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Social Studies
11th Grade
06/13/2014

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Suffragist

 

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People who have advocated that women should have the right to vote

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Imperialist

 

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People who believe in building empires by taking over new territories

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Nationalist

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A person who has strong feelings of attachment to his or her nation.

 
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Ethnocentric

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The belief that ones own culture is superior, and that other cultures should be judged by its values

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Assimilation

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Adoption,often by a minority group of customs and language of another cultural group so that the original culture disappears.

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Trade Unions

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A group of workers who unite to achieve common goals in discussions with owners and management of buisness and industries.

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Recession

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A declline in the economy, resulting in lower levels of employment and production. 

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Head tax

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The fee that chinese immigrants were required to pay after the chinese immigrants act was passed in 1885, when they entered Canada.

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Wilfred laurier

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Prime minister of the Liberals

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Queen Victoria

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British Monarch from 1837-1901. She was known for her appearance and moral strictness.

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Nellie Mclung

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Suffragist

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Henri Bourassa
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Resigned from Power. Laurier then agreed to send volunteers to fight with the british  in south Africa( his stand against canadians involvment. ( French agreed, English didn't)
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