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Quebecs Padlock Law
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Gouzenko Affair
gouzenko affairGuzenko was born in the soviet union and assigned to the embassy in Ottawa 1943. He learned that soviet intelligence operated several spy networks in Canada. One of the biggest successes was to steal the secret of the atomic bomb. Gouzenko offered Canadian government secret documents exposing the work of soviet spies in exchange for permenant protection.As a result of the documents gouzneko provided, 18 of the 39 people named are convicted of spying activites. -
Berlin Blockade
berlin blockadeThe Soviet Union had brkeken an agreement with its former allies which had encouraged them to forfit thier rights to obtain western Berlin. they had tried to physically block supply lines to Berlin. the blockade had failed because of lack of organization as well as lack of food and supplies which the residents of Berlin were in need of. However the blockaded succeed in raising tension between the soviet union and its allies. -
Suez Crisis
General Nassar decided to take over the canal. this created many problems for france and britain. the french and english troops had attacked egypt to seize control but the soviet union threatened to come to the aid of egypt. a solution was found by lester pearson. proposed to plan an all night emergency meeting of the UN general assembly. Lester peason was awarded the nobel peace prize in 1957 for his resolution of the suez crisis. -
Suez Crisis
suez crisisIsrael had been born, yet the arabs had historic claims to the land and believed it was unacceptable and that its destruction was necessary. there was a great amount of immigrated jews here. the land had been moniterd by the UN. many nations had interests in the middle east and took sides in this land dispute between arabs and jews, distributing weapons to both sides. the Suez canal was an important water way in egypt that linked nations across seas. -
NATO
The soviet union openly spreaded its communism as far as possible, Canada and the usa became increasingly concerned about national security and in 1949 several nations formed the north atlantic treaty organization or NATO. A defence pact intended to protect all members against soviet aggression including Belgium, Britain, Canada, united states, Netherlands, Norway, Luxembourg, Portugal, france, Iceland, Italy, Denmark. Acts of aggression against any member were discourraged. -
The Korean War
the korean war In 1950 communist north korea, supported by communist china, decided to attack south korea. the united states supported South Korea against the communist aggression. under American influence, the security council of the united nations commended the attack by north korea and called on UN members, and only 16 aided the war effort in korea. Canada provided most of the support, ranking third in total aid to South Korea and sacrificing over 1000 Canadians. -
vietnam war
vietnam war At the start of the Vietnam War, Canada was a member of the International Commission for Supervision and Control (ICSC) overseeing the implementation of the Geneva Agreements, and thus attempted to maintain an air of neutrality. draft evision is the decsion not to interferre with military conscription policies of the nations. -
Sputnik and Canadas Space Program
the soviets launche the first satellite called sputnik. a rocket had put the satellite in orbit around earth and was capable of sending nuclear warhead to any location in north america. the american had replaced thier fleet with long- range missiles known as ballistic or icmbs. -
Continental Alliances
military aid was improving through the 50's. north america needed a better defence system against enemy attacks. the north american air defence (NORAD) agreement was signed in 1958. canada and the usa agreed to defend eachother. canada allowed the US to build several defence installations in the northwest territories ti create the distant early warning system (DEW) -
The Avro Arrow Cancellation
the avro arrow was a jet aircraft developed and built by canadians. the avro arrow was very costly and was cancelled by the diefenbaker government. -
Diefenbaker, Bomarc missiles and nuclear warheads in Canada
the bomarc misiles were made in the us, used by the RCAF and the USAF. some of them had normal warhead and some did not. they reached speends of 2.8-2.5 mach. Canada had ordered 2500. -
The Cuban Missile Crisis
missiles could be accurately launched to hit any other major city in north america. a blockade was imposed to stop soviet ships from delivering missiles. the soviet ships turned back before reaching the blockade and the Cuban Missile crisis was over. -
Canada-Soviet Hockey Series
Canadian and European hockey teams differed by much. a series was organized between the top russian team and a top canadian team. canadians had won the series -
The Fall of th Soviet Union
the soviet union was slowly starting to become more and more stangant. the soviets spent an immense amout of money on military, which was bankrupting them. Communism also was not working out for the country. another factor was the lack of honest information. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
berlin wallGunter Schabowski states "permenant relocations can be done through all border checkpoints between east germany into west germany or west berlin. citizens began to attack the wall. germanys east and west sides changed into one nation
