Teciprocity Tariffs
Robert Borden
International Joint
Commission
Marquis Wheat
st
Questions You Should Be Able to Answer
is...
U...
1. Why did the government want to attract new immigrants after 1896? What methods were used?
Which group came? Who was excluded? Why?
2. Contrast the lives of the rich and poor at the turn of the 20th Century.
3. How did technology influence life in Canada in the early 1900s? Give specific examples.
4. Explain the French and English view of the Boer War and the Naval Issue. How did Laurier
compromise in each of these?
5. What was reciprocity? Who was in favor? Who was against? Why? How did this issue effect
Laurier?
6. What was the Marquis Wheat? Why was it important to Canada's development?