Unit 7 Complexities of Liberalism in Practice

Question 1

What doe extraordinary rendition mean?

Answer 1

The seizure and transfer of a person suspected of involvement with a terrorist group to another country for imprisonment and interrogation without legal process (such as the naming of charges, legal representation, or trial)

Question 2

Canadian Character of Rights and Freedoms?

Answer 2

Protects basic rights and freedoms that are essential to keeping Canada a free and democratic society.

Question 3

Affirmative action?

Answer 3

Positive steps taken to increase the representation of women and minorities in areas of employment, education, and culture from which they have been historically excluded.

Question 4

American Bill of Rights?

Answer 4

Is the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution.

Question 5

Enemy aliens?

Answer 5

Are people from a country that is considered an enemy during a war or conflict. They might face restrictions or scrutiny because of their nationality, even if they are living in a different country.

Question 6

Internment?

Answer 6

The state of being confined as a prisoner, especially for political or military reasons.

Question 7

No-fly list?

Answer 7

A small subset of the U.S. government Terrorist Screening Database (also known as the terrorist watchlist) that contains the identity information of known or suspected terrorists.

Question 8

Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms?

Answer 8

is like a special set of rules in the province of Quebec, Canada, that helps make sure everyone is treated fairly and has certain rights.

Question 9

Quebecois nationalism?

Answer 9

They might want more independence for Quebec or special rights to protect their French language and unique identity within Canada.

Question 10

Quiet Revolution?

Answer 10

was a time in the 1960s when the province of Quebec in Canada went through many changes. People started to ask for more rights and wanted to have more control over their own province. They also wanted to make sure everyone could speak French and English if they wanted to.

Question 11

Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

Answer 11

Is an international document adopted by the United Nations General Assembly that enshrines the rights and freedoms of all human beings.

Question 12

Anti-Terrorism Act?

Answer 12

Created measures to take enforcement action against those responsible for terrorist activities.

Question 13

USA Patriot Act?

Answer 13

Is a U.S. law granting law enforcement more powers to prevent terrorist attacks.

Question 14

War Measures Act?

Answer 14

Was a statute of the Parliament of Canada that provided for the declaration of war, invasion, or insurrection, and the types of emergency measures that could thereby be taken.

Question 15

Language legislation?

Answer 15

Refers to laws or rules made by a government about how languages are used in a particular area. This can involve deciding which languages are official, protecting the rights of people to use their language, setting rules for language education, and promoting the use of certain languages.

Question 16

Emergencies and security legislation?

Answer 16

Are laws or rules created by a government to address situations of crisis, danger, or threats to public safety and national security. These laws empower the government to take specific actions, often temporarily, to protect people and the country during emergencies.

Question 17

Imposition (or imposing)

Answer 17

Means forcing something on people whether they want it or not. Liberalism has been imposed on people at various points in history, sometimes with negative consequences.

Question 18

An example of imposition of liberalism aka illiberalism in Canada?

Answer 18

The Indian Act

Question 19

The Royal Proclamation (1763)

Answer 19

King George III legally verified the og occupancy, ownership, and hunting rights of First Nations Peoples. This laid the groundwork for future treaties between the British crown and indigenous peoples.

Question 20

Expansionism?

Answer 20

To enlarge territorial and ideological influence.

Question 21

Containment?

Answer 21

The policy of attempting to stop another’s expansionism.

Question 22

Deterrence?

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When a nation threatens its superior military might to pressure another nation to back down.

Question 23

Brinkmanship?

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To push a dangerous situation as far as possible without conceding anything to the opponent. ex. Cuban Missile Crises.

Question 24

Detente?

Answer 24

The period of reduced tensions, from the late 1960s to 1979. Where tensions are relaxed due to agreements that are made.

Question 25

Non-alignment?

Answer 25

A policy, beginning at the Bandung Conference, whereby a nation avoids attaching themselves to a super-power or their ideology is known as

Question 26

Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)?

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Means that if one side starts a nuclear war, both sides will be destroyed because each has enough weapons to retaliate (strike back). It’s a deterrence strategy based on the idea that the fear of total destruction prevents nations from using nuclear weapons.

Question 27

Liberation Movements?

Answer 27

When a country rebels against the country that colonized it or oppressed it, this is known as

Question 28

Demilitarized?

Answer 28

Means to remove or reduce military forces, weapons, or activities in a specific area. This often occurs in demilitarized zones (DMZs) or through agreements between countries to promote peace and prevent military conflict.

Question 29

Armistice?

