| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Emily Murphy | Judge, suffragette, Famous Five |
| Wilfrid Laurier | First French Canadian PM, helped settle West |
| Billy Bishop | Shot down 72 enemy planes |
| Robert Borden | PM during World War I |
| Pierre Trudeau | Some said he was sexy. PM during first Quebec referendum |
| Kim Campbell | First (and only) woman PM |
| Rene Levesque | Premier of Quebec during first referendum on indepdence. Chain smoking |
| Bloc Quebecois | Federal party that wants independence for Quebec |
| Michaelle Jean | Governor General. Woman. Black. Immigrant from Haiti |
| Tommy Douglas | Premier of Saskatchewan. Leader of NDP. He didn't kiss babies... |
| Japanese Canadians | Interned during World War II |
| General von Schlieffen | Created the Schlieffen Plan to conquer France and attack Russia |
| William Lyon Mackenzie King | PM in WWII. Talked to dead dog. |
| Jean Chretien | PM during second Quebec referendum. Almost lost it. |
| Red Baron | Greatest flying ace in WWI. Manfred von Richthofen |
| Manfred von Richthofen | Red Baron. Shot down 80. |
| Federal Government | Rules the entire country |
| Provincial Government | Government of just one province |
| Muncipal Government | Runs just a city |
| Population Pyramid | Shows how many people, male and female, are in each age group. |
| census | Used to count the people of a land |
| Women's suffrage | When women got the vote |
| Jacques Parizeau | Premier of Quebec during Second Quebec Referendum |
| Miracle on the Marne | German army stopped here in WWI |
| John A Macdonald | First PM of Canada |
| Taxis | How French trooops go to the Marne River in WWI |
| Conscription Crisis | When gov'ts in WWI and WWII wanted to draft people into army |
| Ypres | Germans gassed the Canadians in WWI |
| Vimy Ridge | Canadians defeated the Germans here in WWI |
| Charlottetown Accord | Deal to change the constitution |
| Joe Clark | Government minister who negotiated Charlottetown Accord |
| Maternal feminism | Women wanted the vote to protect their families |
| prohibition | Banning alcohol |
| Stephen Harper | Current PM |
| Responsible Government | As in Canada, government needs support of majority of MPs on major laws |
| Cairine Wilson | First female Senator |
| Persons Case | Appeal to the JCPC decided whether or not women were persons |
| Opposition Party | An elected party that isn't part of the government |
| Rene Levesque | Premier of Quebec in first Quebec Referendum |
| Jean Chretien | Prime Minister during second Quebec Referendumn |
| Michaelle Jean | Governor General of Canada |
| Gary Doer | Premier of Manitoba |
| Sam Katz | Mayor of Winniepg |
| Conservatives | A major party. Currently form the federal government |
| Liberals | A major party that is the official opposition |
| Stephen Harper | Current Prime Minister of Canada |
| Stephane Dion | Leader of the federal Liberal party |
| Christian Heritage Party | A third party that says your Christianity matters in everything you do |
| Mouseland | A speech on government given by Tommy Douglas |
| Global warming | Belief that the earth is getting warmer because of human activity |
| Afghanistan | Canada is involved to stop the Taliban and rebuild the country |
| Deforestation | Removal of forests. Some says Canadian demands causes forests in poor countries to be cut. |
| Child Soldiers | Children abducted into rebel armies around the world |
| Land mines | Canada involved in removing them and having them banned |
| William Lyon Mackenzie King | PM during World War II |
| Robert Borden | PM during World War I |
| women's suffrage | Getting the vote for women |
| Francis Ferdinand | His death started World War I |
| World War I | Lasted from 1914-1918 |
| World War II | Lasted from 1939-1945 |
| First Quebec Referendum | Happened in 1980 |
| Second Quebec Referendum | Happened in 1995 |
| Winnipeg | Capital of Manitoba |
| Ottawa | Capital of Canada |
| Mr. Charach | Principal of Linden Christian School |
| Green Party | Political party fo radical environmentalists |
| Persons Case | In 1930 women declared to be legally persons |
| Women get the federal vote | Happened in 1918 |
| Constitution | Basic, most fundamental laws of the land. All other laws must agree with it |
| Governor General | Appointed by Queen on advice of PM. Current one is Michaelle Jean |
| Doomsday | June 16. Day of Social 10 exam |
| Human Rights | Basic rights everyone in a country is entitled to |
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