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DEPOPULATION
A decrease in population caused by natural or human-made forces.
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CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
This individual traveled the Atlantic Ocean looking for a route to India; he found the Caribbean instead.
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INDIA
This country and Pakistan fight over a Kashmir territory; contentious because of a military competition.
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ABOLITION X2
This term refers to the act of slavery being ended by law.
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MERCANTILISM
A policy followed by European powers; trade was controlled in order to create monopolies and benefit the monarch or colonial power.
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LEGACY
Something that has been passed on to you by those who lived in the past to continue; NOT traditions.
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KING LEOPOLD II X2
This individual was responsible for establishing colonial control/atrocities over Congo and eventually Rwanda; his country favoured one group over the other in Rwanda.
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QUEBEC
Saw the Quiet Revolution in the 1960s that was a period of intense social, political and economic change; a period of strong affirmation of francophone language and culture.
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SLAVE TRADE
Operated over the Atlantic Ocean from 16th-19th centuries; transportation of people to the New World and built oversea empires crucial to colonial powers.
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INDIAN ACT
Passed in 1876, defines who is/is not a status Indian; Early versions banned traditional practices of FNMI cultures.
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INDENTURED
A contract that binds an individual to service; a type of labour.
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MAHANDES GANDHI
This individual led a non-violent civil disobedience campaign against Great Britain; in 1947, he secured independence for his country.
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RWANDA
Sight of a horrific genocide that has some stability in industry and government; utilized gacaca courts for justice.
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SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA
The popular name for the invasion, occupation, colonization and annexation of African territory by European powers during the period of New Imperialism; a conquest for territory.
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ASSIMILATION X2
Process that involves a minority culture being absorbed by a dominant one; the minority disappears and they adopt the dominant one.
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APARTHEID X2
An Afrikaans word that refers to a policy of segregation and discrimination against non-whites in South Africa.
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GENERAL ROMEO DALLAIRE
This Canadian felt betrayed by the international community as he attempted to intervene and stop the genocide in Rwanda.
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SUDAN/DARFUR
Sight of an ongoing genocide that involved refugees being targeted by the government; legacy of colonial powers.
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CHEAP LABOUR
The reason why slaves were employed economically; they served as this type of workforce.
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WHITE MAN'S BURDEN
Emblematic of Eurocentric racism; also highlights how the west or “whites” try to dominate the developing world.
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SEIGNEURIAL SYSTEM
Land distribution policy in New France, it separated the land into long strips in a semi-feudal organization; sounds like Mr. in Spanish.
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JOHANNES GUTENBERG
This individual became famous for his Printing Press in 1450; an invention that made the distribution of ideas a reality.
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RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS X2
Admittedly a horrendous mistake by the federal government of Canada; amends being approached through acceptance of responsibility.
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REPARATIONS
The act of making amends for a wrongdoing, typically in a monetary amount; was given to former slaves and former Residential School survivors.
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THE GRAND EXCHANGE
Began when Columbus brought things like seeds to America and they were converted; in return, natives sent themselves to Europe.
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