Mid Term Matching Flashcards
Mackenzie King
long lasting prime minister (last 1948) Liberal, didn’t want conflict
Hume Wrong
Canadian Diplomat for Dept. of External Affairs. Invented the functional principle
Norman Robertson
Deputy Minister of External Affairs during latter WWII, later became High Commissioner to London
Article 44 UN Charter
Canada (and Gen. Maurice Pope) insisted on it Before the Security Council could send out troops from a particular country that country must be consulted
Due Regard Clause
When voting non permanent members, “due regard” was to be paid to the “contribution of members of United Nations to the maintenance of international peace and security and to the other purposes of the organization.” Due Regard Clause –> keep in mind what countries do for the UN
Nicolai Zabotin
Soviet Colonel who is in charge of Gouzenko at Ottawa embassy
Louis St. Laurent
Minister of External Affairs and later on Prime Minister of Canada - Liberal leader following King’s retirement. Worked closely with Pearson
William Stephenson
The Man Called Intrepid, top British Intelligence Agent, born in Canada - was the one who said we have to deal with the gouzenko affair
Drew Pearson
US Reporter who broke the story February 1946 about the Gouzenko Affair
Royal Commission on Espionage
Canadian commission on espionage to investigate the gouzenko
Emma Wolkin
named in the Gouzenko files
Emma Wolkin – from Saskatchewan and worked as a clerk at External Affairs.
Alan Nunn May
named in the Gouzenko files - British Nuclear Physicist - considered the highest priority by British Intelligence
Fred Rose
implicated in the Gouzenko files - Royal Commission on Espionage found him out The only member of parliament for the Labour-Progressive Party – which was formerly the Communist Party of Canada.
Winston Churchill
EX british pm who gave a speech “Iron Curtain Speech” at Fulton Missouri in March 1946
Truman Doctrine
President Harry Truman gave a speech in 1947 that boiled down to the USA would aid any “free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures.”
Escott Reid
A well-respected civil servant in Canada’s Department of External Affairs.
was among the first to talk publicly of the need for a western alliance,
Article 2 NATO Charter
(also known as the Canadian Article)
called on member states to, among other things:
“make every effort, individually, and collectively, to promote the
economic well-being of their peoples and to achieve social justice.”
Article 5 NATO Charter
the Guarantee Article. It reads as
follows:
“The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them
in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against
them all;
and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs,
each of them . . . will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking
. . . such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed
force, to restore and maintain the security of the North Atlantic area.”
attack one and all retaliate (with such action as they deem necessary)
Joseph McCarthy
US Senator that has the House Un-American Committee and fear mongered re: Red Scare
J. Edgar Hoover
Head of the FBI, terrifying, blackmailed everyone
Chiang Kai-Shek
Head of the Nationalist Party of China - went into exile in taiwan in 1949. was recognized as the valid leader (government in exile) by the west
Douglas MacArthur
US General of the Army, in charge of American forces in Korea and occupation of Japan
Battle of Kapyong
battle in Korean war. fought mainly by British Commonwealth forces, it was Canadas biggest battle
Jawaharlal Nehru
Indian PM at the 1948 Commonwealth Conference. Considered pulling india from the commonwealth over British imperialism, stayed after monarch was changed to head in title
Percy Spender
External Affairs Minister for Australia. One of the architects of the Colombo Plan
J. R. Jayewardene
Finance Minister for Ceylon. One of the architects of the Colombo Plan
The Colombo Plan
The Colombo Plan for Co-operative Economic Development in South and Southeast Asia - technical and financial aid for South-East Asia - first large scale multilateral aid package since ww2. Canada was not inventor, but major participator
UNTSO
United Nations Truce Supervision Organization - came in to monitor truce following first Arab-Israeli War
Gamal Adbel Nasser
Egyptian President during the 1950s. played west and soviets against each other. leader during suez crisis
E.L.M. ‘Tommy’ Burns
Canadian Major General who was head of UNTSO and later UNEF head
Dwight Eisenhower
American President during Suez - tried to threaten Nasser by pulling Aswan dam funding - backfired
Anthony Eden
British PM to participated in Suez Crisis
Guy Mollet
French PM participated in Suez Crisis
David Ben-Gurion
Israeli PM that participated in Suez Crisis
Dag Hammarskjold
Secretary General of UN during Suez Crisis. Supported Pearson’s ideas
Charles Willoughby
Gen. MacArthurs Chief of Intelligence. Right Wing. Suspected Herbert Norman
Guy Burgess
Acquaintance of Herbert Norman’s from Cambridge. Worked in British Intelligence and was exposed as a spy
Donald MacLean
Acquaintance of Herbert Norman’s from Cambridge. Worked in British Intelligence and was exposed as a spy
Shigeto Tsuru
Japanese who was booted from Harvard during ww2. When Herbert Norman visited him to pick up textbooks he panicked and lied to FBI - put him on their radar
James Morrison
An RCMP person who betrayed Canada for money. turned over codename Gideon - Soviet spy who turned double agent for Canada.
Jim Bennett
RCMP who was falsely accused as a Soviet mole. fit Feather Bed profile. Was actually Brunet all along
Gilles Brunet
Soviet Mole in the RCMP - spied for money
