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What are some left wing policies that Tommy Douglas gave Canada?

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Family allowance. Old age pensions. Minimum wage. Free textbooks. Unemployment insurance. Union rights. Bill of Rights. Laws against farm closures. Medicare. Public Utilities. Labour code.

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Describe the strategy Canada used in Vimy Ridge.

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Creeping barrage. Artiller was shot ahead to make the other side think we missed, but we crept forward in the smoke. This continued until the Canadians reached the other side.

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Who was Thomas Scott? What was his impact?

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One of Riel’s prisoners during the Red River Rebellion. He incited violence against Riel and the Metis. Riel had him executed for this, one of Riel’s negative legacies. The Globe wrote about it and called for Riel to be hanged. A bounty was out for Riel’s capture.

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What were Riel’s long term impacts?

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Manitoba was created (originally a Metis state). Riel stood up for minority rights.
Negative: Riel killed Thomas Scott. Many people died in his second rebellion.

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Who was Gabriel Dumont?

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Expert hunter and sharpshooter. He wanted to pursue the retreating police at Duck Lake but Riel thought it was foolish.

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What does CPR stand for?

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Canadian Pacific Railroad.

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What role did the Railroad play in the North West Rebellion.

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Allowed many troops to be delivered. Vital to defence. The Rebellion saved the CPR which destroyed the rebellion.

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Who was Will Jackson?

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Riel’s secretary. Loyal to Riel, wanting to share his fate (put in an asylum, but Riel was hanged).

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Riel’s execution.

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Riel didn’t want to be thought of as mad because that would discredit his thoughts. Riel surrendered because he wanted to be known as defensive not aggressive. He was tried with High Treason by John A (guaranteeing his death if he lost). Verdict was guilty with recommendation for mercy (mercy was ignored).

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How did Riel’s execution hurt John A?

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The French disliked Riel’s execution, so the Conservative Party lost support. If he didn’t hang Riel then he might lose support in Ontario.

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What was the Pacific Scandal? Impacts?

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John A and Cartier were paid $300,000 by Sir Hugh Allen (who owned the Railroad company).
This scandal forced John A out of office. - Negative Impact.
John A would return afterwards and be PM until his death. - Positive impact.

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What are the Homestead acts 5 requirements? (And what is it)?

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Be male. Over 21. Have $10. Build a house in 3 years. Live there for over 6 months of the year.
Meant to settle the West.

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What is an example of early racism when settling the west?

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Asians were not wanted (justification was they came from a different climate and farmed different things).
Ukrainians were especially wanted (They were used to the climate and farmed similar things).

Asians were paid less but did more work (or more dangerous work).

Ukrainians were divided to prevent them from retaining their culture.

Chinese head tax.

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Who was Clifford Sifton?

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Made the homestead act.
He specifically wanted Ukrainian farmers to immigrate to Canada.
He “sifted” the immigrants for certain people (didn’t want Asians).
He encouraged massive amounts of immigration.

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What province first got the right to vote for women?

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Manitoba.

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What province first considered women to be persons?

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Alberta. This was only at the provincial level.

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Who was Nellie McClung?

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Nellie McClung got the right to vote in Manitoba and led the Famous 5.

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What is the Statute of Westminster.

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Recognized the sovereign right of each dominion to control its own domestic and foreign affairs.

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Impacts of Vimy Ridge.

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Helped Canadians to feel a better sense of Nationhood.
Showed the World that Canada was distinct from Britain.
Led to statute of Westminster.

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3 Sides to the Winnipeg General Strike.

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Immigrants - Were promised a new life, but were treated poorly once the war was over (they were no longer "needed").
Veterans - Risked their lives only to lose their jobs to immigrants.
Government - Revolution must be stopped, the working class cannot rule the ruling class.
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What did the workers (immigrants) want during the Winnipeg General Strike?

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Living wages. Paid holidays. Unionizing Rights. Equal Work Equal Pay. Fair Bargaining. Shorter working days.

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Winnipeg General Strike impact.

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Helped move Canada to become a left-wing society. The strike failed, but it was a step forward.

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Who were the Famous 5?

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Went through the Supreme court which said that women were not persons. They went to the British Privy Council which ruled that Women were persons.

