Cold War Related
People of the Unit
1950s Canada
1960s Canada
1970s Canada
100

The Soviet satellite launched into space 

Sputnik 

100

This man was initially so popular with Canadians, they referred to his 1968 campaign as a mania 

Pierre Elliott Trudeau 

100
In the 1950s many Canadians left the cities for bigger homes in the 

Suburbs 

100

Name at least one person to be Prime Minister of Canada in the 1960s

Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Lester Pearson, John Diefenbaker 

100

This province was the location of domestic terrorism throughout the 1960s and into the early 1970s

Quebec 

200

A bunker built to protect the Canadian government in the event of a nuclear war 

Diefenbunker 

200

Arrested in a theatre for refusing to abide by the businesses racist policies 

Viola Desmond

200

Although they operated for much of the 20th Century, Residential Schools were largely located in this region of the country 

North and West 

200

Why was the Bill of Rights not effective?

It couldn't be forced on the provinces 

200

The Summit Series lasted this many games 

8

300

Canada went to war in this Asian country as a result of Cold War tensions 

Korea

300

Canada's Prime Minister during the flag debate 

Lester Pearson 

300

Prior to the 1950s, this province joined Canada in 1949, becoming the 10th province. 

Newfoundland & Labrador 

300

In 1964, while debating the possibility of a new flag, Prime Minister Pearson advocated for a flag with these three colours 

Red, White and Blue

300

These four Canadian cities hosted the Summit Series 

Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Vancouver 

400

Name at least 2 of the 3 radar lines Canada and the US built to detect Soviet missiles coming over Canadian airspace

DEW, Mid-Canada and Pinetree

400

The goalie for Team Canada in 1972

Ken Dryden 

400

This generation was born into the 1950s

The Baby Boomer Generation

400
Who said, 'the government does not belong in the bedroom of the nation' 

Pierre Elliott Trudeau

400

Who is to blame for allowing the wealth of Quebec to be concentrated in the English minority and not the French majority?

The Catholic Church

500

At the end of the WW2, British PM Winston Churchill wanted to arm Germans and make them fight off the Soviet Union in a plan called Operation - 

Unthinkable 

500

American general who wanted to use a nuclear weapon on China during the Korean War 

General McCarthy 

500

Before being called Kanata, this community was originally called 

The Village of Hazeldean

500

What 3 things did George Stanley recommend to the parliamentary committee as it relates to  a new flag?

Simple, easily recognizable and use few colours 

500

What does FLQ stand for?

Front de Liberation du Quebec