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31 Cards in this Set
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DEW Line |
It’s the Distant Early Warning line.It was a radar that was important because it helped detect rockets in the Artic. This was shared between the USA and Canada. |
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Nuclear Deterrence |
The building up of nuclear weapons but only using them as a last resort. During the Cold War nuclear weapons were save to use as a last resort as if they were used the world would end. |
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Warsaw Pact |
The alliance of communist nations whose goal was to spread communism worldwide |
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How did the Cold War lead to closer ties between Canada and the USA |
Because they were aligned militarily, being on the same alliance (NATO) and they supported each other during wars. |
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Cold War |
conflict between nations that does not involve direct military action but is pursued primarily through economic and political actions |
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Igor Gouzenko |
He worked in the Soviet embassy he is most well known for revealing that the soviets were spying on Canada |
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NORAD |
Shared air command between Canada and the USA |
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NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO's purpose is to guarantee the freedom and security of its members through political and military means |
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Korean War |
1950-1953 North Korea(backed by china) VS South Korea(backed by United States,UN Canada contributed 25’000 (300 dying) First Time for Canada under USA command (replaced equipment too) |
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Vietnam War |
1950s-1975 North Vietnam vs South Vietnam Canada maintained position of neutrality but supplied weapons and foreign aid 10 000 Canadians volunteered American Draft dodgers sought refuge in Canada Messy war for USA (58 000 died) |
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Cuban Missile Crisis |
Soviet supported threat in Cuba USA trade embargo with Cuba Missile bases Installed in Cuba-high tension Canada resisted to support fully and this led to tensions between USA and Canada |
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Proxy Wars |
Smaller wars that occurred during the Cold War Ex: The Vietnam War |
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Canada’s Treat of the LGBTQ+ Community |
*refers to the option of defending Canada and the United States against their enemies if the rest of the world were lost to them.* |
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The Fruit Machine |
A series of homosexuality tests developed by the Canadian government’s Security Panel that eventually failed due to complications |
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“Fortress America” |
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Suez Canal Crisis |
the Egyptian Government seized control of the Suez Canal from the British and French owned company that managed it, eventually a Canadian named Lester B Pearson came up with an idea to de-escalate the situation and although it was disliked by some majority voted yes, he later won a peace prize. |
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Avro Arrow |
supersonic interceptor jet aircraft The Arrow was one of the most advanced aircraft of its era, helping to establish Canada as a world leader in scientific research and development |
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Unit Framing Questions |
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Space Race |
a Cold War competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to develop aerospace capabilities |
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Fall of the Berlin Wall |
the formal opening of the border between Soviet-controlled, Communist East Berlin and Western-occupied West Berlin in 1989. |
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CIDA |
the Canadian International Development Agency whose goal was to help people in poverty and in crisis build better lives for themselves and their communities. |
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To what extent was there a culture of fear in Canada during the Cold War? |
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Canada’s Treat of the LGBTQ+ Community |
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“Fortress America” |
It was a last resort idea of defending Canada and the United States against their enemies if the rest of the world were lost to them. |
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UN Peacekeeping |
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Suez Canal Crisis |
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Avro Arrow |
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Canadian Contributions to: |
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Space Race |
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Fall of the Berlin Wall |
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To what extent was there a culture of fear in Canada during the Cold War? |
Canada had fear towards communists, nuclear war,spies |
