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Ch.1: Can History
Socials 11
Question | Answer |
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Victorian | the reign of Queen Victoria or someone who shares the values of that period |
Prohibition | the ban of alcohol |
Suffaragist | someone who supports the women's right to vote |
Imperialists | one nation controlling, dominating another; supports imperialism |
Canadiens | french canadians |
Nationalists | believing that their country is the best |
Autonomy | the power to govern one self, be independent |
Ethnocentric | believing your culture is superior and disliked "outsiders" |
Head Tax | tax that Chinese immigrants had to pay to enter Canada |
Indian Act | an act created to regulate the lives of the first nations |
Reserves | where the first nations lived |
Residential Schools | government authorized schools |
Assimilation | to abandon ones tradition and adopt another cultural way of life |
Urbanization | changing from rural to urban |
Hydroelectric Power | electricity produced from the energy of water |
Industrialization | a boost to large-scale mechanized factories |
Trade Union | a group of workers who discuss common goals (usually advantages) |
Recession | economic decline |