| A | B |
|---|
| regionalism | relating more to region than nation |
| nationalism | relating or feeling of pride and belonging to one's country |
| national | relating to or pertaining to a whole nation |
| culture | thoughts tastes manners and customs of a group of people |
| identity | traits or characteristics that make one person or group of people different from others |
| National Cultural Identity | The thoughts, tastes, manners and customs of a nation that make it different from other nations |
| mosaic | one big thing or culture made up of many smaller ones |
| melting pot | all cultures blend into one big culture |
| dichotomy | relating to both region and nation |
| diversity | difference or variety |
| disparity | unfair differences |
| alienation | feeling like you don't belong...refers to parts of Canada not feeling part of the whole |
| autonomy | independence |
| Reciprocity Treaty | Free trade agreement with U.S. that was dissolved before confederation |
| Government | party with the most seats in the House of Commons |
| Official Opposition | party with the second most seats in HOC |
| Federal powers | financial, residual,currency and defense |
| Provincial powers | public lands, prisons hospitals, all matters of a purely local nature |
| Municipal powers | bi-laws |
| civil law | provincial jurisdiction |
| criminal law | federal jurisdiction |
| Constitutional Monarchy | a country with a document stating its policies but a leader who is a king or queen |
| Senate | sober second thought |
| Representation by population | each province gets seats in the HOC according to its % of population compared to Quebec's |
| Cabinet | government ministers with specific portfolios |
| caucus | meeting of the members of one party's members of the HOC |
| Speaker of the House | directs the discussion in the HOC |
| Governor General | represents the monarch and signs bills |
| Louis Riel | led the Red River Rebellion |
| Manitoba | Red River Rebellion |
| BNA act | 1867 |
| Boer War | 1899 |
| WWI | 1914 |
| Manitoba Act | 1870 |
| Armistice | 1918 |
| B.C. | 1871 |
| PEI | 1873 |
| Right wing | things stay the same |
| Left wing | things change |
| Conservative | right wing |
| Balkan Powder Keg | Austria-Hungary vs Serbia |
| Triple Alliance | Italy, Germany, Austria-Hungary |
| Triple Entente | Russia, France, Britain |
| Protected by Russia | Serbia |
| Protected by Britain | Belgium |
| Imperialism | France and Britain had it; Germany wanted it |
| Industrial Revolution | Maslow's hierarchy of needs |
| Alsace-Lorainne | France vs Prussia |
| Blank Cheque | from Germany to Austria-Hungary |
| Prussia | Germany |
| Saar | demilitarized zone |
| Untied Nations | end all war |
| Treaty of Versailles | punished Germany |
