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100

This was commissioned by P.M. John Diefenbaker in 1959 with the purpose to house key members of the government and military in the event of a nuclear attack on Canada.

Diefenbunker

100

This term describes a metaphorical divide across eastern Europe that separated Democratic and Communist countries

Iron curtain

100

This is the name of the policy which gave French and English equal status as Canada’s official languages

BONUS 100 - what year was this policy created, and what was it based on?

The Official Languages Act

1969, the Biculturalism and Bilingualism Commission 

100

What is the following propaganda poster warning about?


The "Red Scare" / spread of Communism in the 1950s.

100

This term describes a military strategy in which use of nuclear weapons by two opposing sides would cause the complete annihilation of both the attacker and the defender

Mutually assured destruction

200

This individual created Medicare in 1962, which was the basis for free healthcare in Canada.

Tommy Douglas

200

This new policy introduced a universal points system to eliminate discrimination for newcomers to Canada.

The 1967 Immigration Act

200

In 1968, this political party formed in Quebec, with the goal of promising to hold a referendum on sovereignty association.

The Parti Quebecois (PQ)

200

What are two (2) characteristics of a "Cold War" (as opposed to a "hot war").

  • Espionage and spying

  • War of Ideologies - USA (democracy) vs Russia (Communism)

  • War by proxy; if active war occurs between superpowers then it is through two smaller powers

  • Arms race for military dominance without actually using weapons

200

Which world event contributed to Canada's first large-scale acceptance of refugees? 

BONUS 100 - What decade(s) did this occur?

Vietnam War, 1960s-1970s

300

He introduced the Bill of Rights which was the basis of many future human rights policies in Canada.

BONUS 100 - what year was the Bill of Rights created?

P.M. John Diefenbaker. 


1960.

300

With this policy, for the first time, refugees were defined as a distinct group of immigrants in Canadian law.

1976 Immigration Act

300

P.M. Pierre Trudeau responded to this crisis by initiating the War Measures Act, the first time this was used in times of peace.

FLQ / October Crisis

300

Sometimes described as Canada's "forgotten war", Canada sent 3 navy destroyers and 27 000 troops to this war to protect against Communism.

Korean War

300

What is the name of the policy that recognizes Indigenous rights around the world?

UNDRIP (United Nations Declaration for the Rights of Indigenous People)

400

This prime minister repatriated the Constitution, making it officially Canadian.

BONUS 100 - What year did this occur?

Pierre Elliott Trudeau, 1982

400

Elijah Harper, an Indigenous Manitoba MPP, rejected this Accord on behalf of Indigenous communities, who felt unincluded and felt their rights ignored

Meech Lake Accord

400

This event in Quebec is symbolized by the slogan "maîtres chez nous” (masters in our own home)"

The 1960 Quiet Revolution

400

Describe what effect the war in Vietnam had on relations between the USA and Canada.

  • Canadians were sympathetic to draft dodgers - American men who fled to avoid being conscripted = 30,000 draft dodgers came to Canada

  • The Canadian government did not officially participate in the war, but contributed peacekeeping forces in 1973 and privately, Canadian corporations sold war materiel to the Americans.

  • Short-Term Effect: By 1967 the Canadian government openly expressed its disagreement with American policies in the Vietnam War

  • Long-Term Effect: Relations between Canada and the U.S. change as Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson found it difficult to give the U.S. ongoing support

400

In 1964, Canada got its official Canadian flag. Describe one (1) reason FOR getting a new flag, and one (1) reason AGAINST getting a new flag.

Arguments FOR Changing the Canadian Flag

  • 1956 Suez Canal Crisis – confusion over neutrality of Canadian soldiers if wearing the Union Jack on their flag (remember, this was a conflict between Britain and Egypt)

  • Lack or recognizable identity on the national stage – Korean War, Vietnam, Cold War,...

  • French-Canadians did not want a constant reminder of the discrimination they faced under British colonialism

Arguments AGAINST Changing the Canadian Flag

  • Veterans strongly opposed change as they had fought under this flag in historical conflicts (most notably WWI and WWII)

  • Wanted to keep things the same in order to maintain the respect and reputation Canada had built since confederation

  • Wanted to reinforce familial ties to Britain during an era of Cold War uncertainty and the counterculture and protest of the 1960s

500

This Prime Minister was responsible for the 2008 Residential Schools Apology.

Stephen Harper

500

Describe two (2) trends in the following graph, and link these to at least one specific immigration policy:


Various.

500

In the steps to repatriating the Constitution, this meeting of Premiers in 1981 left Quebec out ("accidentally"?)

The Kitchen Accord

500

Describe the "5Ws" of the Suez Canal Crisis.

BONUS 100 - what did this event do for Canada's reputation in the world?

  • A military and political confrontation in Egypt, at the Suez Canal in 1956, that threatened to divide the United States and Great Britain and start war

  • Canadian Lester B. Pearson won a Nobel Peace Prize for using the world’s first United Nations peacekeeping force to de-escalate the situation

  • Revealed Canada as a peace-keeping nation and helped build its world reputation as a peacekeeper

500

Make a connection to a world event - why might the 2001 Immigration and Refugee Protection Act give the government wider powers to detain and deport landed immigrants suspected of being a security threat? 

Response to the events of 9/11
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