post war

Question 1

Who was involved in the Cold War (main 2 nations, and state their ideology)

Answer 1

USA - democracy
SOVIET UNIUN - communist

Question 2

What was the main goal of the Cold War

Answer 2

The 2 nations wanted to spread their ideology and views across the world, an attempt at mass manipulation

Question 3

What were the main changes in German politics

Answer 3

Germany was divided into 4:
Britain
France
USA
Soviet Union

West Germany becomes democratic and the east becomes communist, which lead to the Berlin Wall

Question 4

What side of the Cold War did Canada support

Answer 4

DEMOCRATIC

Question 5

What is the Iron Curtain

Answer 5

An economic and political divider (no physical divisions)

• It divided Europe between Soviet influenced countries and Western influenced countries
• Symbolises efforts from the Soviet Union to block itself from non-Soviet-controlled areas

Question 6

What year was NATO formed

Answer 6

1949

Question 7

What did NATO ensure to the countries involved

Answer 7

Ensured collective security and discouraged the Soviet Union from attacking participating countries.

• Uphold democracy among those countries

Consisted of the Democratic countries

Question 8

What is the Warsaw pact

Answer 8

Established in 1955
Made to uphold communism (all communist countries)

Question 9

What is the Warsaw pact

Answer 9

Established in 1955
Made to uphold communism (all communist countries)

Question 10

What is the FLQ crisis?

Answer 10

-> Series of chain events that happened in Quebec
-> Known as terrorist attacks by the Front Liberation Du Quebec, from 1963-1970

Question 11

what happened on October 5th, 1970? And What did it lead to?

Answer 11

FLQ kidnapped British Trade commissioner James Cross in Montreal

-> In the Next two weeks, Minister of Labour, Pierre Laporte was kidnapped and killed in Quebec

-> In response to this, Pierre Trudeau deployed armed forces, and then evoked the War Measures Act (even when though it was peace time)

Question 12

why did the FLQ crisis happen and what was its significance?

Answer 12

-> Part of the Quiet Revolution: period of political, social and cultural changes in Quebec.

-> Members of the FLQ were liberated by communist and anti-colonial movements in the other parts of the world: i.e. algeria and cuba

->FLQ believed that Quebec should be separate from the anglophone part of Canada (English speaking), and wanted to be separate from capitalism
-> objective: destroy any english symbols

Question 13

beyond kidnapping what happened in the FLQ crisis? (towards civilians?)

Answer 13

-> series of bombing towards anglophone cities between 1963-1970
->target: English, Canadian Armed Forces, Banks, McGill University, etc

-> FLQ members faced the longest sentence that the British Commonwealth ever gave

Question 14

What is the Quiet revolution and when did it happen?

Answer 14

-> period of drastic change in Quebec in the 1960s, led by the Quebec Liberal Party (Jean Lesage)
-> A promise that Francophone speakers will thrive in Canada and have more power/respect

Question 15

What changes happened during the Quiet revolution?

Answer 15

-> Lowered voting age to 18 (Jean lesage did it so that more youth could vote for him)
-> made education not associated by churches or ran by churches. (Churches were unable to afford it, and it was popular within the population)
-> Nationalized hydro electricity

Question 16

Why was Jean Lesage controversial/voted out?

Answer 16

-> He was not a separaist, did not believe in separating Quebec with the rest of Canada, however wanted Quebec to have more power
-> The act: Royal Commission on Billigulism and Biculture was created by Lester B Pearson, however was not enough to please the population

-> Quebec wants to be seperate from Canada, there were 2 population votes to become seperate, and each vote got closer for it to be separated

Question 17

What year was the Suez Crisis and give a brief explanation as to what happened

Answer 17

1956
The Egyptian government seized control from a British and French company that managed it.

— By December of that year the company withdrew forces.

The canal opened up again in ‘57

Question 18

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis

Answer 18

1962
Soviet Union began to secretly install missiles in Cuba to launch attacks on US cities

— The confrontation that followed, known as the Cuban missile crisis, brought the two nations to the brink of war before an agreement was reached to withdraw the missiles

Question 19

How was Canada involved with the Cuban Missile Crisis

Answer 19

John Diefenbaker agreed to put Canadian troops on look out

— influenced by other NATO countries that supported a blockade and agreed to aid the U.S. if something were to happen

Question 20

What year was Newfoundland declared a province

Answer 20

1949

Question 21

What was the main achievement of P.M Louis St. Laurent

Answer 21

• Trans Canada Highway

Question 22

What was the baby boom and what was the effect

Answer 22

Largest natural population increase in human history

• 1950s

Consumerism at an all time high, lots of Canadians were spending money on new things

Growth of the suburbs, cities expanded and public transit improved

Question 23

What was the global impact of 911

Answer 23

• increased security measures worldwide in airports and national borders
• prompted the U.S. to launch the War on Terror, resulting in wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, which significantly influenced global politics and military strategies
• relations between Western countries and many Muslim-majority nations became strained, leading to widespread geopolitical tension
• the attacks caused immediate disruption and led to long-term changes in global trade and travel

Question 24

Who was Igor Gouzenko

Answer 24

• Soviet code worker who defected to Canada in 1945, bringing with him documents that revealed a Soviet spy ring operating in the West
• His defection marked the beginning of the Cold War, as it exposed Soviet espionage efforts and led to the arrest of several spies

His actions highlighted the threat of Soviet infiltration, significantly impacting international relations and heightening tensions between the Soviet Union and Western countries