Chap 12 Flashcards
(13 cards)
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Purpose of: International Refugee Organization (IRO)
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- Established by UN in 1946, helped war refugees.
- Canadians founded 18 million.
- Shut down after 1 million refugees due to limit.
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Purpose of UN
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United Nations. Prevent war.
Charter:
- improve living conditions
- defend human rights
- encourage co-operation
- avoid war by collective security
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NATO - 1949
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- armed force unlike UN
- COLLECTIVE SECURITY of 12 nations
- protection against Soviet Union
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North American Airline Defence (NORAD) - 1957
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- HQ in Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado
- american and Canadian air defences to prevent nuclear attacks from soviet union
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Cuban Missile Crisis - 1962
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- world close to nuclear war
- cuba = communist, soviet union pit missiles there
- US asked Can to arm bomarc missiles with nuclear warheads, Diefenbaker didn’t
- 1963 Pearson elected, and armed
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Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line
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- located along arctic coastline
- Radar station to detect air invasion
- ships/aircraft with radar surveillance on both coasts
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Korean War - 1950
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- Japan lost control over Korea
- N. Korea occupied by Soviet
- S. Korea by US
- june 1950: N. Korea invaded S.
- UN sent troops (incl. Can.) 516 Can. deaths
- ended 1953, korea border back to normal
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Suez Crisis - 1956
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- situation of potential war
- Egypt’s Pres. Nasser wanted to take over Suez Canal from Britsh & France
- canal was fast trading route in East
- Isreal, Bri., Fr. Attacked Egypt, soviet threatened to help Egypt with missiles
- reasom UNEF was set up
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UNEF (United Nations Emergency Force)
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- Int. police force to keep peace between armies til settlement
- not fight unless attacked
- succeeded in suez crisis
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Marshall Plan - 1948
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- US wanted to rebuild Europe to stop soviet influence (communism)
- can. Invited to help
- aid offered to any Europe country if requested
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Columbo Plan - 1950
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- Provide tech. & financial support to developing asian countries
- by Bri. Commonwealth
- first multilateral(aiding only a few nations)
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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) - 1948
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- agency of UN
- reducing tariffs to stimulate world trade
- one nation grants privilege, all nations members get too
- 1955 replaced by World Trade Organization (WTO)
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Auto Pact - 1965
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- US AND Can agreement on automobile free trade to expand auto industry
- cheaper to produce cars, increased Can. Exports to US, and jobs
- critics say US benefits by control and profit
