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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was the minister of immigration? | Sifton |
| What is a push factor? | Anything that makes you leave your native country |
| What is pull factor? | It is something that attracts you to a new country. |
| Why did immigrants from Eastern Europe do well in the Prairies? | Because they were used to a dry extreme climate, clear seasons. |
| Why did Britons not make good farmers in the Prairies? | Because they were used to mild wet seasons. |
| What is a soddie? | it's a house made from turf. |
| who were the home children? | they were British orphans who were sent to Canada to learn how to farm. |
| What was the CNR? | It was the government-run train system |
| Which province attracted a million Americans? | Alberta |
| What do you call a town built by two rivers? | a confluence center. |
| What do you call a town built between two mountains? | a gap town |
| how many years did the coal strike last? | four years |
| why is coal mining dangerous? | because of the poisons in the air |
| how many coal miners were arrested | 39 |
| what do they call women who wanted the vote | suffragettes |