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Who was Lizzie Cyr?

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She was not an activist, but her trial sparked a movement.

25
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Who was Alice Jamieson?

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Convicts Lizzie Cyr with a harsh sentence and little chance to defend herself. Cameron claimed that she was unfit to be a judge because she was a woman.

26
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Who was John McKinley Cameron?

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A lawyer who took on unwinnable cases (he seemed to do it out of enjoyment, was casual but took his work seriously).
He defended Lizzie Cyr (who lost the case).

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What does CCF stand for?

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Cooperative Commonwealth Federation.

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The CCF won ___ out of ___ seats in Saskatchewan Provincial Election.

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47 of 52 seats.

29
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Impacts of Tommy Douglas?

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He brought many left-wing policies to Canada.

Created and led the NDP (A left-wing party).

30
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What was the DIA?

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Department of Indian Affairs. Ensured that Indians were “behaving”.

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What were the 4 parts of the Indian Act?

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  1. Defined Indian Status.
  2. Outlawed Culture.
  3. Created Residential Schools.
  4. Made Indians “Wards of the State”.
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How could an Indian lose their Indian status?

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Moving off the reserve. After being discharged from the military. An Indian woman marrying a non-Indian status person would remove her Indian status. If they wanted to legally drink, they would lose their Indian status.

Later, they could vote if they gave up their Indian status.

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What was the Oka crisis about?

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Land rights. The Church ‘reinterpreted’ the Mohawk’s land that was trusted to them as simply being theirs. A golf course was built near burial grounds. An expansion was planned that would go over the burial grounds.

34
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What was the result of the first Mohawk-SQ standoff?

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Mohawks won, only one officer died although many could have been killed if they chose. They gained more equiptment.

35
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What 3 things did the Mohawks want?

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Title to the Pines.
Police withdrawal.
48-hour amnesty after withdrawal.

36
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What was the last province and territory to join Canada?

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Newfoundland and Nunavut.

37
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What is Oka near?

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Montreal.

38
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Where was Riel killed?

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Regina.

39
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What is the capital of BC?

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Victoria.

40
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What province did John A promise a railroad in 10 years?

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BC.

41
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What were the Red River rebellions near?

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Winnipeg.

42
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What province did Riel make?

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Manitoba.

43
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What were the 3 aspects of the National Policy and their short and long-term impacts?

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Tariffs: ST: Hurt the West. LT: Canada became self-sufficient.
Settle the West: ST: Failed due to the economic boom in Europe. LT: Succeeded due to economic downfall in Europe.
Build the Railway: ST: Expensive and time-consuming. Stops until Riel’s rebellions. LT: Becomes vital to Canada’s defense, economy, and immigration.

44
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What are some of John A’s impacts on Canada.

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Pushed for creation of the railway. Pass and permit system (negative).

45
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What was the lowest head tax and the highest?

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$50 lowest, $500 highest.

46
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How did Canada accidentally become a multicultural society?

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Mass immigration led to many cultures becoming part of Canada.

47
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What was the pass and permit system?

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Pass system - Indians could only leave reserve with a “pass”.
Permit system - A permit was needed to sell produce and they could not choose what to grow.

48
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What was the last province to give women the right to vote?

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Quebec.

49
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This island marked the beginning of white settled Canada. Start of end of aboriginal way of life.

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St. Croix Island.

50
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How many people died during Bloody Saturday?

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2 shot, 1 died.

51
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How did women get the right to vote?

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They could vote in place of family members at war, but there was no way to verify this so they gave it universally (province by province).

52
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How was the war of 1812 bad for First Nations?

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They were promised a nation, but this promise was broken.

53
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Gradual civilization act.

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Aboriginals who wanted to be citizens needed to learn to read and write English and French, pick a new name, and move.

54
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How was confederation and BNA act bad for aboriginals?

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It didn’t include them.

55
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3 examples of racism at Oka crisis.

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Ambulance with child rocked by mob. Crude caricatures lit on fire. A woman was attacked and racial insults were used.

56
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Riel’s legacy.

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Fought for minority rights. Made Manitoba. Killed Thomas Scott. Métis ended up ignored after rebellions.

57
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Historical significance of Homestead act.

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Settled west. Accidentally began multicultural society.

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