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Question 1

Definition of wolrdview

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A worldview is a network of ultimate beliefs, assumptions, values, and ideas about the universe and our place in it that shapes how a person understands their life and experiences

Question 2

Left wing

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• associated with egalitarianism
• popular or state control of the major institutions of political and economic life
• term from 1790s, French socialist representatives sat left
• hostile to traditional elites, including wealthy and members of aristocracy
• favour interests of working class
• social welfare as most important
• communism is radical leftist ideology

Question 3

Right

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• associated with conservative
• c.1790 French conservatives sat right
• 19th cent. term applied to conservatives who supported authority, tradition, and property
• fascism is radical rightist ideology

Question 4

Authoritarianism

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A principle of blind submission to authority, as opposed to individual freedom of thought and action

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Libertarianism

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A political philosophy that takes individual liberty to be primary political value.

Question 6

Characteristics of the Left

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• Supports legal marijuana (lit)
• Defence budget should be cut
• Bigger government
• Business regulation
• Free market not fair
• Equality
• Society freedom

Question 7

Characteristics of the Right

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• Supports strong defence
• Free market
• Smaller government
• Lower taxes
• Traditional value
• Liberty
• Individual freedom

Question 8

Definition of language families

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a group of languages that likely evolved from a common language

Question 9

Definition of dialects

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Variations of a language used by groups of speakers who are often regionally or socially based.

Question 10

Definition of treaty

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An agreement. Treaties are written to have the government recognize its responsibilities toward Aboriginal people in the areas of social, educational, and economic concerns

Question 11

Definition of repatriate

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To bring back something that was taken out of a country

Question 12

Definition of consensus

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group agreement obtained through a process of dialogue and discussion

Question 13

This term loosely translated means “their existence is here”

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Indigenous

Question 14

The text indicates that traditional First Peoples’ view of the land was

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In relationship with the land as caretakers

Question 15

“Life” was best described as ___ in a traditional First People worldview

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Interconnected or holistic

Question 16

_____ is/are to First Peoples’ past as documentation is to traditional European past

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Oral tradition

Question 17

All world views have a _____

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Creation Myth

Question 18

First Peoples originally identified themselves through

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Totemic images

Question 19

First Peoples arrived to North and South America via

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The Bering Strait Land Bridge and perhaps other means

Question 20

Most First Peoples’ languages are:

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Connection and relationship based

Question 21

Elders of the First Peoples are perceived as:

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Natural leaders in the community to whom people turn to for advice

Question 22

What is the description that best suits the First Nations concept of justice?

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Let’s talk this through and fix the problem within the community

Question 23

What were the coureurs de bois?

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Unlicensed inland fur traders

Question 24

Radisson and Groseilliers, brothers-in-law, were:

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Allies of England (even though they were French) who were sponsored for inlander trade exploration by Prince Rupert

Question 25

Based on the success of the Nonsuch voyage to the Hudson Bay area, King Charles II:

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Granted a charter for the creation of the Hudson Bay Company

Question 26

Officially, Rupert's Land was:

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The drainage basin of the Hudson Bay

Question 27

Indentured Servants were:

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People who agreed to work for the HBC for 7-9 years

Question 28

An important individual to the northern development of what is now Manitoba was named:

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Henry Kelsey

Question 29

The Ininimowin (Swampy Cree) were:

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Avid traders and supporters of the Hudson Bay Company

Question 30

Two events that encouraged the Northwest expansion by the French were

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Haudenosaunee Wars; Creation of the Hudson Bay Company

Question 31

The "custom of the country" was:

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French traders taking First Nation wives, in time creating a new culture known as Metis

Question 32

In 1770 an organized attempt was made to rival the Hudson Bay Company. It as known as;

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The Northwest Company - a Montreal based organization

Question 33

Much of the colonization of North America that has taken place because of

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Greed

Question 34

Frobisher's exploration of the New World was largely to:

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Seek fame and fortune

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European contact with the Indigenous Peoples:

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Was peaceful at first and then violent

Question 36

The Indigenous peoples of the Northwest of Canada were different than many other groupings in Canada in the following way:

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They lived in a permanent living arrangement

Question 37

Numbered Treaties, post-1867, were designed to:

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Acquire land for political gain in Canada

Question 38

Donald Trump would represent the following political ideology:

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Right Wing Libertarian

Question 39

The Indigenous peoples eventually made alliances with Europeans for the following reason:

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Trade in exchange for military support

Question 40

Halifax Explosion?

