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36 Cards in this Set
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During what years was the Laurier Era |
Wilfred Laurier was prime minster from 1896-1911 |
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Where did Most Canadians live in the early 20th century |
Farms and small villages |
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What group set social and morals standards of the time |
They were set by a minority of middle and upper class Anglophones |
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Describe some of the morals and social standards of the time |
To attend church regularly, they supported Britain and the monarchy, believed in honour, virtue and duty |
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What was the Women's Christian Temperance |
It was a union founded in the 1870's, and was actively campaigning for prohibition and women's right to vote |
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What were their reasons for their arguments |
They saw that alcohol as the cause to many of society's problems of the day such as child labour, pollution and poverty |
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Who was one of the leaders and what role did the women have at this time |
Nellie McClung was one of the well known leaders and middle class ladies had few rights over property or children, and divorce was rare. They were not considered persons under the law unless they committed a crime |
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What was the Alaska Boundary Dispute. How was the dispute resolved |
It was a disputed over the exact border of the Alaskan "panhandle", a drop of land running down the pacific coast between British Columbia and Alaska.
There was concern of the ownership of the Lynn Canal and in 1904 the British determined part of Alaska |
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What does ethonocentric mean |
It was the belief that one's culture is superior, and that other cultures should be judged by its value |
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What groups were often the targets of ethnocentricity |
Most Canadians believe that their own race or group was superior, And so they just like outsiders. As result, many newcomers to Canada experience discrimination |
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What was the Chinese immigration act |
The federal government try to limit immigration from Asia in 1885 by introducing it. Under this act, every Chinese immigrant to Canada have to pay a head tax of $50 upon arrival |
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What is the Chinese exclusion act |
The federal government introduced this to try to halt Chinese immigration altogether |
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What was the Komagata Maru controversy |
It was a continuous passage law that required immigration to come to Canada by a nonstop route. The passengers were refused entry. And the Sikh community hasn't received a formal apology in the House of Commons |
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What was the purpose of the Aboriginal reserves |
The main purpose of the reserves was to free up land for settlers and immigrants from Europe, and to avoid the violent clashes that had taken place between the Aboriginals and settlers in the United States |
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What were residential schools and what was the goal of them |
The Canadian government established it in an attempt to force aboriginal children to set aside their identity and traditions and become part of the dominant culture. The government authorized schools, run by churches, in which Aboriginal children lived apart from their families and were educated in Canadian culture |
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Who was Joe Capilano and what did he attempt to accomplish |
He was a Squamish chief and was a well respected and talented speaker. He played a major tole in championing this cause. He tried to get Aboriginal rights and was a leader in asserting aboriginal land and a self government |
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What does urbanization mean |
It's a process in which an area changes from rural to urban |
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Why did urbanization take place |
Because there was a rise in manufacturing and more job opportunities |
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Who were imperialists and what was their values |
They were people who support imperialism, the policy of one nation acquiring, controlling or dominating another.
Although they were not happy about the decision the Burris had made. Most English speaking Canadians were proud to be British subjects. They shared Britain'a dream of expanding the British empire. |
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What were some of the characteristics of urbanization for different classes of society |
The upper-class lived in luxury and they usually have servants, their houses were lit by electricity , warmed by central water heating and running water.
The working class lived shacks across town that were overcrowded. They had low wages that forced women and children to work long hours. They have lack of clean water and proper sewers with pollution that caused widespread health problems |
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Where are some technologies that took place during the Laurier Era |
Telephone but they have to share lines, wireless communication, radio, bicycle, and air travel |
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How did Canadas economy grow during the Laurier era |
Canada's exported industries benefited from cheap shipper across Atlantic Ocean, and the Panama Canal allowed shorter, quicker shipping to Europe |
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What's the significance of hydroelectricity to the growth of Canada's economy |
In the early 1900s, Hydroelectric power stations were built to provide power to Canada's factories. The arrival of electricity in factories was an enormous boost to Canada's industrial growth. With electric power, bigger and better machines could get used to produce many more goods |
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Explain the relevance of industrialization to the growth of consumer society |
It created more jobs in manufacturing. -much of the small manufacturing to large scale mechanized factories, much of the small manufacturing sect was tied to processing resources or providing tools and equip for farms and homes |
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What are trade unions |
They are a group of workers Who unite to achieve common goals in discussions with owners and management of business and industries |
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Why did the trade union emerge during the Laurier Era and early 1910's |
Because employee set prices for goods and pay low wages for workers |
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How did recession affect Canada's economy in 1914 |
Five 1914, Canada was in my session after almost 2 decades of rapid growth. Industries cut back on production, and many workers became unemployed |
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What does recession mean |
A decline economy, resulting in lower levels of government and production |
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Who were the nationalists and what did they believe |
They are people who have a strong attachment to their culture and nation. They believed that Canada should have autonomy and be totally independent from Britain. |
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Who was the national leader |
Their leader was Henri Bourassa. |
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What issue(s) divides the French and English Canadians in the late 19th and early 20th century |
Language rights was an issue that divided them |
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What was Laurier's goal set for Canadas future and prosperity was concerned |
He realized that in order for Canada to be prosper, and needed more people, especially in the west. |
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Who did Laurier focus on for meeting this goal |
His government launched an advertising campaign to try to attract immigrants to Canada. It's circulated posters in the US in northern and eastern Europe in the prairies as the "last best west" |
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What was meant by the term the last best west |
The last best west distinguish it from the American west, where at the land was becoming limited and more expensive. These effort resulted in a significant increase in immigration |
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What is homesteader mean |
Newcomers who claimed and settled land |
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Who were they and what were they expected to do |
They were immigrants and they were expected to build a house in three years and begin cultivating the land |
