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What does anglophone mean?

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English speaking

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What does francophone mean?

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French speaking

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What is appeasement?

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The policy of advocating further arguments or war by accepting the conditions or demands of the aggressor

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What happened surrounding Sudetenland?

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After WWI Germany was attempting to gather land from when there were German speaking minorities. Germany wanted to acquire Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia. In an effort to keep the peace big leaders met and decided to turn over the land. This was appeasement

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Why was little or othing done to stop the Nazi’s before the second WW?

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Because Britain and France became indecisive and which caused them to follow the policy of appeasement. They did not step in unless the actions were directly in conflict with their interests

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What is Asymmetric Federalism?

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In confederation where different states posses different powers and one or more of the substates has considerably more power

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What is authoritarianism?

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The enforcement of strict obedience to authority

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Autonomous?

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A country having the freedom to govern itself

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Bilateralism?

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Two nations or nation states cooperate to pursue each nations interests

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What is unilateralism?

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One state or nation state acts independently to pursue its interests

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Who were the Bourgeoisie?

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The middle class people who accumulated economic wealth through trade and commerce

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What is collective consciousness?

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When members of a group share similar values, beliefs, and internalized feelings based on their shared experiences

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What are crimes against humanity?

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A deliberate act that causes human suffering or death

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What is cosmopolitan?

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Being familiar with many cultures and countries or including many cultures

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What is domestic policy?

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Decisions that are directly related to all issues within a nations border

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Economic Nationalism?

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Ideology that favors state intervention in the economy

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What is an ecozone?

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The broadest geographic division of earth based in distribution of organisms

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What is ethnic nationalism?

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Shared ethnic ties between groups of people

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What are equalization payments?

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Payments made to other provinces from other provinces to help their broke asses

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What is federalism?

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The mixed mode of government combining regional government with a central government

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What is the Feudal System?

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The hierarchy of France before the French Revolution

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What the hierarchy of the Feudal System?

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King
Nobles
Knights
Peasants

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What were the groups under the Ancien Regime?

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King
First Estate
Second Estate
Third Estate

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Who was under the First Estate in the Ancien Regime?

