20th Century
Wars and Identity
Quebec and Stuff
Indigenous and Postwar
Social Movements
100

This 1969 document attempted to repeal the Indian Act, sparking Indigenous resistance.

The White Paper

100

This WW1 Battle in 1917 became a symbol of Canadian unity and military prowess.

Vimy Ridge

100

The Quiet Revolution began to reduce the power of this institution.

The Catholic Church

100

Indigenous groups rejected the White Paper because it threatened this.

Treaty rights

100

This 1970s Act was used during the FLQ crisis, and was then replaced with this:

The Emergencies Act

200

The FLQ Crisis prompted Pierre Trudeau to invoke this act, right after he said the famous lines "Just watch me."

The War Measures Act

200

Canada in WW2 focused on this during the home front effort.

War production or economic mobilization

200

This policy was adopted in the 1960s to recognize diversity, making Canada the first country to adopt it.

Multiculturalism

200

This territory, in 1999, was created as part of Indigenous land claims.

Nunavut

200

This 1960s movement rejected traditional Catholic values and pushed for reforms within the province.

The Quiet Revolution

300

This Prime Minister continued to build on the social programs started by King, eventually introducing the Medical Care Act

Pearson

300

During WW2, women entered the workplace to replace enlisted men in which major job categories?

War time industries and factories

300
Pierre Trudeau stated "Just Watch Me" after what event in the FLQ crisis?

The abduction of James Cross

300

What is the OLA, and what did it promote equality between?

The Official Languages Act equalized the importance of French and English language

300

The first proposal of the White Paper claimed equality for Indigenous people, but was actually doing this.

Assimilation/termination of special status

400

This Prime Minister is credited for introducing official multiculturalism in Canada.

Pierre Trudeau

400

This attack is remembered as a failed Allied attack on France in 1942.

The Dieppe Raid

400

The CRTC regulates media to promote content from this country.

Canada, duh.

400

Postwar immigration policies shifted away from favouring applicants from these regions (pre-1960).

The UK and the United States

400

Indigenous activists organized against the proposal of _________ and instead introduced _______

White Paper/Red Paper

500

The Massey Commission aimed to do this:

Protect Canadian culture from American influence

500

This 1944 invasion earned the Canadian army a reputation as an elite assault team for rigorously defending the area despite being outnumbered.

Juno Beach

500

Women gained this right in Quebec way later than any other province

The right to vote

500

Instead of taking applicants based on country/region, applicants were given immigration status based on these requirements.

The focus began to shift towards skills and educational qualifications as selection criteria, with the introduction of a points-based system in 1967.

500

The War Measures Act was first criticized for suspending these:

Democratic rights and civil liberties

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