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October/november Current Events Test Flashcards

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Civil war

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War between two organized groups within the same state

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What is the Al-Qeada?

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Islamist terrorist organization founded by Osama bin laden

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Ethnic

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Group sharing common culture,religion or language

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Extremists

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A person who is far outside the mainstream attitudes of a society

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Insurgents

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Rising against the government or other authority

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Allies

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To unite or To place a friendly association

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Cornage

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The tenant of land must give notice of an invasion by blowing a horn

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Sunnis

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A group of Muslims that believe caliph should be the man to lead

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Shias

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Group of Muslims that Ali (the son of Muhammad) should lead

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Caliph

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Was the Leader of all Muslims after Muhammad died

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Caliphate

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Form of Islamic government led by caliph

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Abu Bakral-Baghdadi

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Proclaimed as the so called caliph of the Islamic state organization

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Sharia

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The moral code and religious law of a prophetic religion

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Van doos

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Another name for The Royal 22e Regiment

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Beaver pelts

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The under fur of a beaver which was used to make hats

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Dogs

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Found land mines and delivered messages during the war

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Eagle

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Symbol on the Royal Canadian Air Force cap badge

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Pigeons

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Carried messages attached to their leg during the war

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Bears

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Mascots and good luck symbols during the wars

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Horses

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Carried soldiers and hauled supplies during wars

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Armistice

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Formal agreement of warring parties to stop fighting

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Commonwealth

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Intergovernmental organization of 53 member states

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Statutory

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Required, permitted or enacted by statute

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Governor General

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The federal representative of the Canadian monarch

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Armistice day

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Commemorated every year on November 11th to mark the armistice signed between the allies of world war 1c

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Veterans Day

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Official United States holiday on November 11 that honours the U.S veterans

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Remembrance Day

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Memorial Day on November 11 to remember the members of their armed forces who died in the line of duty

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Legislation

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Laws, rules and regulations

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Commercial

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Advertisement

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Poachers

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People who illegally hunt, kill or capture animals

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Reconnaissance

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Military observation of a region

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Drones

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Radio controlled air craft

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Anonymous

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A person not identified by name

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Exploitation

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Use or utilization, especially for profit

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Prestigious

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Having a high reputation; honoured

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Autobiography

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A history of a persons life, written by that person

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Taliban

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Islamic political movement in Afghanistan

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Alfred Nobel

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Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor and manufacturer. Was the inventor of dynamite

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Malala yousafzai

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Pakistani activist for female education. Was the youngest to ever win a Nobel prize

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Kailash satyarthi

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Indian children’s rights advocate and activist against child labor

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Brandishing

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Wave something such as a weapon as a threat or in anger

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Colony

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Territory under the political control of a state

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Communism

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A system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common

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Constitution

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The system of fundamental principals according to which a nation or state is governed

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Liberal

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Open to new behaviour or opinions and willing to discard traditional values

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Universal

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Affecting or done by all people or things in the world or in a particular group

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Suffrage

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The right of women to vote on the same terms as men

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Persecution

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Treated badly due to race or political or religious beliefs

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Basic law

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a temporary but necessary measure without formal enactment of constitution

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World war 1 dates

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July 28, 1914- November 11, 1918

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World war 2 dates

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September 1, 1939- September 2, 1945

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Korean War dates

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June 25, 1950- July 27,1953

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Afghanistan war dates

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December 25, 1979- February 15, 1989

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