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Chapter 3
must know
Question | Answer |
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returning from the war | Canadian soldiers found their sacrifices seemed being reaped by the others |
socialist | people who believe that the production and distribution in a country are publicly owned and controlled for the benefit of all members of a society |
the Winnipeg General Strike | in May 1919,Winnipeg's metal and building workers walked off their jobs , demanding higher wages, less working time, and the right to collective bargaining |
J.S. Woodsworth | the founder of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), which later became the New Democratic Party (NDP) |
King and Liberal minority government | In the 1921 federal election, Mackenzie King and the liberal party won as a minority government |
King pushes for independence | In 1922, King refused to support Britain when it plans to invade Turkey |
King-Byung crisis | King publicly challenged Britain over its influence on Canada's internal politics |
the Balfour Report | at the Imperial Conference of 1926 that Canada made the greatest progress towards changing Canada;s legal dependence on Britain |
Statue of Westminister | recommendations of Balfour Report become law in 1931 |
British Empire was turned into the British Commonwealth | Canada's BNA Act remained in Britain |
the US invests in Canada's Economy | branch plants-business owned and controlled by companies in the US, but operated in Canada |
Agnes MacPhail | only woman in House of Commons |
the Persons Case | Emily Murphy appointed magistrate in 1929: appeal to Privy Council in Britain |
Group of Seven | broke with traditional Canadian art ( cultural) |
aboriginal discrimination | aboriginal people could not cote in provincial or federal elections; their social and economic conditions on reserves were poor |
stock market crash | shift to the Great Depression of the 19 30s |