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What does NATO stands for

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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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What is NATO purpose

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is to safeguard the freedom and security of its members

through political and military means

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What is the Warsaw Pact

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‘Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance’

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Who are the members of the Warsaw pact

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Soviet Union
Albania
Poland
Romania
Hungary
East Germany
Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria
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What is The Nuclear Arms Race

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competition for supremacy in nuclear warfare between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

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What does ICBM stand fro

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(Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile)

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When was The Hydrogen Bomb developed

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By the early 1950’s both superpowers

had developed the hydrogen bomb

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What bomb was much more powerful
than the two atomic bombs dropped
on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945

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The Hydrogen Bomb

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What is DEW Line

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The DEW Line was the northern-most and most capable of three radar lines in Canada

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What does FLQ stand for

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“The Front De Liberation Du Quebec.”

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What is FLQ

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They were a Terrorist group in Canada

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What is the October Crisis

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kidnapping of Canadian

diplomats by members of the FLQ

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Time line for the Korean War

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1950-1953

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What is the Korean War

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UN forces had to fight a massive Chinese army

that entered the war to support the North Koreans

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What is the Suez Crisis

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In 1956, a crisis occurred in the Middle
East when President Abdul Nasser of Egypt
seized control of the Suez Canal from a
British/French company

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Why was the Suez Canal important

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waterway connecting the Mediterranean

and the Red Sea to the Indian ocean

17
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Who is Lester Pearson

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Canada’s minister for external affairs came up with a strategic plan

18
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When did Lester Pearson became the PM of Canada

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became the PM of Canada in 1963

19
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What is the Hot War

A

actual warfare (armies fight & blood is shed)

20
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What is the Warm War

A

armies being mobilized (ready to fight)

21
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What is the cold war

A

not a single shot fired (war of

beliefs/ideologies)

22
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What are the three types of war

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Warm War, Cold War, Hot War

23
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What was the Cold War

A

A rivalry between the United States and its
democratic allies (Including Canada) on one side and
the Soviet Union and its communist allies on the
other

24
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Who is John Diefenbaker from what time period

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Prime Minister of Canada from June 21, 1957 – April 22, 1963

25
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What part did John Diefenbaker belong to

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Progressive Conservative

26
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What was the U-2

A

Spy plane used during the Cold War

27
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Who created the United Nations

A

US President Franklin D. Roosevelt

28
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Prior to the United Nations what was their name was

A

the League of Nations

29
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What was the name of the Soviet Union rival military alliance

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Warsaw Pact

30
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Who was a part of the Warsaw pact

A 
Soviet Union
Albania
Poland
Romania
Hungary
East Germany
Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria
31
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What does NORAD stand for

A

(North American Aerospace Defence Command

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What is NORAD in charge of

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missions of aerospace warning and aerospace control for North America

33
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Who is Louis St-Laurent

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Elected to House of Commons in February 1942
Became Prime Minister in November of 1948
Became secretary of state for external affairs in 1946

34
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What are some achievement of Pierre Trudeau

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  • -Promoted a Just Society
  • -Made many young Canadians interested in politics
  • -Believed in a strong federal government
  • -Introduced bilingualism (Official Languages Act)
  • -Improved benefits for the poor and elderly
  • -Kept energy prices down
  • -Fought American investment
  • -Patriated the Constitution
35
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What are some failures of Pierre Trudeau

A

Trudeau’s centralist views alienated the West and Quebec who wanted more power to go to the
provinces.

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