Social Studies 20-1 - Unit 1 (Terms)

Chapter 1 - 5 terms + short concepts

Nation

A group of people who feel connected by a sense of belonging and acceptance and identify themselves as a collective

Nation-State

A territory with internationally recognized boundaries and a politically organized body of people under a sovereign government

Nationalism

The collective, shared sense of belonging of people who identify themselves as a nation

Culture

The unwritten way of knowing, being, and acting among the people of a nation based on their shared traditions

Citizenship

Membership and participation of individuals in a political community

Patriotism

Love for a nation or nation-state

Absolutism

A system where the monarch is given the power to rule the land and the people by the “divine right of kings”

Bourgeoisie

Middle-class people who had accumulated economic wealth through trade and commerce

Revolution

A violent overthrow of a government or social order in favour of a new system

Estates-General

The representative assembly of the three estates which represented the majority of the people

Ancien Regime

The political system in place in France prior to the French Revolution that was divided into three estates

Jacobins

The radical political group during the French Revolution that wanted to establish France as a republic

Girondins

The moderate political group during the French Revolution who wanted to maintain the monarchy

The Reign of Terror

The period during the French Revolution in which the revolutionary government arrested and executed up to 40 000 perceived enemies of the republic

Collective Consciousness

When members of a nation collectively share similar values, beliefs, and internalized feelings based on their shared experiences

Francophone

A person who’s first language is French

Quebecois

Francophone living in Quebec

Sovereignty-association

The Parti Quebecois’ idea of combining political autonomy and economic association with Canada as a means to achieve an independent nation-state for the Québécois

Homogenous

Of a same or similar nature

Conservatism

The holding of political views that favor free enterprise, private ownership, and socially traditional ideas, opposition to change/innovation

Communism

A left-wing ideology in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs

Radicalism

The belief that there should be great or extreme social or political change/reform

Liberalism

Political ideology based on the rights of the individual, liberty, consent of the governed, political equality, right to private property and equality before the law

Sovereignty

The authority of a state to govern itself or another state

Mosaic

The mix of ethnic groups, languages and cultures that coexist within society

Pluralism

A condition or system in which two or more groups coexist in the same society

War Measures Act

A federal law that provided for the declaration of war, invasion, or insurrection that gave the government broad powers to maintain security

Bill 101

A Quebec law that made French the official language of the Government and the courts of Quebec and the normal, everyday language of work, instruction, communication, commerce and business

Civic Nationalism

Nationalism based on a shared belief in the same laws, values, and political traditions

Ethnic Nationalism

Nationalism based on shared ethnicity or common ethnic history

Cultural Nationalism

Nationalism based on a shared common culture with similar traditions, artistic expressions, foods, and attire

Linguistic Nationalism

Nationalism based a shared similar language and a desire to protect it

Political Nationalism

Nationalism based on a shared desire of a group to govern themselves independently and without influence from other countries

Religious Nationalism

Nationalism based on shared or similar religious beliefs

Spiritual Nationalism

Nationalism based on a person or group’s spirituality, which can include religion and land

Patriotic Nationalism

Nationalism based on a shared feeling of love for one’s country