Lecture 9 Flashcards

1
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what is often confused

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difference between state and nation

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2
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what is state

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government (government of canada is state)

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3
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what is an example of a nation

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canadian people

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4
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where does the nation and state confusion come from

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today around world there is expectation of a nation state (state designed for a specific nation)

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5
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example of greek nation state

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greeks are nation, nation of people have a state, greece, specifically for them

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6
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what do nations have

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common language, common culture, and often common religion

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7
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just because a group is a nation

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does not mean they get a state

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8
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can nation expand outside of state

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yes
greeks living in canada and US

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9
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where did the relatively new idea of nations needing their own state come from

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can be traced back to revolutionary france

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10
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nationalism

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idea of promoting the nation

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what happened after french revolution

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other nations across europe started to agitate to get their own state

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12
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example of other nations getting own state

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  • germany didnt exist until 1871
  • italy wasn’t created until 1861
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13
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what did the agitation for nation states lead to

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creation of nation states throughout europe
spreads around world

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14
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what is the idea of nation state built around

A

ethnic nationalism

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15
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ethnic nationalism

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nationalism built off of an ethnicity

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16
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what is reality of ethnic nationalism

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a much as we think france, etc. is homogenous there is fair amount of diveristy and complexity within even states you would call homogenous

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17
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what does idea of state mask

A

the complex state

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18
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what plays a role in sport

A

construction of an identity and construct of nation

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19
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where can ethnic nationalism not be embraced

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africa, middle east and canada

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20
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why doesn’t ethnic nationalism work in these places

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different nations in the same state

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21
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what is an example of lack of ethnic homogeneity

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nigeria

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22
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ethnic nationalism doesn’t work in a place there are

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multiple nations unless one nation becomes dominant and oppresses the others

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23
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why can Canada not have ethnic nationalism

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have multiple nations in the state
- english and french

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24
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up until 1960s what was the ethnic identity of english canada

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british

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25
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up until 1960s what did french canadians have and what did english canadians have

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both has own ethnic nationalism

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26
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what was ethnic identity of french canada

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sis not think of themselves of french from france
french canadian

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27
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what did canada have to adopt from its creation

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pluralist institutions (a government that can work with more than one group)

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28
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what are the pluralist institutions designed around

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more than one nation, english and french

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29
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what begins to happen in 1960s

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canada begins to define themselves as separate nation from great britain

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30
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where can the origins of canadian nationalism be traced back to

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battle of vimy ridge and first world war

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31
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what is the beginning of canadian nationalism

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when we begin to develop distinctly and differently from GB

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32
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After WW2 what happens to canada

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flooded with immigrants from not just GB
logical conclusion was to think of as separate palce

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33
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what is the problem for why canadian identity cannot build off of ethnic identity

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cannot be english or french and accomodate immigrants

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34
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what must canada construct their identity off of

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civic nationalism

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35
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civic nationalism

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idea of promoting the state itself rather than any specific ethnicity

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36
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what did canada use to promote canada, not a specific ethnicity

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sport

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37
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what lends itself wonderfully to civic nationalism

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sport

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38
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what had to be constructed that doesnt if ethnic nationalism

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  • had to construct civic nationalism
  • ethnic nationalism just exists
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39
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why was policy of multiculturalism adopted

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because no ethnic nationalism to fall back on and waves of immigration moving in

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40
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multiculturalism

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idea you could come here and keep ethnic identity as long as follow civic ideals
ex) chinese-canadian, greek-canadian

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41
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what did canada begin to emphasize to promote civic nationalism

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symbols and values
ex) flag, national anthem, heroes,

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42
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why is embracing heroes problematic

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get tied to politics and often one side is hero and other is vilain

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43
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what kind of heroes are not problematic

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sports heroes

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44
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what is a way to use sport as a useful tool to solidify indentity

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embrace a particular sport as their national sport

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45
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how was the national sport used as a tool

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  • to promote civic nationalism
  • promote people to cheer for canada
  • everyone can cheer for your sports team
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46
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what does the government lean into

A

sport as promoting nationalism

47
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without national identity of state

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there is no glue, only state

48
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what happens when canada begins to promote their national identity in 1960s

A

canadian nationalism takes off

49
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example of distinct separation from GB

A

faukland island war

50
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what happened in 1914, 1939, and 1982

A
  • went to war automatically with GB
  • voted to go but no doubt we would go because GB declared war
  • we did nothing
51
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what was faukland island war

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GB declared war on argentina for faukland islands
- didnt occur to us to go to war with britain

52
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by 1980s what had happened

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connection to GB had faded so dramatically that we thought of ourselves as canadians

53
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what was cosntruction of canadian identity largely based off

A

values

54
Q

what did pierre trudeau provide in 1982

A

the charter and tried to tell us that canadian values are charter values

55
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what type of values did pierre trudeau tell us ours were

A

liberal

56
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liberal

A

belief in liberalism, which is an ideology

57
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Liberal

A

member of Liberal party of canada

58
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what did trudeau succeed in

A

making canada a liberal country (liberalism)

59
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what did trudeau hate

A

nationalism
charter was his solution to solve nationalism (especially quebec nationalism)

60
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liberalism

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ideology (communism, feminism), argues society should be organized around principle of maximizing individual freedom

