The Cold War Flashcards
Causes of the Cold War
- Different Ideologies
- Containment (stopping communism from spreading)
- provide aid to European nations threatened by communism after WW2
When was the cold war
1947-1991
What are the aspects of the bi-polar world
Communism VS Democracy
Soviet Union
- unquestioned loyalty to the gov
- atheism
USA
- bill of rights
- freedom of religion
- capitalism
Name the Areas of Cold war conflict
Also known as Proxy Wars
- Korea
- Vietnam
- Afghanistan
What were the consequences of the Cold War on Canada
- NATO
- peacekeeping
- The red scare: Padlock Act (1937)
- Moved the Inuit more north so russia doesnt claim that area
- Canadian soldiers stationed abroad
- The Avro arrow
Causes and Consequences of Baby boom
Causes
- Post war immigration
Consequences
- Increased BR (1941&1961)
- schools being built
- suburban homes and products like washing machines
Changes on urban landscape
post war years
- Suburbs
- more car owners
- increased dependence on soil
- smog
- technological innovations
Explain the impact of the arrival of refugees
- Birth of the suburbs
- Gov limited # of immigrants
- many vets married european women (war brides)
- good economy
- fascinated with tech, progress and personal freedom
Women in the 50s
- Advertisements suggested that working women = delinquent children
- Stay at home mom
- Women didn’t like the suburban life
- they felt trapped and isolated
- in 60s they look for a new way of life
what happened in europe in 1940 and what was the impact of Quebecs factories
German invaded western Europe. Belgium, the netherland and luxemborg.
Impact:
- Quebec contributed to the war effort by supplying resources to help Europe
- increased industrial production output