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Social Studies
Stack #107446
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| League of Nations | An organization founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles. Goals: disarmament, collective security to prevent war, settling international conflicts with negotiation, improve global welfare. Eventually collapsed and after WW2, it was replaced by UN. |
| Arbitration | Resolution of disputes outside of a court |
| Collective Security | Attempt to keep peace by grouping all countries together instead of diving them like the Triple-E and the Triple-A of WW1 which created war. |
| Group of Seven | Group of Canadian painters in the 1920's. Showed that Canadians landscapes were worth painting and inspired Emily Carr. |
| Emily Carr | Born 1871 - Died 1945. Famous BC landscape painter. |
| Foster Hewitt | Born 1902 - 1985, Toronto Canadian radio pioneer, hockey broadcaster. |
| Pier 21 | Passenger terminal for trans-Atlantic ships from 1928-1971 1m immigrants passed through this building in Halifax from 1928-1971 |
| Chanak Crisis | September 1922 Turkish were unhappy about the loss of territory to Greece, threatened to attack some British/French troops. British were dismayed about going to war. Canada did not get involved in issue and was given control over external affairs. |
| Imperial Conference, 1926 | Involved the Balfour Report |
| Balfour Report | Gives all countries in the British commonwealth equality in all government affairs. Removes hierarchical relationship of Britain with Canada. 'tendency towards equality of status was both right and inevitable' Arthur Balfour |
| Statute of Westminster | An act by Britain which creates legislative equality between the self governed countries of the British Commonswealth. 1931 |
| British Commonwealth of Nations | Voluntary association of 53 independant countries. Countries cooperate with each other under values/goals set out in Singapore Declaration. (Promotion of Democracy, Human Rights, Good Government, Law, Liberty, Peace, Free Trade...) |
| Red Scare | In the US from 1917-20, high tensions over anti-radical hysteria from though that there might be a revolution in the US. Widespread violence campaigns by different group. Example: 1919, a large-scale plot to mail thirty-six bombs to a variety of prominent |
| Trade Unions | Organization of workers which bargains with the employer for various work related things like wages, safety, job procedures, firing/promotions, ect. Very common today, (Garbage Strike in Vancouver was over a trade union dispute with the employer) |
| Collective Bargaining | A type of negotiation between the worker and the employer involving bargaining. |
| Bloody Saturday | 1919 June 21st in Winnipeg. Royal Northwest Mounted Police charged a group of strikers. Workers were protesting low wages, poor working conditions and lack of bargaining rights. The police put an end to striking. Compared to the violent changes in Russia. |
| Winnipeg General Strike | 1919, one of the most influential strikes in Canadian history. Allowed for extremely improved working conditions for Canadians. |
| Cooperative Commonwealth Federation | Canadian political party formed in 1932 in Calgary. Consisted of socialists, farm and labour groups. Ended in 1961, replaced by the NDP. Was an attempt to alleviate te suffering of the Great Depression through economic reform. |
| King-Byng Crisis | 1926, when Lord Byng refused a request by PM M.K. to call an election. Byng used the position of Gov General in an undemocratic way. Redefined the role of Governor General. |
| Women's Christian Temperance Union | Founded in 1874. For prohibition, women's suffrage |
| Prohibition | Banning of alcohol, supported by women. |
| Rum-runners | Smuggling of alcohol. Canadian's sold alcohol illegally to Americans after it was banned in 1920. Made lots of money for Canada but formed gang crime groups. |
| Agnes Macphail | Born 1890. First woman to be elected to Can House of Commons. Active in progressive Canadian politics. |
| Famous Five | 5 Canadian women which asked Supreme Court of Canada in 1927 if "Women are persons?", and the court said "No" overturned by the British. Nellie McClung was in this group. |
| Emily Murphy | Canadian women's rights activist. 1916, became first police magistrate in Canada and the British Empire! Part of the Famous 5 group. |
| "Persons" case | The case of the Famous 5 which asked in 1927 of the Supreme Court if women were eligible to be in the Senate. The answer was no but the case was overturned by the British Privy Council |
| Laissez faire | French "let do". The government should not interfere with trade. Total free market. Private initiative is more important than individual rights |
| Supply and Demand | The relationship between sellers and buyers. Determines the price and quantity of a product sold. Both Supply and Demand is needed for the economy to function. |
| Market Economy | Business and consumers set the price of goods rather than the government. Free enterprise. The producer sells goods for as much as he can until there is no demand for his product |
| Recession | Decline in the Gross Domestic Product. Negative growth in the economy. Creates turmoil and likely a decrease in the standard of living |
| Boom | Increasing Gross Domestic Product. Increase in demand and falling unemployment. People are making money. |
| Bust | Low demand, unemployment increases, GDP falls. People are not doing so well... |
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