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Canadian Historv Series
The Gilded Eiehties
198 1-1988
1. When the decade began, Canada was in the worst economic
the Great Depression.
2. A new invention, the
since
was revolutionizing the workplace.
3. On April 17, 1982, Canada gained control of our own
by Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.
4. Only the province
of
, signed
refused to sisn the new constitution.
5. After a snowy walk in 1984, Trudeau decided to
forever.
6. One of Trudeau's last acts was to appoint Jeanne Sauv6 as Canada's first female
7. In the early eighties, more than
of Canadian women were in the workplace.
8. Bertha Wilson became the first woman named to the
Canada.
of
9.
replaced Trudeau as head of the Liberal party and as
Prime Minister. He called an election immediately, but did not count on the charm of the new
Conservative leader
Canadian history.
, won the largest
majority in
10. Canada's foreign policy shifted to a closer alliance with the
neeotiations were started to create a
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A mysterious new disease called
Agreement.
appeared in North America
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was Canada's contribution to the space program.
13.
In 1988,
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In 1987, Mulroney got the provincial premiers to agree on a constitutional amendment that
hosted the most successful Winter Olympics to date.
would include Quebec: the
15. On "Black Mondav" in 1987. the
in one day.
16. The main issue of the 1988 election was
Accord.
lost20oh of its value
; the
election was won by
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new world record, but was disqualified for taking drugs.
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