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Formation of the United Nations
The United Nations was formed for the reason of replacing the flawed League of Nations in order to mantain international peace -
Atomic Bomb (Hiroshima)
The first atomic bomb used in battle, the Little Boy, was used by the US to attack Japan -
Atomic Bomb (Nagasaki)
The second atomic bomb to be used against Japan, called the Fat Man. This bomb finally ended the war in the Paific -
Gouzenko Affair
The Genzenko Affair is when Igor Genzenko leaked information to the Canadian govermant about Soviet Plans -
Formation of NATO
Formed as a counter to the USSR and it's sattrllite countries in Eastern Europe. Canada was not involved -
Korean War
A war agianst North Korea (suppiled by the USSR) and South Korea(supplied by the US) -
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact, made up of Poland, Hungary, Romania, East Germany, Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, and the Soviet Union. Was made in respones to the intergration of the Federal Republic of Germany into NATO.Disbanded on Feb 25, 1991. No Canadian involvment -
Vietnam War
The war between Vietnam soldiers (supplied by the USSR) and American, South Vietnam, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and the Kingdom of Laos. Lasted 20 years and ended on April 30, 1975. Canada was not involved -
Suez Crisis
France, Britain, and Israel fought against Eygpt. They attacked because of President Nassar increasing contacts with the Soviet bloc. Canada was not involved -
NORAD
Called North American Aerospace Defense Command. America partnered with Canada to help track Soviet aircrafts in North American airspace -
Cancellation of the Avro Arrow
Was a Canadian aircraft built as the Royal Canadain Air Forces main intercepter in the 1960`s. Was cancelled because of the destruction of the plane. -
Cuban Missle Crisis
Was a 13 day confrontation between the Soviet Union and Cuba against the US. It is regarded as the moment when the Cold War became closest to a nucular conflict -
SALT Treaty
Yhe Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) refers to two rounds of conversations between the Cold War superpowers, the US and the Soviet Union -
Strategic Defense Initiative
Was a idea proposed by Ronald Reagan. It was space-based defense system to protect the US from nuclear attacks. Based of the hit si-fi movie Star War. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Built on Aug 13, 1961 for the reason of seperating East Germany (communist) and West Germany (capitalist). It was torned down after the Soviet Union was liberated. -
Break up of the Soviet Union
The dissolution of the Soviet Union was a process of systematic disintegration, which occurred in economy, social structure and political structure. It resulted in the abolition of the Soviet Federal Government and independence of the USSR's republics
