson Bay
Indentured Servants were:
People who agreed to work for the HBC for 7-9 years
An important individual to the northern development of what is now Manitoba was named:
Henry Kelsey
The Ininimowin (Swampy Cree) were:
Avid traders and supporters of the Hudson Bay Company
Two events that encouraged the Northwest expansion by the French were
Haudenosaunee Wars; Creation of the Hudson Bay Company
The “custom of the country” was:
French traders taking First Nation wives, in time creating a new culture known as Metis
In 1770 an organized attempt was made to rival the Hudson Bay Company. It as known as;
The Northwest Company - a Montreal based organization
Much of the colonization of North America that has taken place because of
Greed
Frobisher’s exploration of the New World was largely to:
Seek fame and fortune
European contact with the Indigenous Peoples:
Was peaceful at first and then violent
The Indigenous peoples of the Northwest of Canada were different than many other groupings in Canada in the following way:
They lived in a permanent living arrangement
Numbered Treaties, post-1867, were designed to:
Acquire land for political gain in Canada
Donald Trump would represent the following political ideology:
Right Wing Libertarian
The Indigenous peoples eventually made alliances with Europeans for the following reason:
Trade in exchange for military support
Halifax Explosion?
1917.
- Mont Blanc and IMO crash into one another
- War munitions were on board and exploded
- Levelled the northwest of Halifax
- 1500 dead; 9000 injured
- Largest explosion in history prior to Japan WWII
Pier 21 Halifax
Majority of immigrants arrived via steamship and the Ports of Halifax and St. John
WWI - The Great War: 1914-1918
- The Great War did not directly impact Canada at first
- Eventually men were encouraged to go and fight for the cause, under the Union Jack
- War was actually romanticized at first. Propaganda became commonplace
Canada’s involvement in WWI
- Vimy Ridge- fought with courage and took charge of operations and claimed the victory after a long stalemate
- Led by British General (Sir) Julian Byng; Brigadier General Arthur Currie
- “In those few minutes,” said Canadian Brigadier-General A.E. Ross of the victory, “I witnessed the birth of a nation.”
WWI Canada by the Numbers
Population: 6 000 000 Soldiers: 600 000 Deaths: 61 000 Wounded: 174 000 Shell shock: 9 000
Winnipeg General Strike
Year 1919. Unemployment, inflation, the Bolshevik Revolution, Industrial Unionism (first of its kind in Canada) post-war labour unrest led to 30 000 people walking off their jobs to protest. 30 injured 1 dead. Bloody Saturday
Japanese Internment Camps
- Property was confiscated and all people were put into camps as if prisoners
- Apology issued by Prime Minister Mulroney along with compensation
Lester B. Pearson and Pierre Elliot Trudeau are ____
Liberals
John Diefenbaker and Brian Mulroney are _____
Conservative
Jean Chretien is _____
Liberal
Stephen Harper is _____
Conservative
Definition of political deadlock
A situation in which government decisions are prevented by opposing sides by refusing to compromise
Definition of “rep by pop”
Representation by population; a system of democratic government in which representation in the legislature is distributed according to population
Definition of Confederation
(1867) the political union of British North American Colonies
Definition of American Civil War
(1861-1865) the war in which a group of southern states tried to secede from the United States
Definition of Manifest Destiny
a popular belief held among Americans in the 19th century that their country had a right to control North America
Definition of annexation
The incorporation of a foreign territory into another
Definition of Fenians
A group of Irish immigrants in North America dedicated to the freedom of Ireland from British control
Definition of reciprocity
The basis of a trade agreements between countries involving an exchange of benefits
Definition of federation
More than one level of government
Definition of British North American Act
(1867) legislation passed by the British parliament that formed the Constitution of the Dominion of Canada
Definition of enfranchisement
The right to vote; used by the Government of Canada
Definition of constitutional monarchy
A country with a monarch as the head of state whose power is limited by the country’s constitution
Definition of prorogue
To suspend Parliament temporarily
Equality
- Each person same treatment
- Each person same amount of something
- Systematic division of something into equal parts
Equity
- Recognizes not everyone has the same needs
- Focuses on fairness and justice
- Takes into account past injustices; positions of privilege; barriers to well-being
Year of Plains of Abraham
1759
Year of Conquest of NF
1760
Year of Treaty of Paris
1763
Year of Quebec Act
1774
Year of Declaration of Independence
1776
Year of Constitutional Act
1791
