Stock Markets Exposed
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please, keep them short so I can memorize them! (for my history exam again) The Stock Market The Dirty 30’s On-to-Ottawa Battle of Hong Kong Baby Boom October Crisis Repatriation of Constitution Conscription Crisis 1 and 2 Quiet Revolution Korean War Autopact 1980 and 1995 Quebec Referendums American Branch Plants by the way, if it wasn't alread obvious, it's CANADIAN history. thank-youuuu
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- stock market - General term for the organized trading of stocks through exchanges and over-the-counter. the dirty 30s - the drought and economic depression era of the 1930's. On-to-Ottawa - In 1935 hundreds of single unemployed men hopped freight trains for Ottawa demanding work, wages and an end to government relief camps. Battle of Hong Kong - In 1940 the British regarded their crown colony of Hong Kong and its 20 000-man garrison as expendable in the event of war with Japan Baby Boom - The substantial increase in the birth rate (from 1947 to approximately 1966) October Crisis - the kidnapping on 5 October 1970 of James Cross, the British trade commissioner in Montréal, by members of the FRONT DE LIBÉRATION DU QUÉBEC. Repatriation of Constitution - ? Concription Crisis 1 and 2 - see the link http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Was_there_a_Canadian_Conscription_crisis_in_ww11 Quiet Revolution - was the 1960s period of rapid and effective secularization of society, the creation of a welfare state and the rise of active nationalism Korean War - The war between North and South Korea, 1950-1953 Autopact - see link http://www.canadianeconomy.gc.ca/english/economy/1965canada_us_auto_pact.html 1980 and 1995 Quebec Referendums - both were referendums for Quebec's sovereignty. American Branch Plants - is a term used to describe the phenomenon of United States companies building factories (branch plants) in Canada, primarily to sell products in the Canadian market.
