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The first use of the atomic bomb
The United States dropped two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki -
Gouzenko affair
Igor Gouzenko was a russian cipher clerk who worked in ottawa. He gathered information on many canadian officials and realized Stalins plan to steal nuclear plans -
Formation of the united nations
a collective security system formed in the place of the League of nations -
Formation of NATO
Many Countries joined together to defend themselves from the possibility of a Soviet invasion. -
Korean War
orth Korea attempted to invade South Korea with the help of the Soviet Union and the Republic of China. -
Vietnam war
The Viet Cong fought off a guerilla war with the Anti Communist forces -
Suez Crisis
Egypt was against Britain being in their affairs and when Italy bombed the Suez Canal zone, and battles for oil took place in egypt, The Egyptians threw a coup and overthrew their british government. -
Formation of NORAD
Canada and U.S. join air defences under one command -
Cancellation of the Avro Arrow
an anti missile aircraft project which was canceled -
Formation of Warsaw pact
they signed a pact a mutual defence organization that put soviets in command of armed forces of the member states Soviets version of NATO -
Cuban Missile crisis
cuba had missiles close to us they not like ask Canada for help but we say not now and dont follow what they want to retain independence -
SALT treaty
To limit Big bad weapons -
Strategic Defensive Initiative
Was a program to develop anti-ballistic missiles -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall came about demolition. -
Break up of the Soviet Union
The Soviet Union broke up into 15 different countries
