Canada's role in tha Cold War

By katjabds
  • Quebec's Padlock Law

    Quebec's Padlock Law

    An Act to Protect the Province Against Communist Propaganda.
  • Spies in Canada: Gouzenko Affair

    Spies in Canada: Gouzenko Affair

    Igor Gouzenko shared information with Canada so they became aware of Soviet plans. In exchange for giving them information he asked for protection.
  • Berlin Blockade

    Berlin Blockade

    an attempt by the Soviet Union to limit the ability of France, Great Britain and the United States to travel to their sectors of Berlin
  • UN Peacekeeping

    UN Peacekeeping

    a way to help countries create the good conditions for lasting peace
  • International Alliances: NATO

    International Alliances: NATO

    The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is an international alliance of 26 countries
  • " The Forgotten War" - Korean War

    " The Forgotten War" - Korean War

    A war between China, and North Korea vs South Korea, while North Korea was trying to impose comunnism on South Korea. The US backed up South Korea and encouraged all of the UN to aswell.
  • Vietnam War and Draft Dogers in Csnada

    Vietnam War and Draft Dogers in Csnada

    Draft Dogers were US citizens coming to Canada to esacpe conscription. The Vietnam War was going on because France asked the US to help them defend their colonies against communism aggretion.
  • Sputnik and Canada's Space Program

    Sputnik and Canada's Space Program

    Soviet Union launched a satalite into the air. People weren't worried about the satalite but they were worried they would be able to use the same thing they used to launch the satalite into air to launch a misile into North America
  • Diefenbaker, Bomarc Missiles and Nuclear Warheads in Canada

    Diefenbaker, Bomarc Missiles and Nuclear Warheads in Canada

    Diefenbaker cancelled the avro arrow and orderd Bomarc Missiles. The Bomarc Misslies were a debate between all the different prime miniters because they had nucear tips.
  • Avro Arrow and Cancellation

    Avro Arrow and Cancellation

    A tchnologically advanced fighter plane that could deflect missiles. The project was suddenly cancelled putting 14000 canadians into unemployment
  • NORAD

    NORAD

    North American Defence Association: a agreement between the US and Canada saying they would help defend eachother
  • The Cuban Missile Crisis

    The Cuban Missile Crisis

    American Satalites got photographs of Soviet misilles being made in Cuba. This worried them because that was close enough to launch straight into North America.
  • Canadian-Soviet Hockey Series

    Canadian-Soviet Hockey Series

    A hockey series between russia and canada. They were tied with three games each, and in the seventh game Paul Hendrson scored in the final few minutes to win the series for Canada. Extreme national pride was created.
  • The Fall of The Berlin Wall

    The Fall of The Berlin Wall

    Russia lost the cold war because of this.
  • The Fall of The Soviet Union

    The Fall of The Soviet Union

    The Soviets lost the cold war and we no longer had fear of there being a nuclear attack.