Post War Flashcards
(13 cards)
Who were the superpowers after WWII?
USA and USSR (Soviet union/Russia)
What is the UN? NORAD? NATO? What roles does Canada play in these organizations?
- United Nations: 193 countries working to maintain global peace and security and address humanitarian concerns
- North American Air Defence Agreement: Integrates the air-defence forces of the US and Canada under a joint command
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization: defensive military arrangement with the US, Britain and the nations of western Europe.
What does the term “Cold War” mean?
A state of political hostility between countries characterized by threats, propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare.
- Cuban Missile Crisis
- Draft Dodgers/ Vietnam war
What started the Korean War? In what year?
The trigger for the war was when, in 1950, Syngman Rhee boasted that he was going to attack North Korea.It was a good enough excuse – the North Koreans invaded South Korea.This started the actual fighting.
When did the Suez Crisis occur? Which countries were involved? Why was this an important world event?
The 1956 Suez Crisis was a military and political confrontation in Egypt that threatened to divide the United States and Great Britain, potentially harming the Western military alliance that had won the Second World War. Lester B. Pearson, who later became prime minister of Canada, won a Nobel Peace Prize for using the world’s first, large-scale United Nations peacekeeping force to de-escalate the situation.
When did the Cuban Missile Crisis occur? Which countries were involved? Why was this an important world event? How was it resolved?
The 1962 stationing of Soviet missiles in Cuba, which posed a threat to the United States and Canada, brought the world to the edge of nuclear war.
The stand-off was resolved with the help of United Nations diplomats.
What role did Canada play in the Vietnam War?
Canadian government helped the U.S. by sending medical equipment, weapons-making material, and technical assistance.
Tens of thousands canadian troops joined the US forces.
Why did the suburbs expand rapidly in the 1950s?
Young couples in the post WWII era found that they had little choice as to where they would live after marriage. Because of the Depression and the War, housing had taken a back seat. The cost of living in the city was too high. The solution was the development of new tracts or subdivisions, on the outskirts of cities. Far enough from the city so the land was cheap, but close enough so people could still shop and work in the cities.
Describe the October Crisis? Who are the FLQ?
The October Crisis began 5 October 1970 with the kidnapping of James CROSS, the British trade commissioner in Montréal, by members of the Front de Libération du Québec (FLQ).
A separatist and Marxist-Leninist paramilitary group in Quebec. Founded in the early 1960s, it militantly supported the Quebec sovereignty movement.
What is the War Measures Act? When has it been used in Canadian history?
A federal statute adopted by Parliament in 1914, after the outbreak of the First World War. It gave broad powers to the Canadian government to maintain security and order during war or insurrection.
The Act was in force from 1914 to 1920 - the official date of the end of the First World War with Germany. During that time it was used to imprison Canadians of German, Ukrainian and Slavic descent. It was next in force from 1939 to 1945, to imprison Japanese Canadians and confiscate their property during the Second World War.
What is a social safety net? What is meant by the term patriate?
Social welfare services geared towards eliminating poverty in a specific area. These services may include housing reassignment, job placement, subsidies for household bills, and other cash equivalents for food. To patriate is to become an independent country.(Patriation was the political process that led Canada to separate from Britain.
Why is it important that the Constitution was patriated?
Before Canada patriated it was governed by a constitution composed of British laws that could be changed only by acts of the British parliament. After patriation Canada could make it’s own decisions.
Describe the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
- A bill explaining the rights of individuals and the limits on those rights
- Enacted in 1982
