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What is an "embargo"? |
The prohibition by a government or organization that prevents certain goods from being shipped in and out of a country |
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What is "OPEC"? |
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries |
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Why did it impose an oil embargo in 1973? |
War broke out in the Middle East between Israel and its Arab neighbours |
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What did it cause in the West? |
Refused to sell oil to Western Countries who supported Israel |
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Describe inflation's effect on Canada's economy. |
-prices of all manufactured products went up sharply -businesses were failing -unemployment rates rose |
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What is "regional disparity"? |
Differences in income, wages, and jobs in one area compared with another |
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How did the inflation of the 1970s affect the different regions of Canada? |
-the fishing industry in Atlantic Canada and the forestry, mining, and fishing industries in B.C. suffered massive layoffs -Ontario and Quebec were less affected, and the other provinces resented them |
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What was "Western Alienation"? |
The feeling on the part of western Canada that federal policies favour Central Canada |
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How did the federal government respond to the oil embargo? |
They froze the price of domestic oil and gas and imposed a tax on petroleum exported from Western Canada. |
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What was Canada's "National Energy Policy" under PM Trudeau? |
The program provided funding to Canadian petroleum companies to drill for oil in promising sites in the Artic It aimed to: -reduce the consumption of oil -protect Canadians from rising oil prices -make Canada self-sufficient in oil |
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How is the energy crisis of the 1970's different from today? |
1970: -the energy crisis of the 1970's resulted from the Arab world's response to Western support for Israel
Today: -today's energy crisis is caused by a vastly increased world demand for hydrocarbons |
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List 5 technological innovations from the 1960's and 1970's |
-Lunar module "Eagle" -disposable diapers -first computer microchip -Internet -first successful heart transplant took place |
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Who was Rachel Carson? |
An American scientist who published a widely read book that warned about pollution or air, water, and soil threatening life on Earth |
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In what protest was Greenpeace involved in 1971? |
Headed to Amchitka Island, Alaska, to "bear witness" to underground nuclear testing by the United States????? |
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Describe the relations between Canada's prime ministers and various US presidents in the 1960's and 1970's |
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What were "bomarc missiles?" |
Nuclear missiles that Canada agreed to accept from the U.S. during the Cold War |
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What was the major issue during the 1963 federal election? |
The Minister of External Affairs felt that Canada should be a non-nuclear nation |
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Why did many business leaders support the liberals? |
Proposed the Canadian forces accept nuclear weapons under certain circumstances |
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What was the Cuban Missile Crisis? |
The moment during the Cold War where the two superpowers came close to nuclear conflict |
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How did Canada respond to the crisis and the subsequent NORAD alert? |
At first, Canadian government refused to place Canada's NORAD forces on alert. Nor did it allow U.S. planes with atomic weapons to land at Canadian bases. After, Canadians thought the government was wrong so Canadian troops were eventually put on alert but the damage to Canada-U.S. relations had already been done |
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What was the "Monroe Doctrine"? |
A policy enacted by the U.S. government, which gives it the right to intervene if foreign governments interfere in countries in the Americas. |
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What was the "domino effect"? |
The theory that speculated if one country in a region came under the influence of communism, then the surrounding countries would follow in a "domino effect" |
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Why did the Vietnamese War have such an effect on the world? |
Because Vietnam was the first war recorded by television cameras. The event was broadcasted world-wide so other countries could see the horrified images of the war. |
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What are "draft resisters"? |
Citizens who refuse to join the army to fight in a war during conscription |
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What happened in Vietnam after US President Nixon removed all US troops from the country? |
-A massive North Vietnamese military offensive crushed the South Vietnamese army. Vietnam, ravaged by decades of war and destruction, was unified under communist rule |
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How did Canada's role in the 1990 Gulf War represent a change in Canada's foreign policy ? |
Canada joined the US-led coalition against Iraq and sent ships and planes into that conflict. Canada was known to be a peaceful country. |
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How did PM Trudeau signal in 1970 that Canada's foreign policy would no longer be dependent on US approval? |
When Canada officially recognized the communist government of the People's Republic of China |
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How did PM Trudeau reduce Canada's participation in the nuclear arms race in the 1970's? |
-NATO forces gave up their nuclear missiles in Europe -the Bomarc missiles sites that Pearson had accepted in 1963 were dismantled. A new jet fighter was armed with conventional rather than nuclear warheads -the national defence budget was cut by 20 percent and Canada's NATO contingent in Europe was reduced to half its former strength |
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How did Canada maintain its military ties with the US even after PM Trudeau reduced Canada's defence department? |
Canada continued to participate in NATO and NORAD, alongside the US |
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What is meant by the term "trade and aid"? |
The process of stimulating the economies of developing countries with aid so that they can access global markets and trade with developed nations |
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What was CIDA? |
Canadian International Development Agency -a new government body in 1968 -it's responsibility was to boost foreign aid to less industrialized countries |
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What is " tied aid"? |
Aid given to a foreign country with conditions attached |
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What was the 1972 "ABMT"? |
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty -an agreement between the US and the USSR limiting strategic offensive weapons and defensive systems |
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Why did many Western nations boycott the 1980 Moscow Olympics? |
To protest against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan |
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What event prompted Canada to pass the Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act? |
Government announced it was extending Canada's territorial limit from 3 to 12 miles offshore |
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How has the possibility of global warming influenced claims to sovereignty over the Arctic? |
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