The History of the Vote - Racial Exclusions

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  1. World War Two paranoia and fear escalated after the bombings of this naval base.
  2. Due to the massive dispersal of Japanese-Canadians the future generation grew up immersed in Canadian culture, virtually putting an end to the previously widespread Japanese __________.
  3. The Canadian government was able to enforce racist policies using this Act.
  4. Japanese-Canadians were denied entrance to the armed forces as this would entitle them to this right.
  5. This group was the main target of this policy of exclusion.

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  1. The Canadian government forced the relocation of 22 thousand Japanese citizens from their homes in British Columbia and placed them in _________ camps
  2. In 1920, people were excluded from the vote in British Columbia on the basis of their ____.
  3. In 1944, this Act was amended to deny the vote to Japanese citizens residing in provinces other than British Columbia.
  4. In 1936, the Japanese Canadian Citizens League pleaded to Prime Minister __________ ____ for the vote.
  5. In 1949, Japanese-Canadians got the right to vote in this province.
  6. In 1988, the Canadian government, under Prime Minister Brian _________, extended an official apology to Japanese-Canadians.


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