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Quebec's Padlock Law
This law protected Quebec from communist propaganda. -
Gouzenko Affair
Igor Gouzenko gave Canada information that made them aware of Soviet plans. -
Berlin Blockade
Raised tension between the Soviets and their former allies. -
UN Peacekeeping
This attepted to keep the peace between the counties. -
International Alliances: NATO
This caused the Warshaw Pact to be created and it also helped to deflect a Soviert attack. -
"The Forgotten War"- The Korean War
This further seperated the United Nations. -
Vietnam War & Draft Dodgers in Canada
This caused Canada to lose many people. -
Sputnik and Canada's Space Program
This made the other countries scared because it gave the Russians the ability to send nuclear war heads to any place in North America. -
Diefenbaker, Bomarc missiles and nuclear warheads in Canada
This caused the economy to drop greatly. -
Avro Arrow and Cancellation
This limited the Americans contribution to missles. -
NORAD and DEW Line
NORAD is a distant early warning system that could possibly deflect missles from hitting North America. -
The Cuban Missile Crisis
This cause Russia and Cuba to prepare for a nuclear war, it also pissed off US and Turkey. -
Canadian-Soviet Hockey Series
This greatly increased national pride. -
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
Russia ended up losing the cold war because of this. -
The Fall of the Soviet Union
The Soviets lost the cold war and we were no longer afraid of aa nuclear attack.
