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Cold War
The two world "Superpowers", the USSR and the United States compete for wordwide power. They both build many nuclear weapons. This time is hostile and tense between the USSR and the United States. Growth of fear of nuclear war and espionage grow in the western world. -
United Nations is Created
The U.N. is created on this date in San Francisco, California, USA. Canada is one of the first to sign the UN Charter. -
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is signed. John Humphrey, a canadian, had a large role in writing the Declaration. -
NATO is created
North Atlantic Treaty Organization is created because of fears by the Cold War with Russia. NATO countries include Canada, the United States of America and Britain. -
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Korean War
Canada sends troops to Korea with the support of the U.N. -
UN Peacekeeping Mission: Suez
Canada participates in a UN peacekeeping mission to the Suez to prevent war during the Suez Crisis -
UN Peacekeeping Mission: Cyprus
Canada participates in UN Peacekeeping Mission to Cyprus -
Vietnam War
Canada chooses officially to not participate in the Vietnam War -
Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms
The Quebec Charter of Human Right and Freedoms is passed in Quebec City, QC. -
Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
Canada signs the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) -
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is signed by Prime Minister, Pierre E. Trudeau and Queen Elizabeth II -
Convention on the Rights of a Child
Canada signs the Convention on the rights of a child on May 28th, 1990. -
UN Mission to Bosnia
Canada joins the UN in a peacekeeping mission to Bosnia to stop the Civil War between the Othodox, the Muslims and the Christians. -
Terrorist Attacks on the United States
Airplanes are hijacked by terrorist group Al-Qaeda and are flown into the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Virginia and one headed for the White House in the District of Columbia. Canada sends its sympathy -
War on Terror
The War on Terror begins in light of the 9/11 Attacks, 11 years before. The War on Terror lead by the US and the UK as well as supported by NATO and other countries.
