unit 2 cold war Flashcards
20th century’s struggles with identity
achieved independence from Britain
(early 20s)
struggles to not be influenced by the US
(late 20s)
due to post war tensions between the soviet union and the US, we’ve aligned ourselves with the US
IGOR GOUZENKO bringing the cold war to canada
russian soviet embassy in ottawa left work with documents under his clothing
documents of a soviet spy ring operating in the canadian government
newspapers wouldn’t listen to his story
police listened when the soviet agents broke into his apartment looking for secrets of the atomic bomb
new era of foreign affairs
superpowers
usa and the soviet union with the biggest military strength
rivalry between the superpowers
lasted 40 years do to no fighting war
they competed for political influence in other countries
communism vs capitalism
communism:
equal property
distributed resources
classless
capitalism:
private property, profit and resources
freedom of speech, ideas, ect
businesses are separated from the government
NATO
north Atlantic treaty organization
military alliance
NORAD
north american aerospace defense command
air defence
canada and the us
how did radar stations threaten canadian independance
us military personnel were stationed on canadian soil
compromised independence
to visit the DEW line the MP and journalists had to fly to NY to get security clearance from the US authorities
ICBMs
intercontinental ballistic missiles
developed by the superpowers in the cold war
nuclear warheads
missles launched from the USSR could reach north america in 30 min
radar stations in canada would not be able to detect them in time
UN and canadian involvement
john humphrey drafted the UN charter (canadian)
UN charter:
universal declaration of human rights
canada as part of the UN aided refugees from war/natural disasters and development projects in 3ed world countries
UN and canadian involvement
1956-1999 history
canada has been involved in every peacekeeping operation
