The Cold War Timeline

By sam.vito

  • Spies in Canada: Gouzenko Affair

    Spies in Canada: Gouzenko Affair
    • Igor Gouzenko was a soviet spy
    • Igor found out that him and his family were going to be sent back to Russia
    • He offered the Canadian goverment secret soviet documents in return for complete protection for him and his family -Igor and his family stayed in Canada living under new identies

  • Berlin Blockade

    Berlin Blockade
    • Soviets broke a agrment with it's former allies
    • Berlin Blockade was a attempted to block all supply's and information to West Berlin
    • This raised tensions between the Allies and the Soviets -Also known as "Iron Crutain"

  • NATO

    NATO
    -North Atlantic Treaty Organization
    - 12 nations came together and promised to protect and defend eachother ( against soviets )
    -Canada and the U.S b ecame worried about national secruity
    -Both sides had enough nuclear weapons to wipe out the human race
    - In 1962 Canadians were worried about saftey so the goverment refused to allow nuclear weapons on Canadian soil

  • The Forgotten War

    The Forgotten War
    • Communist China and Communist North Korea attacked on South Korea
    • The US supported South Korea
    • 406 Canadians died
    • Canadian troops were asked to stay in Korea until 1955 to help maintain truce because there were tenisons

  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War
    • More than 3 million people died during the war
    • Around 30,000 draft dodgers fled to Canada to avoid the draft
    • A draft dodger was a people who refused to comply with conscription during the war
    • In 1975 when the was ended, with the victorious communist north vietnam

  • The Suez Crisis

    The Suez Crisis
    • Egyptian leaders took over the Suez Canal, so Britain and France lose control over the region
    • In 1948 the United Nations recognized the state of Israel
    • Jewish people immigrated to this land in large numbers
    - Suez canal in Egypt was very important waterway connecting the Mediterranean and the red sea

  • Sputnik and Canada’s space program

    Sputnik and Canada’s space program
    • 1957 soviets launched the first sputnik satellite
    • could also be used to deliver a nuclear warhead to any spot in North America
    • It took 98 minutes to orbit around the earth
    • US president imposed a naval blockade around the island to stop soviet ships form delivering missiles
    • School kids did drills in case of a attack
    • There was never a attack

  • Pearson Wins Nobel

    Pearson Wins Nobel
    • Lester won the award in 1957
    • He won the award for finding a soultion to the Suez Crisis
      • This lead hin to become prie minester in 1963

  • Continental Alliance : NORAD & DEW

    Continental Alliance : NORAD & DEW
    • Military technology continued to improve rapidly during the 1950’s
    • Development of long range missiles capable of delivering a nuclear bomb 16,000 km
    • NORAD signed an agreement in 1958 that Canada and the US would help defend each other
    • NORAD means The North American Air Defence & DEW means Distant Early Warning

  • Avro Arrow

    Avro Arrow
    • 1957 campaigning against a liberal government
    • 1957-1958 the conservative government cut taxes , helped farmers in Canada, and raised seniors pensions from $40-$55 and month
    • Election of 1958 John Diefenbaker, conservatives received the largest majority ever
    • 1960 Canadian Bill was passed
    • He helped western farmers by selling large amounts of wheat to China & Soviet Union
    • Canadians made Avro Arrow
    • When the Avro Arrow got cancelled it cost 14,000 Canadians their jobs

  • Diefenbaker, and nuclear warheads in Canada

    Diefenbaker, and nuclear warheads in Canada
    • He won the election of 1958, he became prime minister
    • Amazing public speaker , he won over Canadians with his promises and speechs of a brigh future for Canada
    • War heads not allowed in Canada

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis
    • The missiles could be programed to hit any of the major cities in North America
    • President Kennedy of the US enforced a blockade around the island to stop soviet ships from delivering missils
    • The soviet ships ended up turing around & crisis was over

  • Canada - Soviet Hockey Series

    Canada - Soviet Hockey Series
    • For years the Canadian hockey team came close to winning the Olympics but never did
    • This was a series that was organized between a top Canadian team and a top Russian team
    • Russians made the Canadians speechless with their performance
    • In the last game Paul Henderson scored a goal, which broke the tied game so Canada won

  • Fall of the Berlin Wall

    Fall of the Berlin Wall
    • Communism began to weaken in Poland,Hungary, and Czechoslovakia in 1988 & 1989
    • November 9, 1959 a East Germen government official announced that borders were now open
    • People were shocked and began chipping at the Berlin Wall with hammers, keeping pieces of it as collectibles.
    • West and East Germany combined into a single state of Germany on October 3, 1990.

  • Fall of the Soviet Union

    Fall of the Soviet Union
    • Communist Party president Mikhail Gorbachev really wanted to speed things up and develop the economy
    • Worked with US President Ronald Reagan to resolve the conflicts between the countries that had increased over the years
    • The reason for the collapse of the Soviet Union was because they had lost the international competition and arms race with the West
    • The Soviet Union was officially demolished in 1991