Unit 3 Flashcards Part 4

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.

• Social Programs
  Minimum wage laws, standard work week laws, and unemployment insurance were created to help people survive difficult economic times.
• Remembrance Day
  November 11 is Remembrance Day. We remember people who have served Canada in the military, and the more than 110,000 who have died.
• Roaring Twenties
  The 1920s were a time of economic boom in Canada. This boom ended in 1929 when the stock market crashed.
• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
  This was a plan where Commonwealth aircrews from around the world came to train in Canada.
• Dirty Thirties
  This was a difficult time for the economy in much of the world. Unemployment in Canada reached 27%, and there was very little rain, making conditions even worse for western farmers. Immigration to Canada was very low.
• British Commonwealth of Nations
  This is a voluntary organization made up of countries that have historical connections to Britain; the Commonwealth replaced the British Empire.
• In Flanders Fields
  This is a poem that was written by Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae in 1915. It is often read out loud on Remembrance Day.
• Royal Canadian Navy
  The Royal Canadian Navy protected ships taking supplies and soldiers from North America to Europe. At the end of the Second World War, Canada had the third-largest navy in the world.
• Women get the Vote
  Most Canadian women over the age of 21 were given the vote in 1918.
• Japanese Internment Camps
  During the Second World War, many Japanese-Canadians had their property taken from them, and they were placed in prison camps. The government apologized in 1988.
• Poppy
  The Poppy is a symbol of remembrance because these flowers grow wild where much of the fighting in the First World War happened.
• People who fought for women's right to vote
  These people were called "Suffragettes".
• Bank of Canada
  The Bank of Canada was created in 1934 to bring stability to the Canadian economy.
• World War II
  The Second World War lasted from 1939 to 1945. Canada was part of many important battles, such as the defence of Hong Kong, the Dieppe raid, the liberation of Italy, and the D-Day invasion; Canada captured Juno beach.