Section Four Flashcards
Anti-Semitism
Prejudice and discrimination against Jews
Asylum
The right to stay in a country, given by a government to protect someone who has escaped from war or political country in their own country
Displace
Forced to move to a new location
United Nations
An organization encouraging peace, cooperation, social progress, and economic stability. Created after World War II, it has 192 members, including Canada
Civil War
A was between two or more groups within one country
Persecution
The act of treating someone very badly, or refusing them equal rights, especially because of their race, religion, or political beliefs
Colony
A territory that is under the political control of another country, usually for far away.
Stephan Harper
Ran for three terms
Dictator
Has absolute power
Ballot
The piece of paper that you cast your vote on
Federal parliamentary democracy
Canada’s system of government
Communism
People own nothing, government owns it all
Refugee
A person who flees their home country to escape persecution
Prosthesis
Fake body part. What terry fox had
Russia
Largest country by land size