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Mother Country
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an old-fashioned term used to refer to the country from which colonists emigrated
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British Empire
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the group of countries colonized by Britain
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imperialist
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someone who practices imperialism,the policy of extending control of a region or regions by one nation
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naval race
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a competition to have the most powerful navy
(the nuclear arms race is a modern day equivalent)
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free trade
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a policy that reduces or eliminates border taxes and regulations between countries
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reciprocity
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an exchange,or sharing
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tariff
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a duty or tax a country charges on imports
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inlet
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a small arm of the ocean that juts into the coast
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fiord
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an inlet between high cliffs
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tribunal
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a court or board appointed to judge a particular matter
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Alaska Boundary Dispute
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US purchased Alaska in 1867,no one cared about boundary until Yukon Gold Rush began.
3US+2CAN+1UK judges on negotiation. UK didnt want to anger US(because they were negotiating on other stuffs at the same time), sided with US.
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Canada needed stronger independence on international affairs(which was limited by BNA Act)
also, national identity was challenged.
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Yukon Gold Rush
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1896~1899,resulted in lots of people rushing in.
Canada later established the Yukon Territory in 1898
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Klondike Gold Rush
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Yukon Gold Rush
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Dreadnought
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Naval Service Act
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a Laurier's compromise that Canada would consturct 11 warships and could be lent to Britain whenever it was needed.
Britain at the same time bestowed 2 cruisers Canada(1 in west,1in east)
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Homestead Lands
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public land granted to settlers by the US and Canadian governments in the later 19th century.Homesteads were supposed to be developed as farms.
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Crow's Nest Pass
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Dryland Farming methods
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farming methods practised in regions with insufficient rainfall
eg.
soil cultivation that reduces evaporation
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Clifford Sifton
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Laurier's Minister of the Interior,in charge of immigration to populate the prairies.
targeted at Eastern and Central Europeans(because of the similar climate and soil type)
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Wilrid Laurier
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first French-Canadian Prime Minister
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The Last Best West
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vigorous immigration program launched by Clifford Sifton
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open-door
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an immigration policy that puts no restrictions on who can immigrate
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urban
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city
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Ghetto
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Tenement
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Hinterland
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subsidy
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labor union
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continuous passage
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James Dunsmuir
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William Lyon Mackenzie King
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Komagata Maru
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women suffrage
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prohibition
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Nellie McClung
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NCWC
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reserve
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aboriginal title
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royal commission
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cut-off land
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Allied Tribe of BC
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Potlatch
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Nisga
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self-government
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hybrids
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morse code
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J.A.D. McCurdy
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downsizing
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urban sprawl
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migrant laborers
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resource based
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manufacturing based
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regional disparity
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primary
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globalization
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multinational
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restructuring/reorganizing
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bull
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demographics
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underemployment
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tertiary
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consumption
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scarcity
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supply and demand
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market
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unemployment rate
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consumer price index
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productivity measurement
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business cycle
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sensus
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GDP
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GNP
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economic regions
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groundfish
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branch plant
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megaproject
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petroleum
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oil sand
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bilateral
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protectionist
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public and private sector
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trade blocs
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countervail
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anti-dumping duty
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Quotas
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conciliation
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attempts to resolve differences
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rhetorical
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speech or writing created in order to persuade and impress
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minority
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a group having less than the number of votes necessary for control
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