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The constitution act of 1982 was a landmark document in Canadian history. This act was published in 1982 which passed the British parliament, to create the dominion of Canada. The Canadian charter of Rights, another name for this act, gave rights to Indigenous people. The significance of this act is that it protects the basic rights and freedom of Canada, to keep it a free and democratic society. The act is important since it influences the society by educating laws and policies.

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The Match Lake Accord was an agreement between the both, Federal, and Provincial governments to change Constitution. This event was introduced after the Canadian prime minister in 1987, Brian Mulroney, wanted to win Quebecs consent. Meech Lake Accord is significant because it declared the 1982 constitutional by providing control over the Canadian federation. The Meech Lake Accord was later rejected, but, another plan was formed in 1992.

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The Charlottetown Accord was another failuare from the prime Minister, Brian Mulroney, in the attempt to change the Constitution. The goal was to acquire Quebec's consent in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This event was significant since it established the consultive process and provided the action of Aboriginal circumstances.

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The 1995 Quebec Referendum allowed voters, mostly who were French speaking Canadians, to vote that if Quebec should become and independent country. The proposal was later rejected in 1995 by the voters after a 1 percent difference.  The significance of the Quebec Referendum is that it was the third failed attempt to control Quebec.

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GST  is tax on goods and services that are sold for consumption which was introduced in Canada on January, 1991. GST is a common tax, and used by many countries globally. The importance of this tax is that it aims to replace all indirect levied on goods and services. Canada got rid of the manufactured sales tax, and introduced the GTS. GST is significant because it raised 11.7% of the federal government revenue in 2017-2018.

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North America Free Trade Agreement was an agreement signed by Canada, Mexico and the United States on January 1st, 1994. The purpose of this agreement was that all 3 countries agree to remove tariffs and barriers of trade and investments between each other. This event is significant because, NAFTA boosted trade among the 3 countries, which led to other things such as, agreements on international rights.

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The Berlin wall was a concrete wall, 4.2 meters high, that divided Berlin into 4 sectors. On November 9, 1989, the Berlin wall fell because of a crowd swarming the wall. Citizens of East Germany were given permission to cross the border, so that night, the wall fell. The fall of this wall was significant because it was the first step of German reunification. Germany later reunited in 1990.

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On December, 1991, the collapse of the Soviet Union resulted in the end of the country's and Federal governments authority of the Soviet Union. This resulted in the constitution republics gaining power. The significance of this event is that the Soviet Union was independent of its 15 constitution republics, more liberal political systems, and deep economic crisis occurred with the changes.

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The Rwandan Genocide is known as the genocide against the Tutsi. Between 7th April, and 15th July, 1994, in these 100 days many minority ethnic groups were killed. This event all started after a plane with the Rwandan president was shot down. The significant thing about this event is that it is one of the most well known modern genocides to occur, and millions of people were affected.

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Between August 2nd 1990, and February 28 1991, an attack affected Iraq in a way which took out their Air Defence, before attacking the country's networks, buildings, weapon plants and roads. Desert Storm was fought because Iraq forces who had invaded neighbouring Kuwait refused to Withdraw. A major significance in this event was that it was the first time Patriot missile system was used in combat. After the attack, over 10 thousand Iraq forces were killed. both Kuwait and Iraq suffered many damages.

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On September 11, 2011, an attack on the world trade centre in New York happened after planes were hijacked. The coordinated attack was from an Islamic network, al-Qaeda, against the United States. The significance about 9/11 was that 4 planes were hijacked by 19 members of the group, killing about 4,000 people.

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Canada had helped Afghanistan significantly. Over 40,000 Canadian armed forces personnels were involved in this mission. This event was significant because it was the last time the Canadian flag was lowered by our Military, and the country's largest deployment since the second war.

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By the end of 2015, Canada had promised to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees. The main reason Canada did this was because to put an end to the conflict, through a political solution. This was significant because ever since then, over 70,000 people have settled in Canada.

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On April 1st 1999, a new Northwest territory was created, Nunavut. The creation of Nunavut resulted in the largest Aboriginal land claims between the Canadian government, and the native Inuit people. This event was significant because it was the first change to the Canadian map ever since Newfoundland joined.

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The Oka Crisis was a land disagreement between a group of Mohawk people. The crisis lasted about 77 days from July 11 to September 26, 1990. The main reason for the Oka Crisis was because of the devolvement of townhouses on disputed land in the pines, that included Mohawk ground. The 77 day standoff was significant because, military was used against its own citizens and the rise of militarized police in North America

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On June 11 2008, the prime minister of Canada made a statement apologizing to students of Indian Residential schools, behalf of the the Government of Canada. This was significant because the government recognized the consequences or damages the policy for Indian Residential Schools had on Aboriginal culture, heritage, and language.

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Nisga'a First Nation Treaty is an agreement between the Nisga'a nation and government of British Columbia. The Treaty was made so Nisga'a has control over its own land, including forestry and fishing resources. The treaty came into effect on May 11 2001, and it's significant because it's the first modern day treaty in B.C, and provides respect to Aboriginal people.

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Same sex marriage is the marriage of 2 people, with the same gender. On June 20 2005, Canada legalized same sex marriage. The importance of this event or act is that married people, who choose to marry the same sex get to live happier, healthier, and longer lives.

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Vancouver Olympics were the Olympic winter games in February 2010, held in Vancouver. The significant thing about this event was that Team Canada won 14 medals, and it was a record breaking olympic winter game with the most gold metals won by one nation.

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The Tragically Hip was a rock band in 1984. In august 2016, they had played their final concert with 1/3 off Canada watching. The band was formed in Kingston Ontario, and them playing their last concert was significant to their fans and Canada.

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On April 12, 1861, to April 9, 1865, the American Civil war was fought between the USA and the Confederate States of America. The conflict began because of the disagreement over the institution of Slavery. The significance of the war was that the United States was preserved as one nation, and ended the institution slavery. The cost for this was over 600,000 people had died.