Defintions
What is Globalization?
The process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and governments worldwide.
When did the Industrial Revolution begin?
The late 1700s to the early 1800s.
What ages were kids kept at residential schools?
Ages 6 to 15
What does a Royal Commission do?
Royal commissions make recomendations to the government about what should change.
What country has the largest land area?
What is Free Trade?
A trade policy that does not restrict imports or exports.
What did the Industrial Revolution do?
It transformed rural and agrarian societies in Europe and America into industrialized, urban ones.
How many schools were operating during the peak of residential schools?
80 schools.
Who was Father Albert Lacombe?
He was a French-Canadian Roman Catholic missionary who travelled among and evangelized the Cree and also visited the Blackfoot First Nations of northwestern Canada.
What country has the largest population?
China
What is Economic Globalization?
The increasing interdependence of world economies as a result of the growing scale of cross-border trade of commodities and services, flow of international capital and wide and rapid spread of technologies.
What invention pulled and twisted cotton cloth to make thread?
The Spinning Jenny.
How many Indegenous kids were removed from theirs homes and forced to attend?
150,000 children.
What is a reserve?
Land set aside by our federal government for the use and occupancy of a First Nation group.
What country has the highest life expectancy?
Canada
What is Colonization?
The action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area.
What invention was used to lift water from mines?
The Steam Engine.
What were residential schools ran under?
They were run federally under the Department of Indian Affairs.
What is a lobby group?
A form of advocacy with the intention of influencing decisions made by the government by individuals.
What country has the highest unemployment rate?
South Africa
What is Political Globalization?
The growth of the worldwide political system, both in size and complexity.
What incention did Edmund Cartwright create?
The Power Loom.
Why did they take children instead of adults?
What is a self-government?
Government under the control and direction of the inhabitants of a political unit rather than by an outside authority.
What country has the highest amount of urbanization?
Brazil