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History Exam
Cold War
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the United Nations? | An international organization set up by world leader after WW2 |
| What does the United Nations do? | Organize differences between nations before they went to war. Promote collective security |
| What did the United Nations replace? | The league of Nations |
| Where did the troops in the UN come from? | Members countries |
| Were the troops in the UN fighting? | No. Peacekeepers. |
| How did Canada support the UN? | Supported their efforts Cooperating with US to defend North America (NATO) |
| What was the UN's aim? | Band together to avoid war To encourage cooperation To defend human rights To improve living conditions of people around the world |
| Where is the headquarters of the UN located? | New York City |
| How did the UN help war refugees? | Relief and rehabilitation administration provided for millions of Europeans Refugee Camps 40 countries helped |
| What was the "Universal Declaration of Human Rights" document? | Friendly relations between nations Basic rights people should have access to Equality |
| What two countries were considered "Super Powers" after WW2? | Soviet Union and USA |
| What power was Canada considered after WW2? | A middle power |
| What was the democratic treaty organization called? | NATO |
| What was the dictatorship treaty organization called? | The Warsaw Pact |
| What is a capitalist democracy? | Individuals can own their own property and control economy. |
| What is communism? | Government controls the economic system and no private ownership of property |
| What was the area called that divided the Eastern and Western Europe? | The Iron Curtain |
| Who was involved in the cold war? | The US and The Soviet Union |
| How was this war faught? | Espionage, propaganda, political pressure, arms race and surrogate wars |
| What was the Cuban missile crisis? | Cuba had asked for economic support from the Soviet Union. The soviet Union wanted to put missiles on the island. The US created a blockage to stop these ships from bringing supplies. The US convinced them to not put in Missiles |
| What was one of the radar lines constructed in Canada? | The DEW line (distance early warning) |
| Why was their radar lines constructed in Canada? | To get advanced warning of a soviet attack |
| What was NORAD? | North American Aerospace Defense agreement. This would allow for quick deployment of Canadian and American aircraft during a soviet attack |
| What role did Canada play in Korea? | Peacemakers |
| What is a peacemaker? | Using military force to create peace. |
| What is a peacekeeper? | Separating two sides at war well helping to work out settlement |
| What role did Canada play in the Suez Crisis? | Peacekeepers |
| What was the Korean war? | North Korea wanted to force communism on South Korea and attacked them |
| What did the UN vote to do during the Korean war? | Voted to help south Korea defend itself |
| Why did the Soviet Union not veto in this decision? | They were refusing to attend the meetings |
| What happened at the end of the Korean war? | A permanent border was placed between them and they are still enemies today |
| What was the Suez Crisis? | Britain and France invested in the 190 Suez canal and attacked it because Egypt became their own country and took it over and that angered Britain and France. |
| How did the Suez Crisis end? | Egypt agreed to pay for the canal and crisis pasts |
| What did Canada do in the Suez Crisis? | Sent many peacekeepers |
| What did some communist countries do? | Went against their government |
| What ended the cold war? | The Berlin wall came down |
| What province joins Canada in 1949? | Newfoundland |
| Who is Viola Desmond? | A black leader who stuck up for blacks at a movie theater. She is now on the Canadian 10 dollar bill |
| Why was there a population boom post WW2? | The baby boom Immigration Newfoundland joins confederation |
| Why did the health of Canadians dramatically improve? | Improved diets came with prosperity Wider use of new antibiotic drugs New medical technology |
| What were some mega construction projects ? | Toronto's underground subway Trans Canada Pipeline St Lawrence Seaway Trans Canada highway |
| Who are three women that worked at NASA and made a difference? | Katherine Johnson Dorothy Vaughan Mary Jackson |
| Who were some Prime Ministers in the 1950's and 1960's? | Louis St Laurent John Diefenbaker Lester B Pearson Pierre Elliot Trudeau |
| What look was popular in the 1950's and 1960's? | Hippie look |
| Why were suburbs popular in the 1950's and 1960's? | With Canadians buying cars it was easier to live farther away from towns and workplaces. |
| Why were the automobiles so popular? | More people were moving to suburbs and rural areas where they needed to buy cars to get places |
| What was the TV like in the 50's and 60's? | Small and screens were black and white. Was a families favorite past time |
| What were some women movements? | Peace and disarmament Equality in education and employment Birth Control End violence against women Reform of government and law |
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