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The Cold War Timeline

  • Canada Joins the UN

    Canada Joins the UN
    Canada joins the UN as a result of WWII to ensure that such a war never happens again as a war. Canada is a key member of the UN and is the first country on call.
  • Gouzenko Affair

    Gouzenko Affair
    Igor Gouzenko a spy for the USSR double crosses his country and admits to Canadian officials he is a spy trying to obtain secrets from Canada. This affair alerted P.M. Mackenzie King Canada might have been under severe espionage.
  • The Iron Curtain Speech

    The Iron Curtain Speech
    Winston Churchill issues a famous speech about how the new enemy is the USSR and how they are trying to put an "iron curtain" between themselves and the rest of Europe.
  • Berlin Airlift

    Berlin Airlift
    The Berlin Airlift was the constant stream of Airplanes coming from the US, Canada and Brittain to West Berlin delivering supplies. This movement lasted for almost 12 months.,
  • Canada joins NATO

    Canada joins NATO
    Canada joins NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization in an attempt to further its position in international affairs.
  • Canadaa Enters the Korean War

    Canadaa Enters the Korean War
    In early 1951 Canada joins the Korean war to fight the forces of communism with the UN.
  • The Suez Crisis

    The Suez Crisis
    The Suez crisis was the dispute between Egypt and France/Brittain. They were fighting over the man made canal that had been dug by the British and French. The Egyptian president claimed it as his own, and war ensued.
  • Canadian Peacekeepers in Cypress

    Canadian Peacekeepers in Cypress
    The communists and democrats in cypress could not deal with eachother peacefully and forced the UN to intervene.
  • Canada joins Norad

    Canada joins Norad
    Canada joins Norad in an effort for continental defence with the United States.
  • Canada recognizes Communist China

    Canada recognizes Communist China
    Canada recognizes the communist party in China as the official government.
  • Canada enters the Gulf War

    Canada enters the Gulf War
    Canada enters the gulf war with its ally the United States.
  • Canadian Peacekeepers in Bosnia

    Canadian Peacekeepers in Bosnia
    Peacekeepers are sent to Bosnia to stop the revolt of Serbs, Bosnians, Slovenians and Croatians.
  • Canadian Peacekeepers in Somalia

    Peacekeepers are sent to Somalia. Canadians are disgraced when a Canadian UN soldiers beats and kills a young innocent boy.
  • Canadian Peacekeepers in Rwanda

    Canadian peacekeeprs are too late to prevent the massacre and genocide between the Hutu Tootsi's. General Romeo Dallaire was ignored, and if he was listened to, the genocide could have been avoided.
  • The War on Terror

    The War on Terror
    The war on terror begins. The initiating incident being the twin terror episode at 9/11.
  • Canada with NATO enters Afghanistan

    Canada with NATO enters Afghanistan
    Canada with Nato enters Afghanistan in an attempt to root out the terrorists and put democracy in place.