Socials Chapter 1 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Wilfrid Laurier | Purposed the vision of the next 100 years for Canadian development |
Victorian Era | 1837-1901 Appearance of moral strictness.Attended church regularly, supported Britain and monarchy |
Suffragist | Group of women-wanted the right to vote |
Nellie McClung | Well known suffragist, along with other women, campaigned for womens' rights |
Alaska Boundary Dispute | Settled in 1903, British declared Lynn Canal was part of Alaska not British Columbia |
Imperialists | English-speaking Canadians proud to be British subjects ( Supported Britain in Boer War) |
Nationalists | A person with a strong attachment to their nation. |
Henri Bourassa | Voiced concerns of french-canadiens when their minority wasn't protected. Against Canada's involvements in Britain's wars. |
Ethnocentric | Believing their own race/group were superior |
Head Tax | Every Chinese immigrant to Canada had to pay a $50 fee to the government |
Aboriginal Peoles | 1880's, lived in the Prairies on reserves or designated areas of land |
Reserves | Designated area of land |
Residential Schools | Schools for Aboringal children run by churches. They were overcrowded and in an unsanitary states |
Assimilation | Adoption of a minority group, intended to make people abandon their culture and follow European culture |
Urbanization | Process- an area changes from Rural to Urban |
Trade Union | Workers united to achieve goals in discussions with owners and management of businesses and industries |
Recession | Decline in Economy- Less employment and production |
1896 | Wildfrid Laurier ( Liberals) elected Prime Minister |
1899 | Volunteers sent to fight in Boer War, South Africa |
1903 | Alaska Boundary Dispute is settled |
1905 | Alberta and Saskatchewan become provinces |
1906 | BC Native chief take land claim to King Edward VII, England |
1907 | Vancouver Race Riot |
1908 | Anne of Green Gables published |
1909 | 1st air plane flight in Canada |
1911 | Laurier Era ends |
1912 | RMS Titanic sinks off the coast of Newfoundland |
1914 | -WWI begins -Komagatmaru refused landing in Vancouver |
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