Unit 2

Question 1

Capture of Vimy Ridge

Answer 1

Under a Canadian commander, a united Canadian division, fighting together for the first time take a target that the French and British had been unable to conquer from the Germans

Question 2

signed in 1982 while Trudeau was prime minister, this document also includes the Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Answer 2

Canadian Constitution Act

Question 3

with this document, Canada and some other colonies are granted full independent state status; Canada can now make it’s own foreign policy decision

Answer 3

Statute of Westminster

Question 4

Prime Minister during the 1970 October Crisis; introduced official bilingualism and multiculturalism through the Official Languages Act and the Bi & Bi commission; a federalist who was part of the Canadian Constitution signing with the Queen of England

Answer 4

Pierre Trudeau

Question 5

Vincent Massey was the first one of these; before this, the position was always filled by someone born in Britain, and in what year?

Answer 5

Canadian Governor General, 1952

Question 6

the BNA Act is the piece of legislation that comes into effect; Sir John A MacDonald was the prime minister

Answer 6

Dominion of Canada was created

Question 7

Canada and other former colonies become equal to Britain itself

Answer 7

Balfour Report

Question 8

Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Answer 8

Document that came into being with the 1982 Constitution Act

Question 9

Maitres Chez Nous

Answer 9

This phrase (translated to mean “masters in our own house”) was made popular during the Quiet Revolution as a way to state the Quebecois’ desire for sovereignty.

Question 10

the year Chinese people were granted the vote

Answer 10

1947

Question 11

Official Languages Act

Answer 11

1969; this law make Canada officially bilingual

Question 12

Sir Robert Baldwin

Answer 12

Helped Louis Lafontaine get a seat in English Upper Canada so that the ideals of “responsible government” could be introduced; also was 3rd and 6th Premier of the Province of Canada; helped modernize the legal system

Question 13

class, religion, ideology, geography, race/ethnicity

Answer 13

Non-National Loyalty examples

Question 14

Hyphenated Canadian

Answer 14

a person who identifies his or her ethnic origin as Canadian along with the ethnic origin of his or her ancestors (i.e. Chinese Canadian)

Question 15

Hanged for treason in the Northwest Resistance; fought for the creation of Manitoba and tried to have the gov’t pass a Metis Bill of Rights

Answer 15

Louis Riel

Question 16

The federal political party that formed in 1993 with the goal of Quebec separation from Canada. Created as a result of the failure of Meech Lake Accord

Answer 16

Bloc Quebecois

Question 17

passed in 1977, this law establishes french as the official language of Quebec

Answer 17

Bill 101

Question 18

Pierre Trudeau, Jean Charest, Brian Mulroney, Jean Chretien are examples

Answer 18

Federalist leaders

Question 19

A study done to clarify the relationship between Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals in Canada; the result was the determination that the treatment of Aboriginals by Canada over the years had been wrong.

Answer 19

The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples

Question 21

Programs in Canada

Answer 21

the RCMP, Metis Council, CBC, etc. (Though it doesn’t exactly fit the definition perfectly, Canadian government is more like an institution than a program)

Question 22

Federalist

Answer 22

Those who believe Quebec should remain a Canadian province and NOT separate

Question 23

The way that Quebec wanted to be recognized in the Meech Lake Accord

Answer 23

Distinct Society

Question 24

Man who helped start the Parti Quebecois; man responsible for Bill 101 (Charter of the French Language)

Answer 24

Rene Levesque

Question 25

the main goal of Quebecois self-determination

Answer 25

Seperation

Question 26

Manitoba MLA responsible for the halting the Meech Lake accord

Answer 26

Elijah Harper

Question 27

How is Canada a multicultural nation?

Answer 27

-extremely diverse -majority of population is made up of "single" ethnicities, only having one origin.

Question 28

The change in Quebec from a rural, religion-focused French-speaking society to a modern, urban, industrial and non-religious (secular) French-speaking society (1960s)

Answer 28

The Quiet Revolution

Question 29

Is Canada a Peacekeeping Nation?

Answer 29

This has been viewed as a myth by some. Afghanistan, Iraq and bombing of Yugoslavia without UN resolutions - Then offered aid loans to rebuild.

Question 30

originally elected as a Manitoba MLA, later served as Canada's Minister of the Interior who encouraged massive immigration to populate the Canadian West in the late 1800s; a conservationist; helped prairie provinces establish schools

Answer 30

Clifford Sifton

Question 31

coming between two warring parties so that they can negotiate a truce; does NOT include active fighting; gun use ONLY if fired upon

Answer 31

Peacekeeping

Question 32

Quebec provincial referendum; defeated by 60%

Answer 32

1980 referendum on sovereignty association

Question 33

This was assigned to all Inuit people beginning in the 1930s because their single-name system was considered too difficult for keeping track of people; this system was abolished in 1969

Answer 33

Number

Question 34

Canadians are no longer British subjects; after this date Canadians start carrying Canadian passports instead of British passports

Answer 34

Canadian Citizenship Act

Question 35

The Royal Commission deemed that the most intense conflict between Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals were over the use and control of this.

Answer 35

Land

Question 36

This was issued to Metis people when their land was taken from them; it could be used in exchange for an assigned plot of land elsewhere (usually poorer land further north) OR it could be used at the local mercantile store (though at much less than face value).

Answer 36

Scrip

Question 37

Served as mayor and MP; Agreed with fellow politicians that WW1 did not require conscription; founder of the French newspaper le Devoir; supporter of French education

Answer 37

Henry Bourassa

Question 38

The 2006 census showed the greatest population growth (91%) in this group of FNMI people, likely because more people than ever before were willing to identify themselves as that group.

Answer 38

Metis

Question 39

A social movement (group) by First Nations people to create awareness about their experiences and demonstrate that they will no longer sit back quietly but will, instead, speak out; includes actions such as hunger strikes, flash mobs, a march to Ottawa, etc.

Answer 39

Idle no more

Question 40

During this event, the idea of Quebec as a "distinct society" was put forward (though not adopted)

Answer 40

Meech Lake Accord

Question 41

actions coordinated to end conflict; modes can range from diplomacy to bombing / active fighting

Answer 41

Peacemaking

Question 42

Responsible Government

Answer 42

A government that answers to the people rather than colonial governor. The concept was introduced to Canada by Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine and Robert Baldwin in the 1840's.

Question 43

Conscription

Answer 43

Compulsory military service in Canada during WW1, WW2, the policy was controversial, especially among Francophones in Quebec

Question 44

Emergency Powers

Answer 44

authorizes the Government of Canada to take extraordinary temporary measures to respond to public welfare emergencies, public order emergencies, international emergencies and war emergencies.

Question 45

Referendum

Answer 45

A general vote by the electorate (everyone "the people") on a single political question that has been referred to them for a direct question

Question 46

Peacekeeping

Answer 46

Active work to stop/prevent conflict between nations or communities, especially by an international military force. No weapons, unless used for self defence.