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Socials 11: Midterm Review > Midterm Review: Post-War > Flashcards

Midterm Review: Post-War Flashcards

1
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War brides

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Soldier marry foreign women

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Newfoundland and Confederation

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1949: Joins confederation

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3
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Displaced persons

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forced migration

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War veterans

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Veteran’s Land Act; provided loans, compensation access to education and employment

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CRTC

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Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission; regulate the amount of foreign material that is broadcast over the airways

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Canadian Council

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Crown Cooperation- Arts council of government of Canada; Promote study of works in Art

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Trans-Canada Highway

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travels through 10 provinces of Canada between its Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean coasts to the west and east

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National Action Committee on Status of Women

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Canadian feminist activist organization; made recommendation for change about activities

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National Debt

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Rich nations help poor nations

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10
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Immigration post-war

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Point system: knowledge of 2 official languages

Citizenship Act of 1976; Immigration Act of 1978

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Baby boom

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4 million births a year for 10 year period

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12
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Consumer society

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???

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Massey Commission

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Canada was afraid US take over Can w/Media etc (great impact) protect Canadian culture

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14
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Equalization payments

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Fed gov. give $ to poorer provinces

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Transfer payments

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transfer is made without any exchange of goods or services

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Leduc, Alberta

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Oil

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Mega project

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Trans-Canada highway, Trans-Continental pipeline, Avro Arrow, Atomic Energy Canada,St. Lawrence Seaway

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St. Lawrence Seaway

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Canada-US Links Great-Lakes to global markets; flooded communities

19
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John Diefenbaker

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PM; Anti-Americanism

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Canadian Bill of Rights

A

???

21
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Canada Pension Plan 1966

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Retirement income system:
benefits package for retirees and disabled contributors. If the recipient dies, survivors receive the plan’s provided benefits.

22
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Medical Care Act

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Personal health insurance

23
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Tommy Douglas

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Created universal health care in Canada

24
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Welfare State

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Assistance for the disabled/ blind; pensions, social assistance,loans, medical care (ex. Social security)

25
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New Democratic Party

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CCF (adapted some new ideas)

26
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Expo 67

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World’s fair @ Montreal (show off stuff)

  • France President spoke about breaking the country
  • > Tension!
27
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“Trudeau mania”

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“The state has no business in the nation’s bedrooms.”

- wanted political change; charming; Liberal

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“Just society”

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Adheres to the morals and ethics of the majority of the populace rather than of a small ruling class.

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Vietnam War

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Anti-war protest

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Feminism

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Defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights for women.

31
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Pay and employment equity

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???

32
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Royal Commission on the Status of Women

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Ensures men and women have = opportunities in Society Omnibus Bill: Abortion/Contraception

33
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Regionalism

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tension between Quebec and the rest of Canada;independence from a national state and the development of their own political power

34
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Regional disparity

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differences in the standard of living and quality of life that exist in the different regions of Canada

35
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Western alienation

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creation of western political parties (which actually led to a raise of new politics)

36
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Peter Lougheed

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Alberta premier; development of the oil and gas resources (National Energy Program)

37
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National Energy Program (NEP)

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Energy Crisis; gave power to Ottawa

  • > Alverta lost jobs and screwed up economy
  • Repose to OPEC
38
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Collapse of Cod Fishery

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pollution through industrialization, depletion of the cod fish

39
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Deficit

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Debt

40
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Brian Mulroney

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Conservative PM; Hated; because of increase of deficit; sold out FTA & oil and natural gas
-> Introduced GST

41
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Paul Martin

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Finance Minister -> PM

-Lower GPD

42
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Canadarm

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Canada was recognized for expertise in robotics because of what new technology (Space race)

43
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Transcanada Pipeline

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System of natural gas pipelines (h Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec)

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