Canadian History 1201
Canada: 1945 – Present
Canada & International Affairs
- Canada & The Cold War: 1945 – 1969 (Ch.7: pgs. 284 – 290 )
 United Nations ( Ch. 7:pgs. 292 – 298 )
- Canada In World Affairs: 1970's – 1980's ( Ch.8: pgs. 357 – 360 )
 Canada & The World ( Ch.9: pgs. 407 – 413 )
Canada & International Affairs Study Questions
Chapter 7
1. What does the term “ Cold War “ mean? How did it dominate world politics from
1945 – 1989?
2. Describe the “ Igor Gouzenko Affair”. How did it signify to Canadians that the Cold
War had started?
3. According to Louis St. Laurent, what was to be Canada's foreign policy during the
Cold War?
4. What was NATO? Why was it formed and who was involved? What was the USSR's
response?
5. What were the differences between the different political systems of the USA &
Canada and the Soviet Union?
6. How did the “ nuclear arms race “ contribute to the Cold War?
7. Why was NORAD created? What role would Canada play in this system?
8. Explain how the creation of “ The Berlin Wall “ in 1961 and “ The Cuban Missile
Crisis “ of 1962 contributed to the Cold War. What role did Canada play in the
Cuban Missile Crisis?
9. What does “ détente “ mean and why was it important in the 1970's?
10.
When and why were the United Nations formed?
11.
Explain the Korean War ( 1950 – 1953 ). What was Canada's role in this war?
12.
What was the Suez Canal Crisis in 1956? How did Canadian Lester Pearson play
a major role solving this problem?
13.What does “ peacekeeping “ mean?
Chapter 9 & Handouts
14. How has Canada played a major role in peacekeeping in the following situations:
a) Rwanda
b) Afghanistan
Canadian History 1201
Canada: 1945 – Present
Canada & Internal Affairs
Separatist Movement in Quebec
Quebec & Canada during the 1950's & 1960's (Ch. 7: pgs. 279 – 283)
Quebec in Crisis ( Ch. 8: pgs. 328 – 333 )
Referendums & Constitutional Change: 1980's - 1990's ( Ch. 9: pgs. 386 – 384 )
Separatist Movement in Quebec
Chapter 7
2. What does “ la survivance mean “ with reference to Quebec?
3. What was the “ Quiet Revolution “ in Quebec? Give examples of how this was
manifested in Quebec in the 1960's.
3. How did the slogan “ maitres chez nous “ contribute to the Quiet Revolution?
4. How did the hockey player, Maurice “ The Rocket “ Richard contribute to the growing
feeling of Quebec Nationalism in the 1950's & 60's?
5. The Quiet Revolution lead to the Separatist movement in Quebec. What was the
purpose of this movement and what did it propose to do?
6. Who were the FLQ and what did their slogan, “ Independence or Death “ mean?
Who were the ALQ?
7. Who were the “ Partie Quebecois “? What did their goal of “sovereignty association“
mean? How did Charles de Gaulle's speech in Montreal in 1967 inflame the separatist
movement?
8. What did P.M. Elliot Trudeau do to try to ease this separatist movement?
Chapter 8
9. Describe the “ October Crisis of 1970 “. What then Prime Minister Trudeau's
reaction to this crisis? What were the results?
10. How did the “ Official Languages Act of 1969 “ attempt to ease some of the tensions
of the separatist movement in Quebec?
11.
What was reaction in Canada when the Parti Quebecois formed the government in
Quebec in 1976? What was Bill 101 ? Why was this seen as a growing concern
toward Quebec Separatism and how did the “ allophones “ in Quebec react to this ?
Chapter 9
12.
What were the results of the Quebec referendum of 1980? What did the
proposed agreement of “ sovereignty association “ mean?
13.
What was the Meech Lake Accord of 1987 – 1990? What did it propose to do and
why was it unsuccessful?
14.
What was the Charlottetown Accord of 1992? What were the results of the
National Referendum on this accord?
15.
In October 1995, Quebec held a second referendum. What were the results of this
referendum?
16.
What were the results of the Supreme Court Ruling on whether provinces could
secede from Canada in 1998?
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Native Rights
Native Rights ( Ch. 7: pgs. 275 – 276 )
New Directions: Native Rights in the 1970's ( Ch. 8: pgs. 347 – 352 )
Rights & Equity: Aboriginal Peoples in the 1980's – 1990's ( Ch.9: pgs. 394 – 399 )
Chapter 7
1. Why was the Native issue a concern in Canada in the early 1950's? What did the
Canadian Government attempt to do to alleviate this problem?
Chapter 8
2. Provide an example of how the Canadian government ignored the plight of Native
Canadians in the 1960's. What did the Natives of Canada want with regards to their
traditional rights and land claims?
3. What was the “ White Paper “ ? What was the reaction to this in the Native
Communities in Canada?
4. What were the two types of land claims that were being dealt with under the Native
Land Claims office? What was the term “ Aboriginal Rights” referring to? What did
the Native people do to widen this concept in the 1970's?
5. How did the “ James Bay Development “ of the 1970's further the need for
Aboriginal Rights to be taken seriously?
Chapter 9
6. Why were the Aboriginal people frustrated with the government's lack of cooperation
in the early 1980's? What did the Aboriginal people feel about treaty and land claim
rights?
7. What was the Aboriginal people reaction to this appearance of apathy on behalf of the
Canadian government? Describe the protest at Oka, Quebec in the early 1990's..
8. What does the term “ self government “ mean? Give an example of progress was
made in this area in the 1990's.
9. Why was the creation of Nunavut in 1999 seen as a major step in the area of Native
Self Government?