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Ch.1: Can History
Socials 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |