Social Studies Unit One

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Globalization

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it is the erosion of political boundaries which means the national sovereignty may not be as important as international interdependence

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Identity

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a characteristic that defines a person or a group of people. It is who and what they really are.

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Homogenization

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the act of making a group of people of the same culture, race, religion, etc. - unifying

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Acculturation

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the modification of one culture due to interaction with another

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Assimilation

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merging a cultural group of people into another leaving little to no trace of the previous culture

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Accomodation

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reconciliation or settlement of opposing views

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Intergration

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the uniting of different ethnic groups into equal association

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Marganalization

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the process of being or becoming separated from society

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Universalization of Pop Culture

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the spread of a countries popular culture world wide

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Hybridization

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the blending or media and communication technologies resulting in new modes of expression and cross cultural

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Diversification

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the act of adding more variety to religions and beliefs in a society

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Cultural Revitalization

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the act of reviving a disappearing or lost culture

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Dualism

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possesses dual cultures which adopted influences from others

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Bill 101

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Bill 101 was a bill that was passed to enforce that signage in Quebec had to be both French and English and some government activities would take place in French

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BNA Act

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It set out new rules for the governmental system which included the creation of the house of commons and the senate. It also separated the roles of federal and provincial governments

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The Charlottetown Accord

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The accord dealt with many issues including the division of legislative powers. It provided the province the decisions of forestry, mining and some other areas. They were also given jurisdiction over cultural affairs and were told to have meeting to achieve harmony

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The Charter of Rights and Freedoms

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It is a list of rights in the constitution of Canada. It guarantees every resident of Canada democratic rights, mobility rights, fundamental freedoms and equality rights. It is designed to unify Canadians around the set of rights

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The Constitution Act (1982)

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It is a part of the constitution that was introduced as a part of the patriating of the constitution. It made amendments to the BNA act and changed the name to the constitution of Canada

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Distinct Society

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It was a sentence that Jean Lesage, the provincial premier said to describe Quebec. It was because of the distinct culture and language that Quebec had. They believed that this should be recognized in the constitution

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Division of Powers

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It was the separation of powers between the federal, municipal and provincial governments originally outlined by the BNA act

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The Meech Lake Accord

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It was a package of proposed amendments to the constitution of Canada and was aimed to try and force Quebec to join the constitution of Canada, backfired and forced more sovereignty.

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The Notwithstanding Clause

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It is an override clause which allows the federal and provincial governments to override the charter of rights and freedoms including portions which pertain to fundamental freedoms, equality rights and legal rights

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Opting Out

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This is when a province such as Quebec can take responsibility for financial or administrative programs which are carried out by the provincial government or the province may receive fiscal compensation through conditional grant arrangement instead of the federal contribution to programs.

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Peace, Order and Good Government

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These are the principles in which a countries confederation took place

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Rule of Law

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It is that every single person in Canada is subject to the judicial system and the laws of Canada.

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Seperatism

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The act of separating from a group of people in this case Canada by another group for example Quebec and the Quebec Separatist movement

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Sovereignity and Association

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It denotes the supreme power in a state. It means that a group is extremely independent and in charge of themselves

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Supremacy of Parliment

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This is when the parliament has undeniable control over making, emending and repealing laws

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The Victoria Chater (1971)

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This entrenched French and English as Canada’s official languages officially in Canada’s constitution

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East Timor

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• Who: Students of schools in East Timor
• What: many students were trying to peacefully ask the military to leave Timor. In result, many were massacred, wounded and went missing. They believed it was really important to get the message of massacre and the peaceful goals they had.
• Where: East Timor
• When 1975 – 1999
• Why: They were trying to get the military out because they were not very peaceful. The students were killed in order to eliminate a threat.
• How: They achieved this through protesting and the military achieved this through slaughter
• Cultural: it was their culture to be peaceful and kind but the military was doing otherwise.
• Identity: this could have changed their identity because a lot of the future of this place was killed or went missing. This could not be good for East Timor’s future identity.
• Globalization: This relates to globalization because they were trying to globalize their message on what happened on that day.

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Hmong in America

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• Who: Hmong people of Southeast Asia
• What: during the Vietnam War, the Hmong people fought on the USA side. In result, they were deported from their home land of Laos and only 160000 people survived the trip to USA. Many have prospered since they arrived but they had to change their culture to adapt to the American way of life.
• Where: Laos and USA
• When: During the time of the Vietnam war – present
• Why: They were deported because they were traitors against their country and they went to America because they were allied with them
• How: they did this by fighting on the USA side during the Vietnam war and they have slowly adapted to American society
• Cultural: they had to change their culture do adapt to everyday life in USA
• Identity: their identity was altered because of the change in their daily life. Also, they have been taken out of their homeland and that would have changed their identity.
• Globalization: this was globalization because it showed the diversifica

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Mauri Culture

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• Who: New Zealanders of Maori decent
• What: The Maori culture was revived and they began to practice the art of Ta Moko. Moko tattoos are very popular in modern culture. The use of symbols is part of their identity. Some European designers are using the symbols in their designs recently and New Zealanders think this is good because it spreads their religion.
• Where: New Zealand
• When: 1970’s
• Globalization: the art and culture of the Maori is being globalized the fashion and artwork
• Identity: the Maori identity could be seen differently by people around the world and that could be positive for their identity
• Culture: the Maori culture is being honoured by many people which is very good for them

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Japanese Internment

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after the bombing of pear harbor, thousands of japanese people on the west coast were put inland to try and prevent a japanese invasion. The japanese canadian people we put into camps with very poor conditions and were forced to pay to stay in them. Many died and were deported while the interment camps were in buisness.

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FLQ Crisis

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the FLQ or October crisis was a time when the FLQ, a group of people who wanted to be separate from the rest of canada, started commiting terrorist attacks including kidnapping several people. It was a very awful time for canada.

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Seperatist Movement

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Lead by the Parti Quebecois, the spearatist movement was a movement to try and make quebec and idependant nation from the rest of canada. the snowball effect was put into gear and it gained a lot of momentum. It was partly sparked by the events during the FLQ crisis.

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Residential Schools

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residential schools were an attempt by the canadian government to try and forcfully assimilate the aboriginals into the dominant society. aboriginal children were put into schools where traditional english practices were taught in order to try and eliminate the first nations over time. The conditions were very poor and many children suffered from mental, physical and sexaul abuse.

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Historical Immigration Waves

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in the past, there have been many waves of people entering canada from places like europe and asia.

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Canadian Identity

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it is the characteristics that define what it is to be canadian. it includes the cultural mosaic of canada and the divers symbols and landscapes which we have.