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Who was in the Cuban Missile crisis?
Fidel Castro, the leader of Cuba during the cold war and throughout the Cuban missile crisis. Took power in 1959 and ruled for 5 decades.
Nikita Khrushchev, soviet leader that both provided and agreed to take missiles out of Cuba.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, President at the time of the crisis that got the missiles removed from Cuba and removed U.S. missiles from Turkey.
What was the Cuban Missile crisis?
Bay of Pigs, U.S invasion of Cuba to find and rid the countries of missiles. The Bay of Pigs happened after Kennedy said he would not invade Cuba but after he learned of Soviet missiles in Cuba.
U.S Naval Blockade, after the president heard of the missile he lined the island with the navy and prepared the ships to take actions should it be necessary.
Where was the Cuban Missile crisis?
Cuba, soviet missiles within damage range of the U.S.
Caribbean Sea, The navy set up to fire if so provoked.
Turkey, U.S. missiles in damage range of Soviet Union.
When was the Cuban Missile crisis?
October 14 - 28th. a very short time, two weeks. This is why the Cuban missile crisis is also called the October crisis.
Why was there a Cuban Missile crisis?
The U.S and the Soviets were at a Cold war. The Cuban leader Fidel Castro turned to his ally U.S. for support. He was turned down because they already had conflict. So Castro allied with the soviets in exchange for a missile base in Cuba. If the U.S. had accepted this alliance none of this would have happened.
How did Prime Minister Diefenbaker respond to the crisis and why did this upset U.S. President Kennedy?
PM Diefenbaker rejected Kennedy’s offer/suggestion to place atomic weapons in Canada as self defence, and this upset the US Presedent, but he still supported America’s actions within this crisis. The Avro CF-105 Arrow was a Canadian fighter Jet which was used to protect Canada from the USSR’s attacks from 1958 and during this crisis.
The Cuban Missile crisis is an example of an event in which the United States and Canada
disagreed. There were several other issues that caused disagreement after World War 2, discuss two more and where each country stood on the issue. Vietnam War:
The Vietnam War was a long, costly and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and the USA who was afraid that communism would spread to South Vietnam and then the rest of Asia. It decided to send money, supplies and military advisers to help the South Vietnamese Government. The USSR funded and sent its troops to the North to help fight and make Vietnam communist. The American invasion was a failure. Canada did not officially participate in the Vietnam War but they sold war materials to the US since they were the peacekeeping nation but they still backed their Ally’s actions (US).
Bomarc Missile Crisis
In 1958, a decision by John Diefenbaker’s Conservative government to accept the basing of American anti-ballistic “Bomarc” missiles on Canadians started a debate between Canada and the US, and it caused disagreement between the two nations because Canada did not want to accept atomic weapons. The Bomarcs were meant to shoot down Soviet planes headed to North America. But eventually, Canada took in a total of 56 missiles after 1961, and that sparked disagreement within Canada.
The Suez Canal Crisis could have escalated into a superpower conflict. Briefly describe the issue, how it was resolved and how this could have been a much more serious conflict.
The Suez Crisis is known as the second Arab-Israeli war where Israel Invaded Egypt in 1956. The Suez crisis started when Israel soldiers and the British pushed Egypt into the Suez Canal which was an important waterway for trading resources. England and France managed to conquer the river for their own benefit. But with the help of the Soviet Union, Egypt fought back against the two European powers. This situation was resolved with the UN Peacekeeping troops including the Canadian and American army, and they stopped the issue from progressing. This event triggered the start of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the U.S
Describe 2 reasons for patriating the Canadian Constitution.
The reason Trudeau patriated the Constitution was because it meant that the signing provinces were granted influence in constitutional matters and it was an establishment of full sovereignty.
What was the baby boom? List 4 ways in which it changed Canadian society.
The baby boom was when Returning soldiers from WW2 started families and young people started having a lot of babies. Canada found itself in a baby boom. The baby boom generation changed Canadian society for the better by promoting and fighting for rights and social equality for women especially. But, they put a strain on the capacity of hospitals and schools, so more were built since there was such a large increase in population. Overall, the economy improved and developed more with this generation. Areas developed into smaller suburban communities and many homes were built.
The Ontario Human Rights Code - established in 1962 protects Ontarians from discrimination of all kinds, other provinces followed with similar codes.
Capital Punishment- the death penalty- was enacted in 1859. In 1976, Trudeau’s gov’t passed a bill that abolished the death penalty. It was a free vote in Parliament Meaning that members could vote their conscience and not along party lines.
No-Fault Divorce - in 1968 the Divorce Act was passed- a couple could divorce without proving that one or the other was at fault.
Birth Control - In 1961, the birth control pill was approved for sale by the gov’t, it wasn’t until 1968 that doctors could legally prescribe it for birth control
Outline 3 social programs that the government of Canada introduced in the years after WW2
Family Allowance- every month, the government gave a fixed amount for each child to all families with children
Employment Insurance- started in 1941, gov’t program that working people invest in, in case of losing your job, some income while you find work
Health Programs- by the late 1950s provinces provided immunization for several illnesses
Old Age Security- in 1951 this act was extended to all Canadian seniors, including status Indians $40 month
Life in the suburbs was very different than life in the city. List as many characteristics and
features of the suburbs as you can.
Developers used relatively inexpensive land in the countryside around cities to build houses to attract young couples
Suburbs were made possible by one thing: the car. You could walk everywhere living downtown, suburbs are different.
People wanted the latest product (cars, televisions, phones, appliances, vacuum cleaners, washer and dryers, etc.)- the consumer culture
1950s saw the new, exciting medium of television (expensive- more than a month’s income for an average family $400)
Canadians loved American culture, this was especially true of rock ‘n’ roll and no one was bigger than Elvis Presley
Canadians were becoming more aware of discrimination within their own society (with the influx of new immigrants, television and mass media)
In the 1950s women still were paid substantially less than men in the same jobs
What is NATO and who were the original members?
NATO is a security alliance consisting of 30 countries from North America and Europe whose main goal is to safeguard the Allies’ freedom and security by political and military means. Formed in 1949.
Original Members: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, United Kingdom, and the United States.
For much of Canada’s history, Asians were not allowed to vote, when did that change?
In 1947, Canada finally gave the right to vote to Canadians of Asian descent.
