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capitalism

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an economy where businesses are privately owned, and prices are set by supply and demand

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communism

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a system where everything is owned by community, and wealth is shared equally

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collective bargaining

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workers negotiating with employers for better pay and conditions

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chanak crisis

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canada refused to automatically support Britain in a conflict with turkey, showing independence

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winnipeg general strike

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a huge worker strike in winnipeg demanding better pay and rights

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halibut treaty

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canadas first treaty signed without britain, managing fishing with the U.S

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king byng crisis

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a fight between PM King and the governor general over over who could call an election

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balfour report

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A document allowing canada and other british dominions to be equal to britain

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statue of westminster

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a british law making all commonwealth countries independent and equal with britain

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persons case

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a legal fight where Canadian women won the right to be legally recognized as “persons@ and eligible to sit in the Senate

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J.S wordsworth (CCF)

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a socialist leader who helped start canadas welfare system

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William Lyon Mackenzie King (Liberal)

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Canadas longest serving PM, led during the depression and WWII

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arthur meighen (conservative)

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a conservative PM who lost power twice in the 1920s

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Richard Bedford Bennett

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Conservative PM during the depression; his polices failed to fix the economy 1930-1935

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Franklin Roosevelt

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US president who created the New Deal to fight the depression

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Flappers

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young women in the 1920s who wore short skirts, danced, and challenged old traditions

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regionalism

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different part of canada(like quebec) having their own strong identities

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branch plant economy

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foreign companies (like US firms) setting up factories in canada

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dust bowl

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a 1930s drought that destroyed farms in the prairies

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Five cent piece speech

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PM King said he wouldn’t help provinces with non-liberal governments

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The great depression

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a 1930s worldwide economic disaster with high unemployment and poverty

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protectionism

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putting axes and tariffs on imports to protect local businesses and the countries home economy

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pogey

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government money for the unemployed during the depression

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on to ottawa trek

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jobless workers protested by riding trains to ottawa, ending in the regina riot

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Regina riot
a violent clash between police and protesters from the on to ottawa trek
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Laissez-faire policy
the idea that government should stay out of the economy
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The New Deal
FDR’s first programs to help the US recovery from the depression
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supply and demand
if something is rare but wanted its expensive, if there’s too much, it’s cheap
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tariffs
taxes on imported goods to help local businesses
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equalization payments
money from rich provinces to poorer ones for fair service
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economic cycle
the ups (boom) and downs (recession) of the economy over time
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prosperity
good economy, high employment, more spending
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recession
bad economy, high unemployment, less spending
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recovery
economy starting to improve after a recession
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residential schools
government schools that forced indigenous kids to abandon their culture
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indian act
a law controlling indigenous lives, land, and rights
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aboriginal title
the legal recognition that indigenous peoples have rights to their traditional lands
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cut off lands
indigenous land taken by the government
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enfranchisement
when indigenous people gave up status to get voting rights (no longer a thing.)
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self determination
indigenous peoples right to control their own future
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Dionne Quintuplets
five identical sisters born in 1934, used for tourism by the government
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prohibition
a law banning the sale and drinking of alcohol in canada, meant to reduce crime
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bootlegging
selling alcohol illegally during prohibition. People smuggles alcohol from the US
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agnes Macphain
the first women elected to canadas parliament. Fought for farmers, prisons, and women’s rights.
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Emily Murphy
A judge and women’s right activist. The first female magistrate in canada and part of the Famous Five.
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famous five
five alberta women (Emily Murphy, Nellie McClung, Louise Mckinney, Henrietta Edward’s, Irene Parlby) who fought for women’s rights, leading to the Persons case
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group of seven
a group of canadian painters know in for bold landscapes showing canadas wilderness
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Emily carr
A canadian artist and writer who painted indigenous villains and landscapes. Not part of the group of seven.
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BNA Act
British North America Act - united canadas provinces into one country - established its federal government - later the foundation for canadian independence
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Stock Market Crash (Black Tuesday)
On Black Tuesday (oct 29,1929), the stock market crashed, causing financial loss, triggering the great depression.
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Autonomy
Means having the power to govern yourself without outside control
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British Commonwealth
The British Commonwealth is a group of former British Empire countries that cooperate while remaining independent
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primary resources
Canadas primary industries include farming, fishing, forestry, and mining, which relied on natural resources.
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Secondary resources
Canada secondary industries involved manufacturing and processing goods like lumber, paper, and food products.
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relief camps
Government work camps for the unemployed men during the depression offering food/shelter in exchange for low paid labour.

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