Key People
Who was the Soviet cipher clerk that defected to Canada in 1945?
Igor Gouzenko
What was the Soviet Union’s military intelligence group operating in Canada?
The GRU
What Canadian law allowed RCMP to arrest suspects without normal legal rights?
The War Measures Act
The documents proved the Soviet Union had been spying on which allies? (Name 2/3)
Britain, U.S and Canada
What is the name of Gouzenko’s wife who supported his defection?
Silventa Gouzenko
What Soviet agency acted as secret police and internal security?
MKDV
How many documents did Gouzenko bring as proof of espionage?
What type of secrets were the Soviets mainly trying to steal?
Nuclear/Atomic Secrets
Which Canadian Prime Minister was in power during the Gouzenko Affair?
William Lyon Mackenzie King
Which GRU chief in Ottawa was punished after the defection?
Nikolai Zabotin
How many suspects were arrested by the RCMP in 1946?
39
The spy ring Gouzenko exposed was attempting to infiltrate what top-secret US project?
The Manhattan Project
What American journalist broke the story to the public in 1946?
Drew Pearson
What does GRU stand for/mean? (In English)
Soviet Military Intelligence
How many of those arrested by the RCMP were eventually convicted?
18
Gouzenko’s evidence is widely considered the spark that started what global conflict era?
The Cold War
What Canadian MP was convicted of being part of the Soviet spy ring?
Fred Rose
Which intelligence service was most blamed for security failures abroad?
The GRU
What month did the news of the Espionage become public?
February 1946
Besides nuclear secrets, what Canadian institution did Soviet agents infiltrate?
The Canadian government and military