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Quebec's Padlock Law
- Introduced by Maurice Duplessis
- Must place a lock on buildings that may have meetings about communism or bolshevism
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Gouzenko Affair
- Igor Gouzenko was assigned to the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa
- There were several Soviet spynetworks in Canada and other western countries who want the secrets of the atomic bomb
- Gouzenko, disappointed with his Soviet life, decided to expose documents and work of the Soviet spies to Canada
- He was not taken seriously at first
- In the end, Gouzenko provided Canada with the names of 18 Soviet spies
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Berlin Blockade
The Berlin Blockade- The Soviet Union broke an agreement with its former allies ( United States, Canada, France and Britain)
-Wanted allies to occupy the wester part of Berlin
-The Blockade placed the Soviet Union was unsuccessful because the allies provided supplies to those in West Berlin -
International Alliances: NATO and Warsaw Pact
- Countries like Canada and the US feared that the Soviet Union's communists system would be a threat to national security Belgium
- NATO was formed by by Belgium, Britain, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and the US to defend each other from enemy attack
- In 1955 Countries on the other side of the iron curtain such as Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and the Soviet Union formed the Warsaw Pact...
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International Alliances: NATO and Warsaw Pact
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The Korean War
The Korean War- North Korea, supported by China, began to attack South Korea
- The United States supported South Korea
- Wheb the US go involved, so did the UN
- The UN called apon its members to assist South Korea
- Canada was one out of the 16 countries who got involved
- 25 000 Canadians saw action
- 406 Canadian were killed and 1000 wounded
- After some defending, the UN wanted to ensure the independence of South Korea
- To do this, they negotiated and then came to a truce
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The Korean War
...any sort of shooting
- The agreement came into place in 1953
-To ensure that the truce was being followed, Canadian troops were asked to stay in South Korea until 1955 -
UN Peacekeeping: The Suez Crisis and Pearson with Nobel Prize
- Israel attacked Eygpt with the support of Britain and France
- A Canadian man, Lester Pearson (secretary of state for external affairs) had a solution
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Avro Arrow and its Cancellation
- The Avro Arrow was a supersonic jet which was scrapped by John Diefenbaker
- In its place he ordered American Bomarc missiles
- This frustrated many Canadians because 14 000 had lost their jobs to build the jet
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Sputnik and Canada's Space Program
Launch of Sputnik - There was a race between the US and USSR to see who could get their satellite into space first
- Soviets wished to launch the first Sputnik satellite
- The rocket that was needed for the launch could also be used to lauch a nuclear warhead anywhere in North America
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Continental Alliances: NORAD and DEW
The Early Warning Radar System- Canada gave the Americans permission to build defences in the Northwest Territories which they called, Distant Early Warning (DEW)
- DEW would pick up approaching enemy aircrafts and missiles
- NORAD was located in Colorodo Springs and if DEW reported mysterious objects apporaching then they had to control/prepare the defenses and offensive weapons
- Some Canadians felt as if they were in the US' hands
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Diefenbaker, Bomarc missiles and nuclear warheads in Canada
Nuclear Weapons in Canada- Diefenbaker deployed 56 American-made Bomarc missiles in Ontario and Quebec
- Controversy over whether the nuclear weapon should be deployed on Canadian soil
- More Controversy over the North American defence since the missile sites were along the Canadian border -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy speaks about the Cuban Missile Crisis- Some of the Soviet's missiles sites were located in Cuba
- From Cuba, the missiles could be aimed at North America more accuratley
- To prevent this, the US built a blockade around Cuba so the Soviet couldn't deliever the missiles
- The Canadian government suggested to examine the missile bases instead of blockade but the blockade continued
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Canada-Soviet Hockey Series
Paul Henderson Interview
- The Soviet team dominated international hockey for the past 10 years
- Faced the best Canadian hockey players
- Soviets won the first, fifth and fourth game
- Canada won the second, sixth, seventh and eighth game
- The third game was a tie
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Vietnam War & Draft Dodgers
- The war was between North Vietnam and South Vietnam
- The North was supported by it's communist allies which the South was supported by the US
- The reason why the US supported South Vietnam was becuase they wanted to prevent the spread of communism
- Canada did not fight in the war but they did aid the US government in suppying medical equipement, weapons-making material and technical assistance
- Draft dodgers were people who avoided fighting in the war since they didn't agree with it
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Vietnam War & Draft Dodgers
- When someone who disagreed with the war got drafted, the person would burn the draft
- Those who did ended up going to Canada
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The Fall of the Berlin Wall
Taking the Wall Down- When the Soviet split up, the Cold War was considered over
- The Berlin Wall that was placed by the Soviet Union was taken down
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The Fall of the Soviet Union
- The Soviet Union seperated into 15 different countries
- North America was happy since there wouldn't be anymore enemy threats
- The Cold War had ended
- The split up reformed the political, economic and military alliances all over the world
