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The Use of the Atomic Bomb
This was the first time that a nuclear weapon had been used in history, there were two bombs detonated (Fat-man, and Little-boy). these bombs were devistating killing over 1.25 million japanese people. canada was involved by helping to reserch nuclear fission, but never acually created the bomb, and instead shared the reserch with the Americans -
Gouzenko Affair
Gouzenko Affair fled the soviet embassy with documents on evedence that there were Russian spys who where trying to steal Canada's Nuclear secrets, so Gouzenko took this information and told it to canada -
Formation of NATO
NATO (North Atlanic Treaty Organization) was established in 1949 and was Canada's first peacetime military alliance, which place Canada, and the participating countries in a defensive arrangement (Canada, US, Britian, and the nations of Western Europe -
Formation of the United Nations
The United Nations begain in 1949 as a loosley cordnated system of discussion-based bodies, acording to its charter, the UN purpose is to Maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations amoung nations, Achieve international co-operation in solving problems of an economic, social, cultural, or humintarian character. and Promote and encourage respect for human rights -
The Korean War
Once the Soviet Union astablished a Communist Government in North Korea and the Americans assablished a Democratic Government in South Korea, The Soviet Union and the Americans then moved out of the countries, leaving them to manage themselves. From here tension grew huge between North and South korea, causing a war (Jun 25,1950), starting with the north invading the south, and continued for three years -
Formation of the Warsaw Pact
The formation of the Warsaw Pact was a military and political alliance between the Soviet Union and several eastern european countries. this treaty was created to counterbalance the NATO treaty -
Vietnam War
Canada was involved with two international truces and acted as a peacemaker providing medical supplies and technical assistance, during the Vietnam war canada was neutral peacemaker, but secretly helped by backing up the Americans -
Suez Crisis
The Suez Crisis was a Military and a polictical confrontation in egypt, when egypt threatended to divid the United States, and Great Britian. Lester B. Pearson who was apart of the western military alliance that won the second world war, became Prime Minister for Canada, and won a nobel peace prize for using the United Nations peacekeeping force, to deal with the Suez Crisis -
Formation of NORAD
NORAD (North American Air Defence Agreement) is an agreement to make both the Canadian airmen and the US airmen under one command out of colarado integrating the RCAF and the USAF. makeing them the air defence for the continent -
The Cancellation of the Avro Arrow
The Avro CF-100 Canuck, was an advanced, supersonic, twin-engined, all weather intercepter was developed by A.V.Roe of canada in Decemebr 1953 when the liberal government authorized two prototypes in anticipation of a production run of up to 600 aircrafr costing $2 million apiece, but was then cancelled due to cost issues when they found out they had to develop their own engine, and fire control system, and missile system -
The Fall of The Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall, was a wall that was built to divid east belgium and west belgium, the wall was first built in 1961 to keep the western fascists from entering east germany where the socialists where, the wall stood until November 9th 1989 when the east German comunists party announced that the citizens could cross the wall -
Cuban Missile Crisis
in 1962, Canada, and the United States almost brought the world to a nuclear war when they found word that the Soviet Union had stationed Missiles in cuba which posed a threat.13 days later of dyplimatic chat, the Soviet Minister agreed to dismantle and remove the missiles, in return that kennedy didn't invade cuba -
SALT Treaty
The SALT treaty was an agreement with the United States and the Soviet Union that set a limit on how many nuclear weapons were aloud in their arsenals -
Strategic Defense Initiative
The Strategic Defense Initiative or "Star Wars" was a program that was to develop a sophisticated anti-ballistic missile system in order to prevent missile attacks from other countries, -
The Break up of the Soviet Union
in December of 1991 the Soviet Union broke up into Fifteen separate counties, which was shown as victory for freedom, and triumpth of democracy over totalitarianism and capitalism over socialism, this breakup then caused the Cold War to end.
