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Quebec's Padlock Law
The Padlock Act empowered the attorney general to close any building used for propagating "communism or bolshevism". The Act empowered the attorney general to destroy any printed matter propagating communism or bolshevism. Anyone printing, publishing or could be imprisoned for a year. -
Spies in Canada: Gouzenko Affair
Igor Gouzenko was a Soviet spy in Canada trying to steal secrets of the atomic bomb. September 5th, 1945, he defected to Canada and revealed the work of Soviet spies. -
Berlin Blockade
The Soviet Union attempted to physically block supply lines from West Germany to Berlin. -
International Alliances: NATO
NATO is a defensive pact to protect it's members against the Soviet aggression. There were 12 founding members including Britain, Canada, France, the US. -
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"The Forgotten War" - The Korean War
Communist North Korean supported by Communist China attacks South Korean. The secuity council of the United Nations called on UN members to assist South Korea but only 16 helped out. South Korea eventually stayed independent. -
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Vietnam War and Draft Dodgers in Canada
South Vietnamd aided by the United States battled North Vietnam and its communist allies. Since Canada wasn't involved in the war, some Americans moved to Canada to dodge conscription. -
The Suez Crisis
Many world powers were interested in the Middle East. Large quanities of weapons were sold to both sides. Egyptian leader decided to take full control of the Suez Canal Zone. Isareli, supported by the French and Britosh, attacked Egypt, supported by the Soviet Union, for control of the Suez Canal. -
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Diefenbaker, Bomarc missiles and nuclear warheads in Canada
John Diefenbaker, a powerful speaker of the Conservative party beacame Prime Minister. He promised Canadians thousands of new jobs. He ordered ready-made American Bomarc missiles for Canada's defense. -
Sputnik Satellite
When Sputnik was lauched into space, people feared that the same technology could deliver neclear weapons around the world. Americans set up a blockade and attack drills for children. -
Avro Arrow
Avro Arrow was a supersonic expensive jet built by Canadians. -
Pearson wins Nobel Prize
Lester Pearson suggested the UN to create a peacekeeping force to patrol both borders and end the shooting. -
NORAD
The North America Air Defense agreement signed by Canada and the US to help defend each other. Distance Early Warning system (DEW) was set up in the Northwest Territories, it could detect missles up to 4800 km away. -
Cancellation of Avro Arrow
The Avro Arrow was cancelled. -
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviets constructed missile sites of on the island of Cuba. From Communist Cuba, missiles could be lauched to any major North American city. The US imposed a naval blockade around Cuba to stop Soviets from delivering missiles to the sites. -
Canada-Soviet Hockey Series
A series between Canada and the Soviet. Canada won 4-3. -
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
In 1989, Hungary announced that East Germans could pass through Hungary to get to West Germany. The wall then became useless. Citizens began destroying the wall. Finally, the wall was officially destroyed by the East German government. -
The Fall of the Soviet Union
45 years of Soviet-American conflict was ended. The primary causes were political and economic.
