Cold War Era Flashcards
Banlieue
Suburbs
Did not really exist before WW2 - caused by baby boom
Baby Boom
Sudden birth after war
Adolesense
After WW2 = surplus in teenagers
Less labour requirements - left students in school longer
Le role des femmes
After WW2, women were no longer needed in the work force and went back home
They took back the more traditionally women jobs
Guerre froide
No direct conflict / fighting - arms race
USA and USSR entered in other wars (korea, nam)
capitalism vs communism
Communism
State controles everything - distributes property evenly
Capitalism
Compitition for property - you gain what you earn
Doctrine de Truman
Help any nation resist communism in order to prevent its spread
America takes on the responsibility to defend democracy around the world
Guardiens de la Paix
Pearson’s solution to the Crises in Suez - the blue caps
ONU squadrent
Plan Colombo
Help south asian countries (india, pakistan, sri lanka) financially
Mondialisation
Expanding economic relations around the world
Avro Arrow
Canadian fighter jet project
Canceled by Diefenbaker
Missiles de Bomarc
Diefenbaker accepted
P. Trudeau gave to USA
Used as deterent
Echange et l’Aide
Canada - if you help me, we are friends
contrasts with USA - I will only help democratic countries
Perestroika
Limited capitalism
Introed by Gorbitrov
Glasnost
Liberty of press and government
Introed by Gorbachev
Balistic Missiles
Bruh… they just missiles
Guerre des Etoiles
System of space defense
Reagan - loves it - enactes it
Mulroney - Hates it = not good relations between USA and Canada
ACDI
Agence Canadien de la Developpement International
area of gov. that organizes international exchange