unit 1) nationalism Flashcards
Nationalism
acting on that shared sense of belonging that sometimes includes a feeling of superiority
Ultranationalism
extreme version of nationalism
(usually includes being financially loyal to the nation and can also be racist / harmful to other )
Internationalism
all members in a global community accept an collective responsibility for challenges that face the world
Nation State
A country that has physical borders and a
single government
Patriotism
ones love and devotion to their own country and the willingness to even die for it
Contending Loyalties
sometimes need to choose among various loyalties based
on their commitment to those loyalties. (prioritties)
nation
territory where all the people are led by the same government
self determination
that people or groups can choose how they want to live and make decisions for themselves
Sovereignty
like being the boss of your own room when a country or a group of people can make rules and decisions for themselves within their own borders without anyone telling them what to do (own gov)
Civic Nation
A nation created by people no matter
what their ethnicity, culture, and agree
to live to particular values bound by same laws
Reasonable Accommodations
When gov allow certain minoritys of groups to do things that law doesnt say to accommatate their culture
example the gov letting peole with turbins ride moterbikes with no helmet
federalists
people who oppose sovereignists in quebec (dont want it to be individual)
sovereignists
people who want quebec to become its own country
Referendum
A big vote where everyone in a place decides on one important like a new rule or a change in the law
Cultural Pluralism
respect and enjoy many different cultures and traditions all together like a big mix of people and their customs
Reconciliation
of resolving differences and epairing relationships that enables people to come to
terms
Non-nationalist Loyalty
This means caring about the whole world and everyone in it not just your own country a loyalty that is not embedded
in the idea of nation
Alienation
Feeling left out or like you don’t fit in People who choose one strong loyalty over another risk alienation ( feeling left out) from an important part of their identity
Segregation
When people of different races kept apart because they are different, like not being allowed to go to the same school or use the same things
Responsible Government
goverment that answers the people rather than british appointed gov
Equalization Payments
Revenues from federal taxes that are paid by the Canadian government to less prosperous provinces
rebellion
starting the fight or indicating it (usally for bad/ devious motives)
resistance
fighting back rather than starting the fight out of protection
Oka crisis who what
Who: Indigenous Mohawk people and the Canadian government, Army
What: A land dispute over a sacred Mohawk burial ground near Oka, Quebec, which the government wanted to develop into a golf course.
Oka crisis where when
Where: Oka, Quebec, Canada.
When: The crisis began in 1990 and lasted for several months.
Oka crisis outcome / significants
ended with negotiated settlement that preserved burial ground and raised awareness about Indigenous land rights and issues in Canada inspired other indigenious peoples
Red River Rebellion Who What
Who: Métis people led by Louis Riel and the Canadian government.
What: A rebellion by the Métis, who were concerned about their land rights and cultural preservation as Canada expanded westward.
Red River Rebellion where when
Where: Red River Settlement (present-day Manitoba), Canada.
When The rebellion occurred in 1869 and 1870.
Red River Rebellion outcome/ significants
resulted in the creation of the province of Manitoba
brought attention to the rights of the Métis people
Louis Riel fled
North-West Rebellion who what
who - Métis and Indigenous peoples led by Louis Riel and the Canadian government.
what- An armed conflict that arose from grievances over land, resources, and government policies when white settelers kept coming in for railways
North-West Rebellion where when
where- The North-West Territories of Canada, particularly in Saskatchewan
when- took place in 1885.
North-West Rebellion outcome/ significants
Louis Riel was captured and later executed and the french canadians supported the movment to colonize the west and was hard for indigenious peoples to recover
what was the FLQ
it was a separatist group in Quebec who were very violent and planted multiple bombs bc they thought violence would get quebec to be its own country
quiet revolution summary
was a period of significant social, cultural, and political change in the Canadian province of Quebec during the 1960-70s.
( went from religan based and small to modren big industrys and nonreligious urban
what did the National Energy Program believe in
goverment wanted to increase canadian participation in oils and have fair energy prices and
secure canadains supply of oil and gas
(oil/gas companys dont want gov to own oil and take jobs / feels like less control)
when did national energy program (NEP) occur
1980-1985
immagration under Clifford Sifton
helped bring lots of ppl from other countries to live in Canada mainly in the western part gave land and chances to make a new life here.
whats the first nations assembly
The First Nations Assembly is like a big group that speaks up for Indigenous peoples in Canada.
FLQ significance
War measures act was invoked
5 types of nations
- ethnic
- cultural
- political
-spiritual - geographical
easy way to remember dates of red river north west rebellion and oka crisis
rr-869/nw-885/ok-990
