Cold War Era Flashcards

1
Q

Banlieue

A

Suburbs
Did not really exist before WW2 - caused by baby boom

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2
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Baby Boom

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Sudden birth after war

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3
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Adolesense

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After WW2 = surplus in teenagers
Less labour requirements - left students in school longer

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4
Q

Le role des femmes

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After WW2, women were no longer needed in the work force and went back home
They took back the more traditionally women jobs

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5
Q

Guerre froide

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No direct conflict / fighting - arms race
USA and USSR entered in other wars (korea, nam)
capitalism vs communism

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6
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Communism

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State controles everything - distributes property evenly

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7
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Capitalism

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Compitition for property - you gain what you earn

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8
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Doctrine de Truman

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Help any nation resist communism in order to prevent its spread
America takes on the responsibility to defend democracy around the world

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9
Q

Guardiens de la Paix

A

Pearson’s solution to the Crises in Suez - the blue caps
ONU squadrent

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10
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Plan Colombo

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Help south asian countries (india, pakistan, sri lanka) financially

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11
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Mondialisation

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Expanding economic relations around the world

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12
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Avro Arrow

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Canadian fighter jet project
Canceled by Diefenbaker

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13
Q

Missiles de Bomarc

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Diefenbaker accepted
P. Trudeau gave to USA
Used as deterent

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14
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Echange et l’Aide

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Canada - if you help me, we are friends
contrasts with USA - I will only help democratic countries

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15
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Perestroika

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Limited capitalism
Introed by Gorbitrov

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16
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Glasnost

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Liberty of press and government
Introed by Gorbachev

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17
Q

Balistic Missiles

A

Bruh… they just missiles

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18
Q

Guerre des Etoiles

A

System of space defense
Reagan - loves it - enactes it
Mulroney - Hates it = not good relations between USA and Canada

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19
Q

ACDI

A

Agence Canadien de la Developpement International
area of gov. that organizes international exchange

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20
Q

ALENA

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Accord de Libre Echange Nord Americain
Trade / exchange deals between Canada, Mexico, and the USA
They trade without taxes

21
Q

NORAD

A

North American Aerospace Defense Command
North American Radar Defense System - on the map with the lines across Canada and the USA

22
Q

ONU

A

United Nations
Concerned with protecting the people of the world
Health, peace, liberty

23
Q

OTAN

A

North Atlantic Treaty Organization
defense alliance of democratic countries of North American and European countries

24
Q

Pacte de Varsovie

A

The Warsaw Pact
like NATO but for URSS , poland , albania, bulgarie, chechoslovakia, east germany, hungary, romania

25
Q

Francophonie

A

French speaking countries

26
Q

Blocus de Berlin

A

Stalin tries to trap Berlin
Allies ( Truman Doctrine ) sends planes to help the people

27
Q

Mur de Berlin

A

Falls at the end of the cold war

28
Q

Guerre de Corea

A

Canada sends troops
America sends troops - Truman Doctrine
Relations between Canada and USA = good
Lasts 2 years

29
Q

Guerre de Vietnam

A

Canada did not send troops - Pearson critics USA
USA sends troops
Relations between Canada and USA = not good
Lasts 10 years = conscription, massacres, money

30
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Crise de Suez

A

Pearson uses blue caps
Egypt = decolonializes

31
Q

Crises de Missiles au Cuba

A

Canada not implicated
Kennedy - 1963

32
Q

St. Laurence

A

Champion of economic trade between the USA and Canada after WW2

33
Q

Diefenbaker

A

Not very interesting
Not implicated in missile crises
Cancelled Avro Arrow
Accepted Bomarc

34
Q

Pearson

A

Blue Caps - Suez
Against ‘nam - critics USA

35
Q

P. Trudeau

A

Helps trade
Stops bomarc missiles

36
Q

Mulroney

A

Against war of stars
Starts ALENA

37
Q

Chretien

A

Sends troopos to afghan
Signs ALENA

38
Q

Harper

A

Sends troops to afghan

39
Q

J. Trudeau

A

Continues exchange

40
Q

Castro

A

Leader of Cuba

41
Q

Gouzenko

A

Sent russian spies to Canada

42
Q

Stalin

A

Leader of URSS at the end of the Cold War
Involved in Korean War and Berlin Crises

43
Q

Krushchev

A

Missile crises in Cuba
Built the Berlin wall

44
Q

Gorbachev

A

Dissolved USSR into Russia and others
Starts Glasnost and Perestroika

45
Q

Kennedy

A

Leader during missile crises

46
Q

Zedong

A

Leader of China
Met Justin Trudeau

47
Q

Truman

A

Berlin crises
President of USA after WW2 - Korean War

48
Q

Reagan

A

wants the war of stars - 1980