Mind map - growth of suburbia (forgot to upload earlier)

Suburbia 1950's

• •urban sprawl
• •commute to city for work
• •malls
• •end of mom and pop shop
• •downtown struggles
• •expanded classism
• •middle to lower class gap expands
• •capitalism expands
• •tv
• •dish washer
• •washer & dryer
• •bigger homes
• •more cars
• •rise of teens
• •rock and roll
• •soda shops

FLQ and the war measures act

The FLQ crisis, or October crisis happened in October 1970.  Many of the people of Quebec were fed up with Canada.  Some wanted to separate from Canada.  Most choose to try and do so with politics.  A small faction decided to take a more extreme approach.  They were called the FLQ.  They kidnapped a British diplomat named James Cross.

At this point PM Trudeau (Sr.) decided to inact the war measures act.  The war measures act was designed to control the people during times of war and was used during WW1 and WW2.  It strips Canadians of their rights.  You can be arrested and held in jail/prison without even being charged or having a trial.  You don't even need to break the law!  The government just has to decide that maybe you are a risk or know the wrong people or have the wrong neighbors!  The war measures act can also set curfews and have military and tanks rolling through your neighborhood.  The war measures act didn't stop the FLQ though.  Next they kidnapped provincial cabinet minister Pierre LaPorte.  Later they killed him.  Many Canadians were arrested and jailed for no reason other then fear.  I think PM Trudeau was wrong.  I think he only did this because it was one of their own.  People get kidnapped all the time and the government doesn't care this much, not till it might be them.  The War Measures act didn't stop the FLQ.  But it did take away Canadians rights and freedoms to protect the government (not the people), just as it did during WW2, when it was used against Japanese-Canadians, and during WW1 against German, Austrian & Hungarian and Turkish Canadians.

Whenever you allow the government to do this to others, you are at risk of suffering the same fascism.  I think the war measures act is always wrong.  It shouldn't be allowed to exist or be used ever.  And the risk of allowing it has become real now that we have C-51, the government can do this to people without even using the war measures act.  If people had stopped the government in 1970, maybe today we wouldn't have C-51.

Cold War

Positive things I learned:

1. Canada stood up to the US and helped China be in the UN
2. Canada stood up to the US over Cuba.
3. Cuba over threw a pro American leader, controlled by US, for US interests

Negative things I learned:

1. My history textbook doesn't know that communist countries can and have been democracies - namely the USSR. In fact it was during a referendum that elected president Gorbachev put to the people, that the people choose capitalism.  Clearly the prejudice and misinformation continues. - good thing my mom is teaching me.   *The electoral system of the Soviet Union was based upon Chapter XI of the Constitution of the Soviet Union and by the Electoral Laws enacted in conformity with it. The Constitution and laws applied to elections in all Soviets, from the Supreme Soviets of the USSR, theUnion republics and autonomous republics, through to regions, districts and towns. Voting was secret and direct via universal suffrage.^[1] (wiki).
2. People lost their rights, jobs, homes and freedom because of rumours and fear and propaganda.
3. The cold war, along with how countries like Canada viewed other countries was based on economic ideals believing only their way was right.  
4. Cuba was demonized for kicking out America and choosing Communism.  Also their leader turner out to be a dictator.
5. The US supported the south of Vietnam even though it was basically a dictatorship.  They did this because the North was communist, proving it was never about freedom, just capitalism. 

Things that surprised me:

1. Its considered a war without ever firing a weapon but people did die as the Korean war was part of the cold war. 
2. Again, same for Vietnam war. 

Quilt

My picture has the unity flag.  Canadians first became aware of it during Oka and called it the warrior flag, but its the unity flag because all warriors from all Nations will unite under it as allies.  Oka was an important event for my people, it taught us to stand up, it reminds us to keep fighting with Idle No More.  Instead of the symbol of a warrior in the center I drew a picture of my mom being held to the ground with a soldiers boot on her back and a gun at the bottom of her head.  She was only 15 and was bringing clothes, sleeping bags, food and other supplies to the warriors at Oka.  They honored her with a unity shirt.  She had to go through military and police checkpoints every time she went into Kanesatake, and this is what they did to her.  She is still very scared of police and soldiers from this but she did it every weekend anyway and she was only my age.  People like my mom had to do this because Canada wouldn't let the red cross do it.  I think my mom is a hero and represents other great Native hero's here in Canada because she was willing to support what was right even when she was scared.

Looking Back

1.  I think the three most important events of the 20th century, in Canadian history are:
• WW2; Canada decided to stand up for the human rights of Jews.  However not, people of colour because they took rights from the Japanese-Canadians.  But it was a good first atep in realizing human Rights are important.
•Meech Lake:  Elijah Harper stopped the Meech Lake accord and made sure Canada included First Nations rights in the constitution.  This has made it easier for us to fight for our rights.
•Oka: We stood up to Canada for our rights.  Canada violated laws about war by turning the military on people with Canadian citizenship and by refusing to allow aid from the red cross.  This made the UN listen more to First Nations people.
2. Lasagna: This famous picture is of the Famous Mohawk Warrior named Lasagna.  He lead our people to stand against Canada no matter how scary it was.  He risked his life and went to prison as a political prisoner to protect sacred burial land from being turned into a golf course.  He valued the well being of his people over his own life.  He showed bravery, honesty, fortitude and generosity by doing this.  In my Nation on my mom's side these are the highest values.

(This famous picture is Lasagna)

3.  Prime Minister Trudeau Sr.  He made the white paper to try and wipe out Native rights but we stopped it.  Also he brought in the war measures act during the FLQ crisis, taking away everyone's rights.
4.  •If you allow your country to take away someone's rights and freedoms like Canada did to Japanese Canadians during WW2, then you risk having your freedom taken also, like during the FLQ crisis.
•Even though Hitler happened in Germany it still is Canadian history because we joined the war and were involved.  I think we are learning the lesson now.  In my history book it only talked for a small paragraph about how Hitler became ruler of Germany.  So no one knows a lot about how that happened.  If you don't know what bad things happened in history then you might let it happen again.  Right now the USA might do the very same thing Germany did, if the US votes in Trump.  I hope they don't because I don't want to be in a war like WW2.
5.  Canada has to give First Nations our nationhood back and reconcile with our people.  If they don't then we will keep suffering and dying.  Or there might be a rebellion and that would be scary too.  Plus Canada can't keep lying and pretend they believe in human rights if they don't do this.

Key question 19&29

These aren't complete, with permission from Mr poser as my history book didnt have the information.

Canadian-America. Relations

1.  NATO.  We share responsibility for protect North America (but not Mexico).
2. Tourism. Because of the shared, peaceful boarder Canadians and Americans visit the other for most international travel
3. Free trade.  NAFTA (and soon TPP) mean we are trading partners.  This makes it easy to import and export.  Unfortunately it also means Americans have the "right" to have a certain percent of resources (water, oil, energy) expirted to them.
4. Friendly relations: as allies we are expected to support each other on many things.
5. Extradition: prisoners can be returned to the other country if requested.  This is good for Canadians in the USA prisions because we don't have the death penalty.