Definition Flashcards
(23 cards)
Who was Lester Pearson?
Minister of External Affairs in Canada and peacemaker of the Suez Canal Crisis and Korean Conflict.
What is the St. Lawrence Seaway?
A system built by Canada and the USA to allow large ships passage.
What is the Trans-Canada Highway?
A 7821 Km highway across Canada.
What does CBC stand for?
Canada Broadcasting Corporation, which promotes cultural education in music and drama.
What is the NFB?
National Film Board of Canada, which aims to strengthen Canadian culture.
What is the CRTC?
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, which regulates the amount of foreign material in Canadian media.
What does DEW Line stand for?
Distant Early Warning Line.
What was the Inuit Relocation?
The Canadian government relocated Inuit families in the North to prevent country invasion.
What was the purpose of the Massey Commission?
To study the condition of Canadian culture.
What was the Korean War?
A conflict where Korea split into two; North Korea became a communist country and South Korea became a democratic country.
What was the Suez Crisis?
An event where Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser took control of the canal that Britain and France planned to travel.
What is the Cold War?
A war between communism (U.S.S.R) and democracy (USA).
What is espionage?
The practice of spying to obtain secret or classified information, especially for political or military advantage.
What is communism?
Production and distributions of goods and services should be public.
What is capitalism?
Production and distributions of goods and services should be private.
What is a population boom?
6 million children are born, making up 1/3 of the population in Canada.
What is a middle power?
A nation that has international influence but is not a superpower.
What was the Berlin Wall?
A wall built by East Germany around West Berlin.
What is the Iron Curtain?
A dividing line between Western Europe and the communist side of Europe (East).
What is the United Nations?
A collective security organization that responds with armed forces.
What is NATO?
An alliance created by the USA to establish a western alliance.
What is NORAD?
North American Aerospace Defense System, a security system to protect from the USSR.
What is the Warsaw Pact?
An alliance between Eastern Europe and the USSR.
