Terms
What impact does the GATT have?
Reduced international tariffs, reduced dependency on US and stimulated world trade.
Who attacked Egypt in the Suez Crisis?
Britain, France, and Israel.
Why was Lester Pearson suspected as a communist?
He wasn't directly suspected but was scrutinized for defending Herbert Norman.
Who was George Manual?
He was an FNMI leader in Canada.
What is the the Hawthorne Report and who commissioned it.
- Pearson
- suggestions regarding the social, economic, political and educational needs of FNM
What was the Marshall Plan? What was Canada's role in it?
A U.S.-led aid plan to rebuild Europe and resist communism. Canada sent $706 million in goods and helped provide $13.5 billion with the U.S.
Who was Herbert Norman?
A Canadian diplomat suspected of communist sympathies. After repeated accusations, he committed suicide in 1957.
What are the main objectives for the United Nation? (list at least two)
- maintain international peace and security
- human rights
- To develop friendly relations among nations
- International coop
- To be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations in the attainment of these common ends.
What did the liberals do in response to the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF)'s social democratic values?
The liberals adopted social welfare programs that included: family allowances, disability pensions for injured military personnel, educational grants
What was the Canadian Citizenship Act? What were some terms?
Created legal Canadian citizenship separate from British subject status.
Created Canadian citizenship
Separated it from British status
Defined how it could be gained/lost
Applied to immigrants and Canadians abroad
What was the 60's Scoop?
When thousands of kids were removed from First Nations homes and relocated into white homes.
Who was Marshall McLuhan?
He created the 'global village'.
To further compete with CCF, Liberals legalize what? Explain the impact (hint: benefits the unions)
Liberals legalize collective bargaining among unions in 1944.
- Union membership doubled in post-war years
- workers' incomes rose –avg. wages double from $32 a week to $73
What is the role of the World Bank, The International Monetary Fund, and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development?
World Bank - reduce poverty in the developing world by offering developmental assistance
The International Monetary Fund - promote economic growth and financial stability, encourages progress and world trade
OECD - stimulate economic progress and world trade
What committee was under the leadership of Laura Sabia and what did they do?
Committee for the Equality of Women (CEW). They successfully lobbied for a Royal Commission on the Status of Women resulting in 167 recommendations to improve women’s social and economic position.
Describe the following terms: Trans-Canada Highway, Trans-Canada Pipeline, Generating Power, and Uranium Mining.
Trans-Canada Highway - Longest national highway in the world
Trans-Canada Pipeline - Pipeline to move natural gas across the country
Generating Power - Dams and hydro stations built (e.g. St. Lawrence Seaway)
Uranium Mining - Exploded in demand during Cold War (used for nuclear weapons and energy)
Who is Igor Gouzenko? Explain how his actions spread fear across North America.
A Soviet cipher clerk in Ottawa who defected in 1945 and revealed a Soviet spy ring in Canada. His revelations sparked fears of communist infiltration.
List four events in the 1960s that the indigenous and the first nations have not been respected (forced to relocate etc)
- St. Lawrence Seaway
- Generating power
- uranium mining
- Indian Act Revision
- 60s scopps
- women lost status when married to a non status man
- still cant vote in federal elections
etc