History Exam 2020 Flashcards
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Meech Lake Accord
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- Brian Mulroney held a meeting in Meech Lake, Quebec, to discuss adding to Quebec to the constitution
- his whole idea was to preserve Quebec’s unique identity and to give the other provinces more powers (shared control of immigration, and the option to pot out of national agreements).
- Women’s groups in Canada worried that this change would override women’s rights issues in Canada
- Aboriginal groups felt as though they should be able to receive a unique identity as well
- Leaders such as Newfoundland and an aboriginal leader voted against the accord, arguing that it caused inequality among provinces.
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Charlottetown Accord
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- Brain tried once again to bring Quebec into the constitution, this time trying to learn from mistakes of Meech Lake
- the National Referendum was to approve the accord, it was accepted by Liberal, New Democrat, and Conservative parties
- Still concerns on making Quebec a distinct society
- Constitution was again not changed
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1995 Referendum
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- Quebec wanted to separate
- Meech Lake and Charlottetown Accord was failing
- Wanted sovereignty from Canada but also an economic association with Canada
- Jean Chretien was the PM at the time, fighting against Jacques Parizeau that wanted to separate
- Canada won the “no” side with a 50.6 % win
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Brian Mulroney
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- PM of Canada who tried twice to change the constitution and negotiated the Canada-U.S Trade agreement
- was unsuccessful at changing the constitution
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Constitution Act of 1982
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- Canada’s constitution was changed and taken from Britain’s power to Canada’s instead
- Quebec refused to sign
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Charter of Rights and Freedoms
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- Allowed different demographics of people to receive equal rights
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Attawapiskat
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Ipperwash Crisis
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- During the second world war, the Ipperwash provincial park was changed into a military training camp
- Indigenous people were promised the land back, but the government were not living up to their promises
- The gov’t issued a public apology
- Increased education on land rights
- the gov’t introduced the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs
- OPP used weapons to intimidate Aboriginals
- OPP officers were educated on land claims
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Residential Schools
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- Children were put into residential schools to take away the Indian culture and
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Residential Schools
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- Children were put into residential schools to take away the Indian culture away
- suffered mental, physical, and sexual abuse
- PM Stephen Harper issued an apology to the Indigenous people
- Caused depression, loss of identity, substance abuse, and broken families within the community
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Truth and Reconciliation Commission
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- visited residential survivors to raise awareness
- Established the center of Truth and Reconciliation in Manitoba to continue making progress
- helped to improve missing women crisis, getting indigenous people into schools, reducing number of students in foster care, and addressing the healthcare gap
- realized that Canada contributed to cultural genocide.
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Comprehensive Land Claim (Nunavut)
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- took 20 years to negotiate this land deal
- signed into law in 1923, and new territory came into effect
- significant as it was the first time that Canada was able to offer Indigenous Canadians true self-government and separate land
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Nisa’s Agreement
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- the first modern-day treaty which came into effect in 2000
- authority to govern the land
- the annual allocation of salmon and entitlements to harvest other fish
- Received funding for education and health services
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Peacekeeping
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- keeping two sides of conflict from fighting any more
- Canada was known of a peackeeping nation
- the efficiency of peacekeeping was questioned in 1990
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Peacemaking
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- Participating on one side of an active conflict
- From WW11 to 1990 there was only one mission: Koren War
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9/11
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- 239 flights were diverted to Canada
- passed the Anti-Terrorism Act and Public Safety Act
- flights sent to Newfoundland where people offered lots of support
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Afganistan War
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- terrorist groups were trained in Afganistan
- fought in many different areas
- many Canadian soldiers were killed in the last few years
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Baby Boomers
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- retiring boomers are now creating a high demand for other people to take jobs
- changed the economy
- longer life expectancy
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Causes of WW1
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- Militarism: needing the best military
- Alliances
- Imperialism: a country taking over another country
- Nationalism: pride for a country
- The assassination of Archduke Franc Ferdinand
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Vimy Ridge
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- Canadians to capture the ridge that french and British had failed to do
- Arthur Currie led the attack and made it successful
- troops practiced a lot
- Arthur Currie was put in command
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Arthur Currie
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- Arthur currie led the successful attack of Vimy ridge
- in command of the entire army after Vimy
- seat in the treaty of Versailles
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Sam Hughes
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- minister of militia
- advocate for the ross rifle
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John Mccrae
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- veteran in ww1
- wrote In Flanders Fields
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Mackenzie King
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- PM
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Emily Murphy
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- a first female judge in Canada
- Person’s Case
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Famous Five
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- Five women who advocated to make women be considered persons in Canada
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Frederick Banting
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- scientist
- created insulin
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Francis P
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- Indigenous sniper
- Put himself in danger many times by going into enemy territory
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Conscription
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