Vocab
What is imperialism?
Taking over another country
What is the name of the Indigenous group in Newfoundland that got wiped out?
Beothuk
Where did the Sepoy rebellion take place?
India
What is an impact of residential schools?
Intergenerational trauma
Death
Erasure of culture and language (assimilation)
What are the 3 ways imperialism can happen?
Economically, militarily, politically
What is industrialization?
The transition from an agriculture based society, to a manufacturing one
What are the two imperial powers that Indigenous people had had to choose sides between?
French and English
What is apartheid?
laws enforcing segregation and discrimination of the population
What are the two official languages in Canada?
French and English
On what planet did the Doctor Who episode we watch take place on?
Mars
What is capitalism?
An economic system that focuses on individual business and profit
What was the legal document that controls the Indigenous people in Canada and had the goal of assimilation?
The Indian Act
What country had a genocide because of the imperial legacies?
Rwanda
What impact did Euroepean diseases have on Indigenous people in Canada?
Death, depopulation
What are oral histories?
What is eurocentrism?
The belief that European (or western) concerns, cultures, and values are superior to others
What group of people in Canada were interned in labour camps during WW2?
Japanese
What is the difference between direct and indirect rule in India?
Indirect = British East India Company in charge and have a lot of power, but they let Indian rulers keep some power
Direct = British parliament directly governs India
How could trade impact Indigenous groups in Canada?
Introduce new products, foods, technology.
Change economic priorities
What is xenophobia?
dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries.
What is mercantilism?
economic system that encourages exports and limits imports through tariffs. The goal is to increase the state's wealth
What is the main focus of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission?
Rebuilding relationship between Indigenous Peoples and Canadians.
Mainly centred around residential schools
What is an example of something the British built in India as they industrialized it?
Railroads and telegraph lines
What was a common consequence of cultural contact on languages?
Loss of linguistic diversity
Catholic missionaries felt it was their duty to save the souls of Indigenous peoples by converting them to Christianity is an example of what vocab term
Eurocentrism