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Chapter3 Terms
Canada and the Twenties
Question | Answer |
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Communism | A social and economic theory that property and production and distribution of goods and services should be owned by the public, and the labour forces organized for benefit of all. |
Collective Bargaining | Negotiation of a contract between unions and management regarding such things as wages and working conditions. |
Regionalism | A concern for the affairs of one's own region over those of one's country. |
Minority Government | A government in which the ruling party has less then half the seats in the legislature. |
Autonomy | The power to govern oneself and make one's own decisions. |
British Commonwealth | An association of nations that were formerly colonies in the British Empire. |
Amending Formula | The process by which changes can legally be made to the Canadian Constitution. |
Branch Plants | Factories, offices, or other operations set up in Canada but owned or controlled by U.S. or other foreign companies. |
Primary Industries | Industries dealing with the extraction or collection of raw materials. |
Secondary Industries | Industries dealing with manufacturing or construction. |
Plebiscites | A direct vote by electors on an issue of public importance. The outcome of the vote may not be binding on the government. |
Urbanization | The process by which an are changes from rural to urban. |
Aboriginal Title | Claims by Aboriginal people to lands that their ancestors inhabited. |
Cut-Off Lands | Lands taken from reserves without consent of Aboriginal people. |
Depression | A downturn in the economy. |