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Quebec's Padlock Law
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1sSzEbmRYw
-This act was against using your house for communism or bolshevism.
-This law denied the freedom of speech and innocence from many Quebec citizens.
-The act was inspired from the change in criminal code from the Winnipeg strike in 1919.
-They thought this law would be used to arrest indivual activists from international trade unions.
-Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King decided not to intervene in this problem in Quebec. -
Quebec's Padlock Law
-The Padlock law allowed police force to take down or get rid of any communist or bolshevism groups or organizations.
-The Padlock law was when they would place padlocks on the doors to prevent using the building.
-Maurice Duplessis was the one who started the padlock law. -
Gouzenko Affair
Gouzenko Affair-Igor Gouzenko worked at the Soviet Union Embassy, Ottawa
-In Canada and western countries the Soviet spies operated many spy networks.
-The first time Igor tried to confront this issue he was denied.
-The second time he sent secret documents to the government and then it was accepted.
-He confronted the issue because in 1945 his family was sent back to Russia.
-Because of the secret documents he sent to the Canadian government 18 of the 39 people were declared criminals because of the spying. -
Gouzenko Affair
-Igor Gouzenko was a major target for assassination from the Soviet Union.
-He was a target for his aims to try and throw down the Soviet Union's Spies. By telling the Canadian government about there operations and documents. -
Berlin Blockade
Berlin Blockade-The Soviet Union caused the breaking up of Europe with its allies.
-The breakup was forcing the allies to give up their rights to take the Western part of former Germany.
-Meant to try block all supply coming from West Berlin.
-Stallen did not allow food and other neccesseties to enter Berlin.
-The Berlin Blockade failed because the Allies made an airlift for food and supply to get in.
-The Berlin Blockade almost instigated another war in Europe. -
NATO
-US and Canada did not want Soviet Communist system to spread.
-Western countries shared the same concern (1949 Nato Formed)
-It was a defense pact that would protect people from Soviet aggression.
-Because of the United Front against enemy attacks they would be against any kind of attacks against the members.
-Since 1949 many countries have joined this alliance.
-The Soviet Union in fear of an attack from NATO gathered European countries to forn the Warsaw Pact. -
NATO
The founding members of NATO (Democrat) are: Belgium, Britain, Canada, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, and the United States. The members of Warsaw Pact (communist) -
The Korean War
Korean War-Communist North Korea and Communist China decided to attack South Korea.
-The UN was against the attack and decided to help South Korea every way they could.
-16 members of the UN decided to help South Korea.
-Canada ranked 3rd in total aid support for South Korea.
-This is where South Korea solitified their independence through the collective war effort.
-The Canadian troops stayed in South Korea untill 1955 to keep the truce. -
The Korean War
-26,000 Canadian soldiers were sent to help in the Korea War.
-516 Canadians died.
-312 of those dead were from combat fighting. -
The Suez Crisis
-They were trying to take control over the Suez Canal.
-Soviet Union supported Egypt
-The United States supported Israel
-General Nasser took full control over the Suez Canaal.
-Israel and there allies decided to attack Egypt and take over the Suez Canal.
-The Soviet Union threatened to defend Egypt.
- NORAD agreed with the Soviets saying the attack was wrong. -
Sputnik and Canada's Space Program
-The first Sputnik satellite was launched by the Soviet Union.
-There was a problem because they could be used to deliver warheads anywhere in North America.
-In safety of this US made long range missiles.
-Now the Soviets had military advantage because of the satellite.
-Because of the Soviets launching a satellite other countries thought they had to launch satellites as well.
-The Canadian Space Program launched their first satellite into space called the Alouette. -
Lester B Pearson Nobel Prize
-Lester Pearson came up with the solution to the Suez Crisis.
-No more shooting and Special UN peacekeeping force to monitor the withdrawal of invading forces.
-Also, border control.
-He won the Nobel Prize for the solution of the Suez Crisis.
-It brought great honor to Canada -
NORAD AND DEW
NORAD-North America needed a better defense system.
