Important People
Important Policies
French Canada
Canada and the World
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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 commission was this policy 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
Describe Canada's response to one specific refugee group, using the "5Ws".
Various.
400
This prime minister repatriated the Constitution, making it officially Canadian.
BONUS 100 - What year did this occur?
Pierre Elliott Trudeau, 1982
400
Embedded in the Constitution, this document outlines the protections all Canadian citizens will receive.
Charter of Rights and Freedoms
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 Indigenous leader rejected one step to repatriating Canada's constitution, as he felt French Canadians were being given rights that Indigenous people were not.
Bonus 100 - What was the name of this event?
Elijah 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