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Canada's Role in the Cold War
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Quebec's Padlock Law
Quebec Premier Maurice Duplessis and his party
The Pad Lock Law of Quebec more correctly known as the act to protect the province of communist propaganda-It was passed under the government of Maurice Duplessis-The act prohibitied anyone from printing, writing, publishing, or spreading Communism or Bolshevism-Anyone found guilty of breaking this law could be sentence to serve up to a year in prison, if involved in the act 3 to 13 months -
Spies in Canada the Gouzenko affiar
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-Igor Gouzenko was sent to Ottawa to work in the Soviet Embassy
-Whilst there he got wind of Soviets intelligence spy networks
-He decided to expose their secrets to the Canadian Government, after learning he was to be sent back to the Soviet Union
-At first he wasn't taken seriously but when the Soviets tried to assasinate him, the Canadian Government changed their minds and offered him protecting in exchange for intel -
The Berlin Blockade
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The boundary between countries the countries under Soviet and American influence was known as the 'Iron Curtain'-The block stopped the movement of information and products between western and eastern europe-Soviets tried to force the Allies to give up their territory in Germany-Allies refused, Soviets blocked the western section of Berlin of from the rest of western Germany, the allies however organised airlifts providing food and water -
Internation Alliance: NATO
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Soviets were now open about the desire to spread communist beliefs-NATO was formed because western world feared their safety, it is a defence pactto protect against soviet aggresion-All memebers pledged to support each other in the enemy was to attack -
'The Forgotten War' - The Korean War
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Communist North Korea supported by communist China decided to attack Democratic south Korea supported by the USA-UN memebers were called on to support South Korea-25,000 Canadians saw action, 406 were killed-They truced in 1953-Canadians were asked to remain in Korea to make sure that the uneasy truce remained -
The Warsaw Pact
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The Warsaw Pact was the Soviets responds to NATO-It was a military alliance between all the countries under the Soviets influence-This lead to an arms race between those apart of NASA and teh Warsaw Pact-Both sides had access to hydrogen bombs-By mid 1980's each side had stocked up on enough weapons to wipe out human kind -
The Suez Crisis
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Invovling France,Britian,and Israel on one side, and Eygpt and Palestinia on the opposing side-The Suez was a waterway-When the Egyptian Ruler took over the area the allies wanted to regain it-Israel was the first to attack-Britian and France followed by boming Cairo-In April the Canal was fully opened up to shipping again -
Draft Dodgers
Americans that did not want to be drafted to the American army to go fight over in Vietnam fled to Canada escaping teh drafting-Majority were thoses from the baby boomers era-Dodging Drafts wasn't new it had been happening since before world war one -
Vietnam war
The French had control of Vietnam at the time-The leader of Vietnam asked the USA to tell France to leave them alone-USA said no, France has the right to be their-The leader of Vietnam then goes to China and asks them for aid and they agree-With the help of the Chinese the Vietnamese kick the french out-Then the north Communist Vietnam attacks the Democratic south-The anit Communists send back up to help the south-War last for 18 years-It is technically currently a communist country -
Diefenbaker, Bomarc Missiles, and Nuclear Warheads in Canada
The Bomarc Missile Crisis was a dispute over wether should permit their to be Nuclear weapons on Canadian soil as a part of NORAD- Josh Diefenbaker(served 1957-1963)was the 13th Priminster of Canada-He agreed to have 2 Bomarc Missiles in Canada which replaced the Avro Arrow-The missiles where known as Warheads they were nuclear weapons, which Canadians didnt want on their soil, however the missiles where still delivered and station in Canada regardless -
Sputnik and Canadian Space program
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Suputnik was the first atrificial Earth Satellite made by the Russia-When launched it was visible alround earth-This was the begining of the Space age which triggered the Space race(first to the moon)- -
Pearson wins the Noble Peace Pirze
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What a former Priminster of Canada- He was awarded the Noble Prize for his efforts end the conflict in the Suez in 1956- He was also nominated for is efforts trying to work out the problems in the Middle east through the United Nations -
Continental Alliance: NORAD
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Was an combined organization between USA and Canada-It provided defence against Soviet attacks-Both countries swore to protect each other-The head quaters were in Colardo Springs by a nuclear bunker-They had warning systems to warn them if anything was approaching-If an uniftiyed object was detected NORAD was notified -
Avro Arrow and its cancellation
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Avro Arrow was a Delta Winged Interceptor Aircraft-It was intended to serve as the RCAF's primary interceptor-However it was halted abruptly and suspisionsly starting a long political debate-About 30,000 people were put out of jobs-The day it was terminated became know as 'Black Friday' -
The Cuban Missile Crisis
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Also know as the October Crisis-Was the closest the world has ever come to Nuclear war-USA was set up in Turkey-Sovier union was set up in Cuba-American spys took photos of the missiles in Cuba which tiggered the Crisis-Tension ceased on the 28th when it was annoced the missiles in Cuba would be dismantled and sent back to the Soviet union-There still remains tension between Cuba and the USA till this day -
Canada-Soviet Hockey series
On the 28th of September 1972, Paul Henderson scored the winning goal agains the Soviet Union in the Hockey Series-It was the first competition between the two-The series was played at the height of the Cold War-When Canada won intense feelings of pride, nationalism, and joy arised-It showed the Soviets that Canada was strong -
Canadian Space Agency
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The Fall of the Berlin Wall
Often referred to as the 'Wall of Shame'-The wall cut off east Berlin from western Berlin and western Germany-Know as the Iron Curtain from teh Cold War-It was finally brought down reuniting Germany-Parts off the wall still remain -
The Fall of the Soviet Union
This was the day of the Dissoluction of the Soviet Union-The independance of the 12 republicans was finally reconigized-The Soviet flag was lowered on and the Russian raised above the Kremlin-The Missile codes were handed over to the new prisendent of Russia-Russia however still remained communist-The countries that once made up the Soviet Union however still look to each other for help and support