Answer 29

Is a formal agreement between opposing sides in a conflict to temporarily stop hostilities, usually with the goal of negotiating a more permanent peace or settlement.

Question 30

Covert?

Answer 30

Refers to actions, operations, or activities that are conducted in a secretive, concealed, or hidden manner.

Question 31

Sphere of Influence?

Answer 31

A region in which a powerful nation has significant cultural, economic, military, and political influence is known as

Question 32

Domino Theory?

Answer 32

Once one falls to communism, they’ll all fall in a ripple, like dominos.

Question 33

Truman Doctrine?

Answer 33

Doctrine that supported nations with aid and military supplies so that they would not fall under the influence of the Soviet Union.

Question 34

Marshall Plan?

Answer 34

The biggest aid plan was the Marshall Plan, a $13 billion ($199 billion today) plan to help the recovery of countries ravaged by war in Europe.

Question 35

Brezhnev Doctrine?

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Was a policy that allowed the Soviet Union to use military force to prevent any of its socialist allies from moving away from communism or socialist principles.

Question 36

Isolationist vs. Interventionist?

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Isolationist: A country or policy that seeks to minimize its involvement in international affairs, avoiding alliances and conflicts with other nations.

Interventionist: A country or policy that actively engages in international affairs, participating in and influencing events outside its borders, often through diplomatic, economic, or military means.

Question 37

Berlin Airlift?

Answer 37

In 1948-1949 in which Western Allied forces, led by the United States and the United Kingdom, delivered food and supplies by air to West Berlin after the Soviet Union blockaded the city.

Question 38

Berlin Wall?

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Was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) during the Cold War. Built in 1961, it physically and ideologically separated East Berlin (controlled by Soviet influence) from West Berlin (controlled by Western Allies).

Question 39

NATO?

Answer 39

A military alliance of Western European and North American countries.

Question 40

NORAD?

Answer 40

It is a military organization jointly operated by the United States and Canada. NORAD’s primary mission is to monitor and defend the airspace of North America against potential aerial threats, including aircraft and missiles.

Question 41

Warsaw Pact?

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Was a political and military alliance formed in 1955 among several Eastern Bloc socialist republics of the Soviet Union and its satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe during the Cold War.

Question 42

Nuclear Treaties?

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Are formal agreements between countries that regulate the development, testing, deployment, and use of nuclear weapons.

Question 43

Hungarian Revolution?

Answer 43

Refers to the series of events that occurred in Hungary in 1956 when the Hungarian people rose against the Soviet-backed communist government.

Question 44

Prague Spring?

Answer 44

Was a period of political liberalization and reform in Czechoslovakia that took place in 1968. It began with efforts to implement more democratic and human rights-oriented policies under the leadership of Alexander Dubček. The reforms aimed to create “socialism with a human face.” However, the Soviet Union, along with other Warsaw Pact countries, intervened militarily to suppress the reforms and maintain control over Czechoslovakia. The Prague Spring marked a failed attempt to achieve political and social change within the framework of communism.

Question 45

Solidarity Movement?

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Was a social and political movement in Poland that emerged in the 1980s. And advocating for workers’ rights, political freedom, and social justice.

Question 46

Cuban Missile Crisis?

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was a 13-day confrontation in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union, triggered by the discovery of Soviet ballistic missiles deployed in Cuba. The crisis is considered one of the most intense moments of the Cold War and brought the two superpowers to the brink of nuclear war. It was resolved through diplomatic negotiations, with the United States agreeing not to invade Cuba, and the Soviet Union removing its missiles from the island.

Question 47

Espionage?

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The government secretly obtains information, through spying, that is considered confidential.

Question 48

Iron Curtain?

Answer 48

A symbol of the ideological divide between Western and Eastern Europe.

Question 49

Satellite States?

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A term given to a country during the Cold War that was officially independent but really under heavy control and influence of another country.

Question 50

Buffer Zone?

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A state or zone between two major rival nations that is thought to prevent conflict or act as an early warning system for invasion.

Question 51

Red Scare?

Answer 51

A term given to a general backlash against all things associated with communism.

Question 52

McCarthyism?

Answer 52

McCarthyism was the practice of accusing people of being disloyal to the government (being a communist) it was caused by the fear of communism spreading in the US

Question 53

Blacklisted?

Answer 53

A list of people viewed with suspicion or disapproval.

Question 54

Peaceful coexistence?

Answer 54

Refers to the idea and practice of nations or ideological systems existing together without engaging in open conflict. The concept is often associated with the Cold War era, where the United States and the Soviet Union sought to avoid direct military confrontation despite their ideological differences.