Final Exam Flashcards by Brett Werner

Swedish chemist, died and left a fortune to create the Nobel Peace Prize

Alfred Noble

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Wear them to remember the soldiers who fought for us

Poppies

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The officer in charge of medical aid post and a surgeon. Wrote ‘in Flanders Fields’

John McCrae

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Became the youngest ever recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. She has spoken out and promoted the education of girls.

Malala Yousadzai

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An Islamic extremist group that had taken over the swat district of northwest Pakistan in ‘07

Taliban

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unmanned aerial vehicles controlled by pilots on the ground using a device such as a tablet
armed with GPS
can virtually fly themselves
can gather info or deliver goods in dangerous environments or places that are hard to access

Drones

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Story of that persons life written by that person

Autobiography

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The only city in China that marks the anniversaries of this massacre with street marches

Hong Kong

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In June 1989, the communist, Chinese government came against its citizens at Tiananmen Square, in Beijing

Beijing

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President of the USA

Barak Obama

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Prime minister of Canada

Stephen Harper

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Prime minister of Israel

Benjamin Netanyahu

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Had cancer in his right leg which had to be amputated. The cancer then spread to his lungs. Ran across Canada to raise money for cancer research

Terry Fox

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The killing of many Jews in a torturous way

Holocaust

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Ruled Germany from 1933-1945, killed many gypsies, Jews, and anyone who was not a German

Adolph Hitler

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Hostility and ill treatment, especially because of race or political or religious beliefs

Persecution

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An official day of remembrance in 1919. British Remembrance Day.

Armistice Day

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in the US on the Sunday closest to November 11th is called what to remember the soldiers.

Veterans Day

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To remember the bravery of the soldiers who fought and died in the war and to remember wars have terrible consequences. Service: bugler will play “the Last Post” and a 2 minutes of silence just before 11 am. Wreaths are laid at the foot of a local war memorial and war veterans are invited to attend and participate in there ceremony.

Remembrance Day and service

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Symbol on the royal Canadian Air Force cap badge

Eagle

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Carried messages attached to their legs during wars and also have food homing sense

Pigeon

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Found land mines and delivered messages during wars

Dogs

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Another name for reindeer, found in Newfoundland and Labrador

Caribou

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Carried soldiers and hauled supplies during the war

Horses

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A person who illegally hunts game, fish etc. on someone else's property

Poacher

An inspection or exploration or an area, especially one made to gather military info

Reconnaissance

Secret, not known who

Anonymous

A set of basic laws or principles for a country that describes the rights and duties of its citizens and the way in which it is governed

Constitution

Where many Arab Palestinians choose to live until they receive the land they believe is rightfully theirs

United Nations Refugees Camps

Spanish Christians who pushed the Muslims back to the southern tip of Spain

Crusades

Also called Dalots, at the bottom of the caste system, and they must kill animals and do the fishing

Untouchables

Christians God

Jesus

Islam angel of revelation between God and Mohammed

Gabriel

Was worshipped as a Hindu God also called 'the Enlightened One'

Buddha

Where the Pope lives (leader of the Catholic Church)

Vatican

Leader of all Muslims

Caliph

Treating others the way you wish to be treated

Golden Rule

Splitting Israel into a Jewish and Arab state

Two state solution

A Jewish house of worship

Synagogue

The Muslim meeting place

Mosque

Any do the 3 houses of worship in the Jerusalem in use by the Jews

Temple

Where Christians go to pray

Church

The behaviours and beliefs of a particular social, ethnic, or age group

Culture

Refers to the mingling of people from different cultures into one grouped with a common culture and identity

Assimilation

Worship many gods

Polytheistic

Only believe there is only one god

Monotheistic

Generalizations about categories of people that are based on feelings rather than on logically thought out conclusions

Stereotypes

The general ideas that a group shares about what is wrong and right, good or bad

Values

Several different ways of communicating with very large numbers of people

Mass media

Anything shaped by human beings, such as tools, pottery and weapons

Artifacts

Plant or animal life preserved in rock

Fossils

Often times those around us whom we respect, admire and trust

Role models

A group whose members are approximately the same age and who have similar abilities as the child has

Peer group

Formal norms determined by the governments and supported by punishments

Laws

Rewards for doing the right thing, puts pressure on people to do the right thing

Sanctions

Different ethnic and racial backgrounds encouraged to preserve traditional customs

Multicultural society

Officials are elected, every citizen has a voice

Democracy

Group of people Hitler believed were better than the Jewish

Aryans

A sacred shrine or holy place. The pilgrimage to Mecca was worshipped there

Kaaba

The holiest city of Islam, containing the Kaaba

Mecca

The name of the city where oil burned miraculously for 8 days

Jerusalem

Founder of Islam. Arab prophet

Mohammed

A prime source of revenue for the government and it is also the subject of constant discussion and debate

Personal income tax

Depending on the size of family, the city, and what they need in order to spend 58.5% of its income on food, shelter, and clothing. If the family earned less than the set amount it was considered below poverty line.

Poverty line

If you cannot afford a lawyer, the government will provide and pay for a layer for you

Legal aid

Religion of law

Theocracy

An agreement, given Britain control over New France, that is today called Quebec

Peace of Paris

Agreed to let the people of Quebec keep their language, religion, and civil law

Quebec Act

The idea that similar crimes should have similar punishments

Common law

The ability to impose one will on others and force groups or individuals to act in certain ways even if they do not wish to do so

Power

In the spring of 1989, student led popular demonstrations calling for democracy. Political reform took place in China's capital. The protestors went on for 7 weeks, until the Chinese government ordered the military to end the demonstrations by force in Beijing

Tiananmen Square

The idea that law applies to everyone (doesn't matter if you're rich or poor, white or black, etc)

Rule of Law

The government must have an organization whose members can go about their task of making laws for society

Parliament

There must be an organization to administer these laws

Civil service

These organizations include all the various departments of government, agencies, and government businesses in Canada

Crown Corporation

A period in the Middle Ages from 1000 to 500 AD when learning and civilization declined

Dark ages

People who start their own businesses

Entrepreneurs

Factory time to clean the machines

Dry down

Roads, sewers, bridges, military, etc.

Infrastructure

The complex process of organizing and carrying out the production of goods and services needed by society

Economics

The real objects that an economy produces- food, clothing, cars or computers

Goods

The activities that people do for other people, such as providing education or health care or financial services

Services

Functions very different from the command economy. The basic questions: who? what? And how? Are decided by private businesses

Market economy

The worlds first civilization involved in producing, storing and selling grain, buying supplies and precious metals and gems, and making goods or pottery

Economy

A ruler that has total person control over the government

Dictator

The questions who, how and what are answered by the government

Command economy

What are the warnings for a fire?

Red means high risk and blue means low risk

Code red sirens

You have 15 secs to evacuate before it gets bombed

What are fire equipment you can use for wild fires?

- water filled backpacks - helicopter - trenches - oxygen masks - shovels

Organization of society

1- family 2- religion 3- government 4- economy

Final Exam Flashcards

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