Canada's role in the cold war

By averybailey
  • Quebec's Padlock Law

    Quebec's Padlock Law

    This law protected Quebec from communist propaganda.
  • Gouzenko Affair

    Gouzenko Affair

    Igor Gouzenko gave Canada information that made them aware of Soviet plans.
  • Berlin Blockade

    Berlin Blockade

    Raised tension between the Soviets and their former allies.
  • UN Peacekeeping

    UN Peacekeeping

    This attepted to keep the peace between the counties.
  • International Alliances: NATO

    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

    "The Forgotten War"- The Korean War

    This further seperated the United Nations.
  • Vietnam War & Draft Dodgers in Canada

    Vietnam War & Draft Dodgers in Canada

    This caused Canada to lose many people.
  • Sputnik and Canada's Space Program

    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

    Diefenbaker, Bomarc missiles and nuclear warheads in Canada

    This caused the economy to drop greatly.
  • Avro Arrow and Cancellation

    Avro Arrow and Cancellation

    This limited the Americans contribution to missles.
  • NORAD and DEW Line

    NORAD and DEW Line

    NORAD is a distant early warning system that could possibly deflect missles from hitting North America.
  • The Cuban Missile Crisis

    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

    Canadian-Soviet Hockey Series

    This greatly increased national pride.
  • The Fall of the Berlin Wall

    The Fall of the Berlin Wall

    Russia ended up losing 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 were no longer afraid of aa nuclear attack.