61
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why can we embrace individual freedom

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we believe humans are rational, because rational freedom works, rationally choose to do best things for ourselves

62
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because rational and individual, what is best way for two individuals to become best versions of themselves

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put them into competition

63
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in order to become best self

A

must become better than other person

64
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what is the assumption with rational competition

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everyone is going to compete rationally and properly, work hard yourself

65
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what is the education system based off of

A

liberalism
makes everything a competition

66
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what lends itself easy to idea of competition in liberalism

A

sport

67
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what did trudeau want with giving everyone individual rights

A

won’t need nationalism
he thought it was a problem

68
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how did trudeau think he could reduce the connection to nation

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by having a state where every single citizen has individual rights and that supercedes the rights as belonging to the national identity

69
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what did trudeau think that would stop with french canada

A

stop seeing themselves as french canadian

70
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why was trudeau trying to fight against quebec nationalism

A

process of quiet revolution in quebec in 1960s

71
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what did quiet revolutions see

A

dramatic change in quebec society
shift to secular statist society

72
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what does secular mean

A

seperation between church and government (separate from catholic church)

73
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what happened in quebec when catholic church is taken out

A

creates a power vacuum that is filled by the state

74
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statism

A

turn to state for a solution to problems

75
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what led to statism

A

secularism

76
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what does statism lead to

A

sovereignty movement

77
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what is sovereignty movement in quebec

A
  • as province becomes bigger in protecting language, etc people though it would be easier if didnt have to deal with canada
  • quebec could run itself
  • allow them to embrace ethnic nationalism
78
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what did sovereignty movement lead to

A

interesting sporting scenarios where french and english played
- infused as a quebec team playing english team

79
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what became an element of canadian sport

A

quebec identity that was in opposition to rest of canada

80
Q

what became intertwined in canada

A

politics and sport

81
Q

starting in 1960s what did hockey become

A

part of canadian culture as something that promotes nation

82
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what was hockey always

A

professional

83
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what did hockey always being professional lead to

A

where do we promote nation when play internationally
olympics (amateur)
no chance to showcase how good we are at our favorite sport

84
Q

when was dynastic period of hockey

A

70s and 80s
good and could win stanley cups
dominated

85
Q

who dominated in the international competition

A

soviet union

86
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soviet union

A

communist country that was composed of all countries around russia (russia + 15 others)

87
Q

what was russia to canada

A

ideologically opposed
communist vs liberal

88
Q

why can you never have communism and liberalism

A

they will always seek to absorb the other one
communists were trying to take over the world and they were
liberalism was trying to get rid of communism, and they were

89
Q

why did we never have WW3

A

nukes

90
Q

actual fighting between western and soviet union was impossible so what did they fight with

A

sport

91
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what did they want to use sport to do

A

demonstrate superiority over the other nation

92
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what was cold war

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war between americans and soviets (+ their allies)
never actual fighting

93
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what did sport during cold war provide

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release
americans, canadians, etc. vs soviet union
liberalism and democracy agaisnt communism

94
Q

why did we not compete agaisnt soviets often

A

sent amateurs to olympics
they sent very best players

95
Q

what happened in 1972

A

soviet union and canada agree to play a hockey series, canada gets to send very best players (NHL superstars) to play their very best players
summit series
4 games in canada and 4 games in SU

96
Q

what did we think would happen during summit series

A
  • get to show our stuff
  • lost 3/4 games on home soil
97
Q

what happened when we lost 3/4 games on home soil

A

national crisis

98
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how did summit series end

A
  • went to SU and won then last game we were tied and if game remained tied soviets would win
  • canada got last minute goal
  • canada won
99
Q

what was most watched sporting event in canadian history

A

summit series

100
Q

what kind of series was summit series

A

exhibition
meant nothing in terms of actual competition but was more
proxy of US vs soviets and our system vs theirs

101
Q

what happens in 1990s with hockey and sport

A

run into problem
- canadian teams start to stuggle agaisnt american
- even internationally, canada struggles

102
Q

as canada becomes more liberal, what is liberalism usually tied to

A

less government and lower taxes

103
Q

in other countries what happens when a team starts to struggle at national sport

A

often see governmental response

104
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when canadian government eventually got involved what happened

A

huge backlash
development of hockey needed to be hockey itself

105
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for most part what has government done with promotion of hockey

A

stayed out of it
stayed out of government intervention

106
Q

why do politicians like to promote sports for popularity

A

because they are such a patriotic thing in this country

107
Q

what is one perceptions on politics and sport

A

shouldn’t have anything to do with one another

108
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what do governments do even when they cant get involved

A

show up to sports

109
Q

why does government support get complicated

A
  • sport is connected to local economy
110
Q

what is the problem with sport and politics

A

how much should local economy invest in local sports franchise and say its a public investment to a private institution (not a good look)

111
Q

many of our own private sports franchises struggle and what to they threaten

A

to leave if they dont get a better deal

112
Q

what happens if the team leaves

A

lose the economic benefits of having that team in your city
generate lots of economic activity: eat, stay, drink, shop

113
Q

what are we still figuring out when funding teams

A

how much public money to promote sports teams
we lose teams and teams find it difficult to compete
answer is public money but usually a no go