Cold War Era Flashcards

(48 cards)

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Banlieue

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Suburbs
Did not really exist before WW2 - caused by baby boom

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Baby Boom

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Sudden birth after war

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Adolesense

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After WW2 = surplus in teenagers
Less labour requirements - left students in school longer

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Le role des femmes

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After WW2, women were no longer needed in the work force and went back home
They took back the more traditionally women jobs

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5
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Guerre froide

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No direct conflict / fighting - arms race
USA and USSR entered in other wars (korea, nam)
capitalism vs communism

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Communism

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State controles everything - distributes property evenly

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Capitalism

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Compitition for property - you gain what you earn

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Doctrine de Truman

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Help any nation resist communism in order to prevent its spread
America takes on the responsibility to defend democracy around the world

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Guardiens de la Paix

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Pearson’s solution to the Crises in Suez - the blue caps
ONU squadrent

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Plan Colombo

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Help south asian countries (india, pakistan, sri lanka) financially

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Mondialisation

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Expanding economic relations around the world

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12
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Avro Arrow

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Canadian fighter jet project
Canceled by Diefenbaker

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Missiles de Bomarc

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Diefenbaker accepted
P. Trudeau gave to USA
Used as deterent

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Echange et l’Aide

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Canada - if you help me, we are friends
contrasts with USA - I will only help democratic countries

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15
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Perestroika

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Limited capitalism
Introed by Gorbitrov

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Glasnost

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Liberty of press and government
Introed by Gorbachev

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Balistic Missiles

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Bruh… they just missiles

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Guerre des Etoiles

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System of space defense
Reagan - loves it - enactes it
Mulroney - Hates it = not good relations between USA and Canada

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ACDI

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Agence Canadien de la Developpement International
area of gov. that organizes international exchange

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ALENA

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Accord de Libre Echange Nord Americain
Trade / exchange deals between Canada, Mexico, and the USA
They trade without taxes

21
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NORAD

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North American Aerospace Defense Command
North American Radar Defense System - on the map with the lines across Canada and the USA

22
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ONU

A

United Nations
Concerned with protecting the people of the world
Health, peace, liberty

23
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OTAN

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
defense alliance of democratic countries of North American and European countries

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Pacte de Varsovie

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The Warsaw Pact
like NATO but for URSS , poland , albania, bulgarie, chechoslovakia, east germany, hungary, romania

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Francophonie
French speaking countries
26
Blocus de Berlin
Stalin tries to trap Berlin Allies ( Truman Doctrine ) sends planes to help the people
27
Mur de Berlin
Falls at the end of the cold war
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Guerre de Corea
Canada sends troops America sends troops - Truman Doctrine Relations between Canada and USA = good Lasts 2 years
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Guerre de Vietnam
Canada did not send troops - Pearson critics USA USA sends troops Relations between Canada and USA = not good Lasts 10 years = conscription, massacres, money
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Crise de Suez
Pearson uses blue caps Egypt = decolonializes
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Crises de Missiles au Cuba
Canada not implicated Kennedy - 1963
32
St. Laurence
Champion of economic trade between the USA and Canada after WW2
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Diefenbaker
Not very interesting Not implicated in missile crises Cancelled Avro Arrow Accepted Bomarc
34
Pearson
Blue Caps - Suez Against 'nam - critics USA
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P. Trudeau
Helps trade Stops bomarc missiles
36
Mulroney
Against war of stars Starts ALENA
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Chretien
Sends troopos to afghan Signs ALENA
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Harper
Sends troops to afghan
39
J. Trudeau
Continues exchange
40
Castro
Leader of Cuba
41
Gouzenko
Sent russian spies to Canada
42
Stalin
Leader of URSS at the end of the Cold War Involved in Korean War and Berlin Crises
43
Krushchev
Missile crises in Cuba Built the Berlin wall
44
Gorbachev
Dissolved USSR into Russia and others Starts Glasnost and Perestroika
45
Kennedy
Leader during missile crises
46
Zedong
Leader of China Met Justin Trudeau
47
Truman
Berlin crises President of USA after WW2 - Korean War
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Reagan
wants the war of stars - 1980