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1917. - Mont Blanc and IMO crash into one another - War munitions were on board and exploded - Levelled the northwest of Halifax - 1500 dead; 9000 injured - Largest explosion in history prior to Japan WWII

Question 41

Pier 21 Halifax

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Majority of immigrants arrived via steamship and the Ports of Halifax and St. John

Question 42

WWI - The Great War: 1914-1918

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- The Great War did not directly impact Canada at first - Eventually men were encouraged to go and fight for the cause, under the Union Jack - War was actually romanticized at first. Propaganda became commonplace

Question 43

Canada's involvement in WWI

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- Vimy Ridge- fought with courage and took charge of operations and claimed the victory after a long stalemate - Led by British General (Sir) Julian Byng; Brigadier General Arthur Currie - "In those few minutes," said Canadian Brigadier-General A.E. Ross of the victory, "I witnessed the birth of a nation."

Question 44

WWI Canada by the Numbers

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``` Population: 6 000 000 Soldiers: 600 000 Deaths: 61 000 Wounded: 174 000 Shell shock: 9 000 ```

Question 45

Winnipeg General Strike

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Year 1919. Unemployment, inflation, the Bolshevik Revolution, Industrial Unionism (first of its kind in Canada) post-war labour unrest led to 30 000 people walking off their jobs to protest. 30 injured 1 dead. Bloody Saturday

Question 46

Japanese Internment Camps

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- Property was confiscated and all people were put into camps as if prisoners - Apology issued by Prime Minister Mulroney along with compensation

Question 47

Lester B. Pearson and Pierre Elliot Trudeau are ____

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Liberals

Question 48

John Diefenbaker and Brian Mulroney are _____

Answer 48

Conservative

Question 49

Jean Chretien is _____

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Liberal

Question 50

Stephen Harper is _____

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Conservative

Question 51

Definition of political deadlock

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A situation in which government decisions are prevented by opposing sides by refusing to compromise

Question 52

Definition of "rep by pop"

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Representation by population; a system of democratic government in which representation in the legislature is distributed according to population

Question 53

Definition of Confederation

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(1867) the political union of British North American Colonies

Question 54

Definition of American Civil War

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(1861-1865) the war in which a group of southern states tried to secede from the United States

Question 55

Definition of Manifest Destiny

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a popular belief held among Americans in the 19th century that their country had a right to control North America

Question 56

Definition of annexation

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The incorporation of a foreign territory into another

Question 57

Definition of Fenians

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A group of Irish immigrants in North America dedicated to the freedom of Ireland from British control

Question 58

Definition of reciprocity

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The basis of a trade agreements between countries involving an exchange of benefits

Question 59

Definition of federation

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More than one level of government

Question 60

Definition of British North American Act

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(1867) legislation passed by the British parliament that formed the Constitution of the Dominion of Canada

Question 61

Definition of enfranchisement

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The right to vote; used by the Government of Canada

Question 62

Definition of constitutional monarchy

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A country with a monarch as the head of state whose power is limited by the country's constitution

Question 63

Definition of prorogue

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To suspend Parliament temporarily

Question 64

Equality

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- Each person same treatment - Each person same amount of something - Systematic division of something into equal parts

Question 65

Equity

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- Recognizes not everyone has the same needs - Focuses on fairness and justice - Takes into account past injustices; positions of privilege; barriers to well-being

Question 66

Year of Plains of Abraham

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1759

Question 67

Year of Conquest of NF

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1760

Question 68

Year of Treaty of Paris

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1763

Question 69

Year of Quebec Act

Answer 69

1774

Question 70

Year of Declaration of Independence

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1776

Question 71

Year of Constitutional Act

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1791