Unit 4 Flashcards Part 1

Read the words on the card. Think about what they mean or refer to. When you want to check your answer, click on the card to see the other side. All terms and dates will appear every time you load this page, but the order of the cards will change every time. The information on these flashcards will help you remember the information from the Learn section of this website. By itself, the information on the cards is not enough to prepare you for the real test.

• United Nations
  Canada was a founding member of the United Nations, an organization that tries to solve international problems through discussion, rather than fighting.
• Official Languages Act (1969)
  This is the law that says that the federal government must supply all services in both official languages. This was one of the results of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism, started in 1963.
• Canada and Quebec Pension Plans
  Started in 1965, these programs ensure that Canadians have income after they retire. Quebec has its own plan, but it works the same way.
• Sovereignty (Separation) Referendums
  In 1982 and 1995, Quebecers voted on whether to separate from the rest of Canada. Both times, the majority of Quebecers voted "no".
• NORAD
  North American Aerospace Defence Command. This military organization was started during the Cold War to watch and protect the skies over Northern Canada and Alaska.
• Canada Health Act
  Ensures a basic level of healthcare coverage for all Canadians.
• Multiculturalism
  By 1960, one third of Canadians' ancestors were neither French nor English. Canada passed the Multiculturalism Act in 1988. (This date is not in Discover Canada, but you should know about multiculturalism in general.)
• The beginning of Canada's modern energy industry
  The discovery of oil in Alberta in 1947.
• Employment Insurance
  Provides workers with income during times when they can't find work. Started in 1940.
• NATO
  North Atlantic Treaty Organization. This military organization was started to protect the West during the Cold War.
• Constitution Act 1982
  The Constitution Act 1982 was enacted without the agreement or participation of Quebec. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms was entrenched.
• UN Peacekeepers
  Canada has participated in many UN Peacekeeping missions around the world.
• La Francophonie
  An international association of French-speaking countries. Canada helped start this organization in 1970.
• Recent large groups of refugees
  Canada accepted large numbers of refugees from Hungary in 1956, and from Vietnam in the 1970s.
• Old Age Security
  A government program started in 1927 to make sure that people who were too old to work had some income.
• Aboriginal people given the vote
  Aboriginals were allowed to vote for the first time in 1960.
• Quiet Revolution
  A period of rapid change in Quebec's history.
• The first time that a majority of Canadians could afford suitable food, clothing, and shelter
  1951