History Unit 2: 1945-1967

Question 1

5Ws for Suez Crisis.

Answer 1

Who
What 
When
Where
Why

Question 1

5Ws for UN.

Answer 1

Who: World Wide

What: make peace, replaced the League of Nations

When: est. October 24, 1945 after WW2

Where: World Wide

Why: to prevent such conflicts like WW2

Question 3

5Ws for Suez Crisis.

Answer 3

Who

What: to regain Western control of the canal

When: October 1956

Where: Egypt, Suez Canal

Why: UN

Question 4

5Ws for Korean War.

Answer 4

Who: US, UN, North Korea

What: US & Soviet preserving ….

When: June 25, 1950 - July 27, 1953

Where: Korea

Why: communist vs. democratic

Question 5

5Ws for Vietnam War.

Answer 5

Who

What

When: November 1, 1955 - April 30, 1975

Where: Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos

Why

Question 6

5Ws for Cuban Missile Crisis (October Crisis).

Answer 6

Who: US, Soviet Union, Cuba

What: confrontation between US & S… concerning the
missile

When: Oct. 14, 1962 - Oct. 28, 1962

Where: Cuba

Why

Question 7

Identify the Canadian Prime Ministers of this time period.
Which political party did they lead?
What years did each Prime Minister serve in office?

Answer 7

1. William Lyon Mackenzie King
   
   • Liberal Party
   • Oct. 23, 1935 - Nov. 15, 1948
2. John George Diefenbaker
   
   • Progressive Conservative Party
   • June 21, 1957 - April 22, 1963
3. Lester Bowles Pearson
   
   • Liberal Party
   • April 22, 1963 - April 20, 1968