-Canada and US agree to defend each other.
-If an unidentified object was found they would alert NORAD headquarters.
-Canada allowed US to build several defense installations in the North West Territories.
-They could pick up enemy missiles, weapons, and planes from 4800 km away. -
Avro Arrow And Its Cancellation
Avro Arrow-Avro arrow was a supersonic interceptor airjet made and developed by Canadian workers.
-Prime Minister Diefenbaker ordered that all Avro arrows be replaced with American Bomarc Missiles.
-Because of the change 14000 Canadian jobs were lost.
-Also, because of the change he recieved many bad results as voters in Quebec, Newfoundland, and other large cities were not impressed with the decision that Diefenbaker made. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuban Missile Crisis -American spies had found missile sites on the island of Cuba.
-In respons John F Kennedy imposed a blockade be made to stop Soviet ships from shooting missiles or nuclear bombs.
-Canada was protected because of the blockade that the US had made to block the Soviets.
-School children were trained for attack procedures and fallout shelters in safety for the Cuban Missile Crisis. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
-Canada wanted Independent Experts to examine the site.
-It was a crisis because if these missiles blew up the planet would have been gone.
-It ended when the Soviet ships turned around. -
Diefenbaker, Bomarc Missiles and Nuclear Warheads In Canada
Diefenbaker:
-Loses election
-14,000 jobs lost
-Unemployment increased
-Economy began to slow down.
Bomarc Missiles and Nuclear Weapons In Canada:
-Warheads would not be allowed into Canada
-The problem was no nuclear weapons on Canadian Soil
-They acted in accordance to NORAD
-Because of this they allowed Bomarc missiles and nuclear weapons to enter Canada.
-Later in 1969 the Liberal party decided to get rid of this agreement for nuclear weapons and missiles to enter Canada. -
Diefenbaker
-Diefenbaker was Prime Minister from 1957-1963 -
Canada-Soviet Hockey Series
Canada-Soviet Hockey Series-Series was played by the top Russian team and the Canadian team with NHL players.
-Canada recieved a rude shock.
-Canada won the series when Paul Henderson shot the winning goal in the last minutes to win the series.
-It gave Canada a huge boost in nationalism. -
Vietnam War & Draft Dodgers In Canada
Vietnam War Draft Dodgers-American men who would escape the US to avoid fighting in the Vietnam war.
-They escaped to Canada which resulted in an increase in our population.
-Some of these Draft Dodgers that came to Canada settled safely in Canada.
-As part of a way to avoid conscription they would burn their draft cards. also reffered to as conscription cards. -
Vietnam War
-Canada supported US policy during the Vietnam War.
-Canada was a role model of peace because of them letting the draft dodgers into Canada for peace from conscription. -
The Fall Of The Berlin Wall
Fall Of Berlin Wall-Was referred as the Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart
-Soviets made Eastern Berlin into a communist country.
-Soviets blocked travel and communication between East and West Berlin and East and West Germany.
-Big political changes in the Eastern Bloc and the liberization of there authoritarian systems and alot of civil unrest caused the fall of the Berlin Wall. -
Fall Of The Berlin Wall
-The citizens can now also travel beyond these walls.
-Since the Berlin Wall fell now citizens can relocate wherever they want through the Berlin Wall.
-Western allies made an airlift to get food and necesseties back to West Berlin. -
The Fall Of The Soviet Union
Soviet Union Fall-The economy, social, and political structure of the Soviet Union failed.
-The result of the failure saw there government was taken out.
-The Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev resigned the day before.
-Mikhail handed over all the Soviet Nuclear Missile Launching Codes to Russian President Boris Yeltsin.
-The fall of the Soviet Union also marked the end of the cold war.
-There flag was changed into the now Russian flag. -
The Fall Of Soviet Union
-Boris Yeltsin became the President of the Russian Federation.
-Because of the Soviet Union Fall neighboring states became countries.
-It also gave independence to the states that are now countries.
