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Padlock Law
Passed by Maurice Dupplessis the Premier of Quebec
Was used to oppress communism & commuist groups/assosiates
Banned communist propaganda -
Spies in Canada
Soviet spy Gouzenko gave Canada secret documents exposing information about soviet spies placed in canada.
Wasnt taken seriously until soviets attempted to kidnap him
Requested & recieved permanent protection from canada for him and his family
Wore a hood to protect identity -
Founding of NATO
System which includes arctic radar system located throughout Canada
Fear of soviet spreading communism, NATO was formed in 1949 by several nations
Canada refused nuclear weapons to be allowed on Canadian soil because of safety reasons in 1962 -
Continental Alliances
NORAD was signed & it stated that Canada and the US would defent eachother
Americans built defense mechanisms on Canadian soil that can detect enemy aircrafts/missiles from 4800 KM away. -
Berlin Blockade
USSR wanted to literally block supply routes to west Germany (the boundary between soviet influenced European countries & others)
Broke agreeents with western nations
Canada discussed plans with america to create a solution -
Korean War
Canada had troops in korea to support the south after communist china & North Korea attacked South Korea
25,000 fought the battle until a truce.
1000 Canadians injured, 406 killed
Remained in Korea to maintain the truce until 1955 -
Vietnam War
Had communist North Vietnam against South Vietnam allied with the US
More than 3 million killed, over half were citizens of vietnam
Draft dodgers were men from the United States that fled to Canada to avoid being enlisted in the war. -
Suez Crisis
The Suez Canal was preliminarily ran by the French & British, and it was located in Egypt
The Egyptians took over the canal which prompted attacks from a few countries.
Canadian Lester Pearson created the UN peacekeeping forces mission which resolved all of the conflict & Canada provided 800 soldiers -
Sputnik
Soviets launched the first artificial satellite
That launch sparked the creation of NASA & Canadas space program -
Lester Pearson Wins Nobel Prize
Because of his peacekeeping efforts during the Suez Crisis, Lester pearson is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
It was a great honour for himself & Canada
Lead to his election as prime minister a few years later -
Avro Arrow cancellation
The avro arrow was a supersonic aircraft built by Canadians
PM John Diefenbaker cancelled its creation, the main reason being high costs
Thousands of Canadians were then out of work and he economy slowed down -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Missiles could be fired from communist Cuba to North America at any city in North America
The Canadian government suggested all sites that may have been missile bases to be examined -
Canadians vs Soviets hockey
Canadians believed no European team could defeat a team of Canadian NHL players
a series with Russian and Canadian teams was organized
Both teams played well but Paul Henderson scored Canadas winning goal -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Communism had been faultering in Poland, Hungary, and Czechosolvakia from 1988-1989
East Germany announced their borders were open on November 9th -
Soviet Union falls
the communist party wanted to speed up & develop the economy
worked with US president Ronald Reagan to resolve conflicts between the countries
the immediate reason was the loss of the arms race
