4.6 Flashcards
How did the United Nations begin life?
Result of a secret meeting on board the warship “Prince of Wales” which was moored off the coast of Newfoundland in August 1941.
Who was the meeting on the Prince of Wales between?
FD Roosevelt (who was not yet in WWII) and Winston Churchill. They were discussing what shape the world might take once the world ended.
What was the Atlantic Charter? What were the 5 points?
It was what Roosevelt and Churchill came up with.
- All countries democratic government.
- All countries would engage in free trade with eachother.
- All outcries would share in world prosperity.
- All countries would seek to reduce their weaponry.
- They wanted to create a “wider and permanent system of general security” (this was to become UN).
What was the Gouzenko Affair?
Gouzenko, a clerk to the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa, decided to defect to the West with his family as he didn’t like socialism at the end o WWII. Before leaving Russia he took a number of documents that detailed the spying which teh Russians had done in Canada, the USA, and Britain. After almost being apprehended by Russian security he finally found the department of justice willing to listen to him and see his evidence. They obtained political asylum and the affair remained secret for several months while the gov’t gathered evidence.
How many suspects were arrested in the Gouzenko Affair and how many were convicted?
13 arrested, 7 convincted
What happened to the 26 who were believed to have carried out spying activities in the Gouzenko Affair?
11 convincted, 10 acquitted, and five set free without being indicted
What was the beginning of the Cold War for Canada?
The Gouzenki AFfair as it was the beginning of the end of our fostered relationship with Russia.
What was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)? What were Canada’s hopes as well as the hopes of other countries involved?
Canada was a founding member in 1949 and this broke from a more isolated stance that Canada had maintained before WWII. Canada hoped the treaty would help to eliminate any potential rivalries between teh major countries in the world and then Canada would not have to pick sides as it had done in the past. All countries involved hoped it would limit west Russian as well as west Germany aggression?
What was the Warsaw Pact?
In response to NATO. Was signed by teh Soviet Union and seven Eastern Europe countries.
What were two manifestations of the military alliance between the US and Canada?
NATO and NORAD
Why was the Berlin Wall created? When? When did it come down?
To seperate East and West Germany, one being communist and one being democratic.
It was done at the end of WWII
It was a symbol of the Cold War and remained standing until the early 1990s.
What was Korea like at the end of WWII? *divided who had which part?
Divided into two areas at the conclusion of WWII. The North which the Soviet Union would control and the South which the US would control.
What was the conflict in Korea about?
The Soviet Union wanted the whole land mass but America wanted to set up a democracy.
When did the Korean War begin? What was the first thing that happened?
June 25, 1950 when teh military forces of N.K crossed the 38th parallel into S.K
More than___Canadians served in teh Korean War and approximately___continued to serve bwtween the cease-fires dn August 1957. In total___Canadians died in the third deadliest conflict in Canadian history.
- 26000
- 7000
- 516
When did the active fighting in the Korean War end? What did it end with?
-July 27, 1953 with the signing of the Armistice at Panmunjom.
