Canadian History Essays, Research Papers & Term Papers (162) essays
Canadian History essays:
Democracy Case Studies (Canada)
... members of parliament; they are responsible to the people. · They are replaced when the party in power is elected in or out. · Cabinet ministers may be made up of anybody in parliament, even if the person is not a member of the party in power. Negative: · Most of the time the ...
Canadian Immigration History
... neighbors, but at the same time practicing their own traditions and keeping their own cultural identity alive. Canada has developed as one of the most multicultural countries in the world. The vast amount of diversity rushed up to the apex when millions of people from different cultures immigrated ...
Sir John A. Macdonald.
... John's political career included the Great Coalition, the British North America Act, the Manitoba Act, the creation of the North West Mounted Police, the National Policy, and the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Perhaps MacDonald's greatest asset was that he was a visionary. To him, Canada ...
Influence of the American Civil War on Canadian Confederation
... civilians to Soldiers. The American Civil war in 1861 divided the United States of America into two sides, the Unionists in the northern states and the Confederates in the Southern States. At the same time in British North America the colonies were discussing the idea of a confederation of the ...
Canada's Contribution to WWII
... the allies were victorious in defeating Hitler. Allied victory in World War II was in large part aided by Canadian involvement in the form of women contributing to the war effort, the British Commonwealth Air Training Program (or BCATP), and Canada's change in economy. World War II was a time of ...
English & French Relations
... a "plebiscite." He wanted voters to allow him to discuss conscription in the House of Commons . This means that it will release him of his promise he made earlier. The result of the plebiscite showed the division between Québec and the rest of Canada. Eighty percent of citizens in Quebec ...
Trudeau's Efforts at Achieving Canadian Unity (East/West, French/English)
... of the 1980's. The N.E.P. was introduced as a result of a 160% increase in the world oil price, as Canadian consumers began to panic. The N.E.P. had three main objectives: oil self-sufficiency for Canada in order to control the domestic price, redistribution of wealth towards the ...
Urbanization in Toronto (can be applied to basically any city in north america)
... members of the Canadian society. This area was home to George Brown who was the main opposition for the first Prime Minister of Canada and was considered to be one of the fathers of the confederation. Also the eleventh prime minister resided in this area for a period of time. One of the ...
The Rise and Fall of Prohibition in Canada
... Canada and the United States. The Dunkin Act, passed in the United Provinces of Canada (Ontario and Quebec), of 1864 permitted the residences of Canada to declare their counties dry under prohibition by a local option. This system fell into disregard following Confederation ...
Quebec Nationalism The question of whether Quebec will secede from Canada to become an independent nation has been a hot topic in the country for several years now.
... Canada ended up in such a state of affairs. Canada as a country has a lot going for it. A high GNP, and high per capita income in international terms. It is ranked at the top of the list by the United Nations for quality of life. Canada is also considered a constructive member of the ...