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The Chronology of Sigbificant World and Candain Events post World War 2 To Present
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The Guzenko Affair
In 1945, Igor Gouzenko of the Soviet Embassy in Canada asked the Canadian Government for Protection from the Soviet in exchange for proof of spy rings residing in Canada. After providing 109 documents on Soviet espionage activities in the West, Gouzenko and his family were put under the protection of the RCMP. The Gouzenko Affair is often considered as the Events which triggered the Cold War. -
Canada Joins the United Nations
The UN was created in 1945 after World War II in order to replace the the League of Nations. The United Nations was created to facilitate international Laws, International security, Economic development, Social progress, Human Rghts, stop wars,and carry out Peace Missions. -
World War II
The world war II ended when the Axis powers surrendered to the Allied powers in 1945. -
The Iron Curtain Speech
On March 5th, 1946, Sir Winston Churchill Gave a Speech known as the " the Iron Curtain Speech". The "Iron Curtain" referenced to the divison between the Western and eastern Europe. -
The Berlin Airlift
When Western powers introduced new currency in West Berlin, the Soviet counterattacked the new currency by blockading the transportation corridor. The blockade prevented supplies from reaching the west of Berlin. In order to give the West of Berlin Supplies for over 2.5 million people, massive airlifts flew into Berlin for 15 months. One plane landed every two minutes in Berlin. As a result of the Berlin Airlift Crisis, Western Allies formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO. -
Canada Joins NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is a military alliance consisting of 14 Western Countries. It was set up largely to discourage the attacks of the Soviet Union on Countries that were not run by Communist. Canada joined NATO in 1949.
(The United States, Canada, and Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, and the United Kingdom) -
Canada Enter the Korean War
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The Suez Crisis
The Suez Crisis was a conflict between Great Britain, France, Israel, and Egypt. It started on the 29th of October and ended on the 6th of November, it began when the Egyptian President Gamal Nasser claimed the channel for Egypt’s use only. This proclamation by the president spurred Britain, France, and Israel action. Canada's Prime Minister Lester Pearson made the decision to remain a neutral party and give aid to the United Nations. He suggested creating the UNEF (United Nations Emergency For -
The Canadian Peace Keepers In Cyprus
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Canada's Prime Minister recognizes China as a Commmunist Country
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Canada Enters the Gulf War
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THe Cold War Ends
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The Canadian Peace Keepers Go to Somalia
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War on Terror
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Canada and NATO enter Afghanistan
