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  1. 1what are mineralssubstances found underground that can either be used in a practical or profitable way.
  2. 2what is a constituencyvoters that elect a representative to be in the legislative branch
  3. 3define segregationto enforce separation between different racial groups in a country/community.
  4. 4what is the united nations?an organization created in 1945 by nations of the world that hoped to prevent another world war
  5. 5what are the goals of the united nations1.) to maintain peace and security.
    2.) improve the lives of all citizens of the world.
    3.) secure basic human rights and freedoms.
  6. 6what is a failed state?a state where the economic/political system has gone weak that their government can no longer control.
  7. 7describe the universal declaration of human rightsto guide the world about human rights issues
  8. 8negative effects of wealthy countrieswealthy countries tend to spend/waste more resources than they actually need.
  9. 9how is the apartheid and indian act similarboth acts denied equal human rights to both races, as well as retained blacks and aboriginals from voting in elections.
  10. 10how to avoid conscriptionconscription can be avoided by having medical issues (ex. asthma) and through religious beliefs.
  11. 11what do you call pieces of lands for aboriginalsreserves
  12. 12where did blacks live during the apartheid?homelands
  13. 13define peacekeepingto maintain peace and order between hostile states/communities
  14. 14what is one peacemaking incidentKorea: non communist South-Korea got attacked by communists North-Korea, as a result the security council of the UN sent out 17 member nations to protect South-Korea.
  15. 15define peacemakingmaintenance of peace between conflicting countries especially through military forces.
  16. 16what is an embargoto officially ban trades with another country
  17. 17what is the international court of justicea judicial branch of the united nations where rules on cases are bought before it by member nations.
  18. 18Where has Canada gone on previous peacekeeping missions?2003 - Canada participated in the UN mission at Liberia
    2005- Canada provided support to U.S. for the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
  19. 19whose assassination started ww1archduke franz ferdinand of austria-hungary
  20. 20who made up the triple entente?Great Britain, Russia, France
  21. 21who made up the triple allianceGermany, Italy, Austria-Hungary
  22. 22why did the english Canadians rush to help out in ww1Euro-Canadians were loyal towards Great Britain and they wanted to help out.
  23. 23why did francophones refuse to participate in ww1?they felt that this war was not canada's war
  24. 24how many canadians served in ww1630, 000
  25. 25what event started ww2 in 1939?germany invaded poland
  26. 26besides jews what other groups did the nazi's target?slavs and gypsies
  27. 27which prime minister enforced conscription?Robert Borden
  28. 28what is conscription?a system in which forces canadians to participate in the war through armed forces.
  29. 29what does FLQ stand for?font de liberation du Quebec
  30. 30who are the FLQa group that used terrorism acts to force the Canadian government into making Quebec a distinct society.
  31. 31who did the FLQ kidnap?they kidnapped James Cross
  32. 32who is james cross?A british trade commisioner in montreal
  33. 33what is the war measure act Trudeau introduced?an act that allowed the police to search and arrest citizens (without warrant) who they believed might be involved with the FLQ.
  34. 34what was Trudeau's response to the questions asked by the reporter"just watch me"
  35. 35what was the meech lake accord?an accord that attempted to convince provinces of Canada that Quebec needed to be a distinct society.
  36. 36what was the charlottetown accord?an accord that followed meech lake and was amended to the constitutions of canada
  37. 37describe bill 101a bill passed to ensure that french was the dominant language instead of english
  38. 38what are residential schools? and why were they created?these schools forced kids away from aboriginal influences.
    Residential schools were created to "kill the indian in the child," meaning to assimilate them into becoming more Euro-Canadian.
  39. 39what is apartheid?a system of laws that denied equal rights to blacks.
  40. 40who ended apartheid in South Africa?Nelson Rohlilahla Mandela

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