Exercise #7 ~ answer key chapter six canadian-American Relations
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- Evidence of Interdependence Evidence of Independence
- 2. What was the purpose for the creation of the Avro Arrow
- 5. Why was the building of the St. Lawrence Seaway of such great significance
- 6. a) What was the purpose of the North American Defence System (NORAD)
- 7. Why did Prime Minister Diefenbaker back away from accepting nuclear weapons from the Americans during the Cuban Missile Crisis
- 8. How did the Cuban Missile Crisis impact Canadian-American relations
- 10. What was Canada’s position on the war in Vietnam
EXERCISE #7 ~ ANSWER KEY CHAPTER SIX Canadian-American Relations Block ______ Date _________________ Name __________________________ Refer to the Student Workbook p.138-140 1. Complete the following table by providing an overview of Canadian-American relations.
2. What was the purpose for the creation of the Avro Arrow? The RCAF requested the creation of a supersonic long-range all-weather jet because of concern of the possibility of a Soviet attack. 3. What Soviet innovation cast doubts about the Arrow’s technology? The launch of Sputnik I cast doubts about the Avro Arrow. 4. How did the Canadian government respond? The Canadian government decided to halt all production of Arrows and to torch the six completed Arrows. Instead of employing Canadian workers, the government decided to buy an American product, the Bomarc missile. 5. Why was the building of the St. Lawrence Seaway of such great significance? The St. Lawrence Seaway linked the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean, required cooperation between Canada and the United States, and meant that Canadian products would move to world markets. The project took five years to complete. 6. a) What was the purpose of the North American Defence System (NORAD)? NORAD was created to detect Soviet planes or missiles in order to give early warning of an attack. b) What was the extent of Canada’s involvement? Canada contributed $300 million dollars, and three radar lines were constructed in Canada’s North. 7. Why did Prime Minister Diefenbaker back away from accepting nuclear weapons from the Americans during the Cuban Missile Crisis? PM Diefenbaker backed away because he resented the fact that the Canadian government had not been informed of the American blockade until after the fact. The crisis was indeed almost over by the time Canadian forces were put on alert. 8. How did the Cuban Missile Crisis impact Canadian-American relations? Canadian inaction caused anger and resentment among the Americans. 9. a) Identify a negative consequence of increased car sales in Canada. A negative consequence of increased Canadian car sales was increased competition between car companies, which meant that some smaller companies went out of business. b) What did the Automotive Products Agreement change between Canada and the United States? The Auto Pact allowed Canada and the United States to import cars from each other without paying import taxes, and also led to increased American investment in the Canadian economy. c) What does it mean for a car company to specialize? How did this affect consumer prices? Specialization means that a car company would focus on only one aspect of the market. This affected consumer prices because specialization allowed companies to lower production costs, which would then lower consumer prices. 10. What was Canada’s position on the war in Vietnam? Canada did not support American involvement in a foreign war. Hazelmere Publishing. Permission to copy is for classroom use only and specific to site. Directory: uploads uploads -> 587 Return function, r i(X) r i(0) r i(1) r i(2) r i(3) 1 0 2 4 6 Thermal Station, I 2 0 1 5 6 3 0 3 5 6 10 uploads -> Department of science and humanities department of mathematics part-a questions and answers uploads -> The Case Against the nypd’s Quota-Driven ‘Broken Windows’ Policing What Is It? uploads -> For want of a nail uploads -> Ownership Models There are two different types of ownership models uploads -> Police Militarization uploads -> City of rising star regular meting thursday, july 14, 2016 uploads -> Township of winfield uploads -> Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act of 2014 uploads -> The Black Panther Party’s Ten-Point Program What We Want Now! Download 15.25 Kb. Share with your friends:
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