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SS10 Ch7 Final Exam Review
SS10 Ch7 Final Exam Review
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Social Studies
10th Grade
06/13/2015

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Imperialists
Definition
Supporters of the British Empire.
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British Forces
Definition
Laurier's decision on Canadian involvement in the Boer War was to send volunteers as part of the:
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Americans
Definition
The result of the Commission on the Alaska Boundary Dispute was the new boundary favoured this group of people.
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International affairs
Definition
The Alaska Boundary Dispute proved that Canada was essentially powerless in:
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Last Best West
Definition
Slogan used by the Canadian government to attract immigrants to the prairies.
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dryland
Definition
The type of immigrant farmers the Canadian government wanted to settle the prairies.
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push
Definition
The need to leave one's homeland is a push or a pull factor in immigration.
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pull
Definition
The opportunities in a new country is a push or a pull factor in immigration.
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push
Definition
The overpopulation in one's homeland is a push or a pull factor in immigration.
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push
Definition
The fact that good farmland in the United States was no longer available for homesteading is a push or a pull factor in immigration.
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sod
Definition
Many homesteaders built their homes out of:
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$500
Definition
A quarter section of land was free. Still, the homesteaders were required to raise ______ of their own money to start a farm.
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government
Definition
By the time the Grand Trunk Pacific and the Canadian Northern Railways were finished both companies were owned by the:
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Suffragists
Definition
Women who demanded the vote for women.
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strike
Definition
Wage cuts, unsafe working conditions, and refusal to recognize to recognize unions led to this type of labour stoppage at the Dunsmuir coal mines on Vancouver Island.
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residential schools
Definition
This policy which affected Aboriginal children and almost destroyed their culture.
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Potlatch
Definition
An important North West Aboriginal ceremony that was banned by the Canadian government in 1884.
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Asia
Definition
Region of the world from which immigrants were not welcome.
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Chinese head tax
Definition
The reason for an apology made in 2006 by the Canadian government.
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depression
Definition
This ended in the 1890s as a result of the Klondike Gold Rush.
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telephone
Definition
The communication method that rapidly expanded in the early 20th century in Canada.
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airplanes
Definition
A new technology which affected very few Canadian before 1914 (WWI).
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Canada Dry Ginger Ale
Definition
A new soda pop which was introduced in early 20th century in Canada.
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Emily Carr
Definition
An early 20th century Canadian female artist who was inspired by First Nation villages and the landscape of British Columbia
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Tom Longboat
Definition
A famous First Nations long distance runner who won the Boston Marathon in 1907 and served as a dispatch runner in France.
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