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The Roman Catholic Clergy

  • Male dominated
  • Exempt from paying taxes
  • Had political power
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Who was under the Second Estate in the Ancien Regime?
The Nobility - Exempt from paying taxes - Had political power - Enjoyed privileges not enjoyed by the third estate. Ex. Hunting
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Who was under the Third Estate in the Ancien Regime?
Serfs, Peasants, and Merchants - Could not own land - Made up 90% of the population - Paid heavy taxes - No political power
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What is Foreign Aid?
Money, food, or other resources given or lent by one country to another
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What are examples of Foreign Aid?
After the Tsunami in the Indian Ocean, many countries supported by giving over 7 Billion to governments and NGOs to help survivors and countries rebuild
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What is Foreign Policy?
A course of action that a sovereign nation takes in its conduct with other nation states or international organization
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What was the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs?
A legal agreement between many countries whose overall purpose was to increase trade by eliminating barriers such as tariffs and quotas
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Why was GATT created?
It was created after WW2 to boost economic activity and increase international trade
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What Genocide occurred in Germany?
After WWI when Germany's economy was failing, Hitler wanted to create a super power in Germany and wanted to have pure Germans and invade other areas for land. He used Jewish people as scapegoats for their failing economy and killed many of them
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What Genocide occurred in Ukraine?
The Holodomor. Joseph Stalin stole farmland from the people called collectivization. He exported all food produced out of the country and seized all food sources forcing people to starve
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What is homogenization?
The process where things are made uniform or similar
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What is humanitarianism?
Assisting other nations and nation states with economic and social development as well as crisis
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What are intergovernmental organizations IGOs?
An organization composed of sovereign states ex. United Nations
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What are inherent rights?
Fundamental rights that everybody deserves
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What is an institution?
A society or organization
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What is internationalism?
The belief in the cooperation between nation for the benefit all humankind
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What allowed the Canadian government to imprison innocent people?
The war measures act
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Why were many Europeans interned during the first WWI?
Because there was fear of the enemies within that the media created. And there was resentment to immigrants who take jobs
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Who was interned during WW2 and why?
The japanese and this was motivated by the fear of foreigners
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What is isolationism?
A foreign policy in which a nation state chooses not to become involved in the affairs of other nations
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How did America follow isolationism?
The reluctantly became involved with Europe in WWI and afterwards quickly retreated to its noninvolvement. This was up until the bombing of pearl harbor by Japan
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What is multilateralism?
Various nations or nation-states cooperate to pursue their interests and goals beyond national borders, not alone, but in cooperation and coalitions with other states
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What is unilateralism?
When one nation state acts independently to pursue interests
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What is "Maitres chez nous"?
A campaign slogan used to bring reform in Quebec. Called the quiet revolution
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What is multiculturalism?
A Canadian policy that allows people to affirm their cultures
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What are national interests?
A cultural, economic, political, religious or military goal of a country
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What is a nationalist?
Someone with patriotic feelings or principles
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What is the National Energy Program?
The energy policy of the government of Canada t increase and ownership and control of the petroleum industry
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What are NGOs?
A nonprofit organization that operates independently of any government, typically one whose purpose is to address a social or political issue
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What is NAFTA?
A trade agreement used to break down barriers such as tariffs that restrict trade
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What does repatriated mean?
To send someone back to their own country
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What is patriotism?
A love for a nation or nation-state
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What are the different types of propaganda?
``` Bandwagon Card Stacking Glittering Generalities Name-Calling Plain folks Testimonial Transfer ```
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What does bandwagon mean?
Convincing people to join a particular side because others are joining as well
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What is card stacking?
Only presenting information that is positive to an idea or proposal and omitting information that is contrary to it
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What is glittering generalities?
Using words that have different positive meaning for individual subjects but are linked to highly valued concepts
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What is Plain Folks?
A technique by which someone tries to convince the public that his views reflect and work to the benefit of the common person
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What does testimonial mean?
Quotations or endorsements of famous people
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What is transfer?
An attempt to link two items in a persons mind
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What is Quebecois?
A term used to distinguish between French people and French Canadians
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What is pluralism?
A form of society in which members of different groups are encouraged to maintain their cultural traditions
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What is reasonable accommodation?
An adjustment made in a system to accommodate someone
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What is responsible government?
Government that is accountable to citizens for their actions
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What is a sacred cow?
Something immune to question or criticism
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What is self determination?
A principle whereby a nation is free to decide its own political allegiance or form of government
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What is a separatists?
Someone who advocates for separation of Quebec from Canada
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What is sovereignty?
A nation's right to self government and control over its own jurisdiction that is recognized by other nations
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What is supranationalism?
A nation putting aside self interests to work with other nations for the good of the collective
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What are examples of supranationalism?
The United Nations, African Union, The World Trade Organization
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What is tied aid?
Money that a rich country lends to a poor country, on condition that the poor country spends the money on goods from the rich country
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What was the treaty of versailles?
The treaty used to punish Germany after the first WW. It called for many things such as a reduced military, loss of colonies, and union with Austria (Anschluss) was forbidden
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What is ultranationalism?
An extreme form of nationalism, often involving extreme patriotism
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What is the World Trade Organization?
A group that deals with the rules of trade between nations. An example of Hegemonic internationalism
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What is the purpose of the international monetary fund?
It arranges loans for countries, but when countries have difficulty paying the loans back, it creates hardship for citizens. They force countries to privatize industries and make changes that will not benefit them
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How did the War Measures act affect the FLQ crisis?
It suspended citizens rights during the protest and allowed them to arrest many people
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How did the War Measures act affect immigrants?
It allowed Canada to imprison Ukrainian and Japanese immigrants due to fear of traitors and foreigners
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What is liberal internationalism?
The belief that through greater interaction and cooperation, nations can achieve common goals such as peace
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What is Hegemonic Internationalism?
The belief that the world is being integrated based on unequal terms with the dominance of one nation state over others
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What is revolutionary internationalism?
The belief that conflicts within societies are determined by international factors and alliances
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What was the Conscription Crisis in Canada?
The Prime Minister forced conscription of the First world ar and many French people did not want to fight under Britain
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What is the Paris Peace conference?
The conference where the treaty of Versailles was created
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Who was Woodrow Wilson?
The American president who wanted peace without victory after WW1
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Who is Pierre Trudeau?
A Canadian Prime Minister who enacted the multiculturalism act
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What is the problem with Arctic Sovereignty?
Canada believes that they own the Arctic but other countries want to use it for transportation. Canada can use it for oil
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What were John Maynard Keynes ideologies?
He wanted full employment and government intervention as a way to stop economic recession
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Who and what were the FLQ?
A group who during the French revolution wanted to spark more change through violence
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What is the French revolution?
A revolution that sparked change in Quebec based around the dominance of Anglophones to Francophones
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Who was Napoleon?
A French general who rose to power during the French Revolution. He was able to bring to citizen what they wanted
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What were the Meech lake and Charlottetown Accords?
Efforts to satisfy Quebec culture d society

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