Cold War Basics
What was the Cold War?
Tension between the United States and the Soviet Union over power and control.
This project could've made Canada a top aviation country but was ultimately scrapped
Avro Arrow Project
Where was the Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line set up?
Along the Arctic.
Communism is a system in which __.
Government owns the factories and natural resources and controls the production of goods
The US believed that if one country became Communist, all the surrounding countries would become Communist as well. This was known as the _____________.
Domino Theory
In what year did the Berlin wall come down?
1989
The coordination of American and Canadian airforces was accomplished under this treaty to fight the Soviets.
NORAD (North American Air Defense) Treaty
Which side in Berlin, Germany, was controlled by the United States during the Cold War?
West
Who was the Canadian Prime Minister during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
John Diefenbaker
What two wars in East Asia did the United States become involved in after World War II to contain the spread of communism?
The Korean and Vietnam War
International organization created to help prevent war
What is the United Nations
A physical barrier that separated East and West Berlin during the Cold War.
What is the Berlin Wall
Which side in Berlin, Germany, was controlled by the Soviet Union?
East
The 32,000 Americans looking to avoid fighting in Vietnam and moved to Canada were called this.
Draft Dodgers.
The US and the Soviets knew that they would not just be attacked by their enemy given that there would be equally devastating response.
Mutually Assured Destruction.
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
Josef Stalin
Trade through here lead to an invasion from Britain, France and Israel.
Suez Canal
The primary goal of the US during the Cold War was a policy of ______________, which meant stopping the spread of Communism.
Containment
Which 2 superpowers were involved in the Cold War?
The U.S. and the Soviet Union
The dividing line between Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War was called __.
Iron Curtain
Soviet Unions equivalent to the CIA
What is the KGB
In 1949 Canada this political and economic alliance with the US and other allied nations to counteract the Soviets.
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
The line that divided North and South Korea
What is the 38th parallel?
American intelligence agency used heavily during cold war
What is the CIA
What was the cause and result of the Berlin Airlift?
The Soviet Union decided to block all supplies from getting into West Berlin by railroad, train, or waterway.
What was the name of the alliance formed by the Soviets and Eastern Europe communist nations?
The Warsaw Pact
How did Canada respond with its troops to the breakout of the Vietnam War?
Kept them at home
Competition between countries to develop more weapons and military technology.
What is the Arms Race?
Intense anti-communist suspicion and persecution in the US
What is McCarthyism
Canada was involved in this act or mission in order to prevent conflict in the middle east.
Peacekeeping