SIGNIFICANT PEOPLE
EVENTS
TERMS & DEFINITIONS
FUN FACTS
100

This president’s foreign policy focused on stopping communism from expanding after World War II.

Harry Truman

100

Why was NATO formed?

NATO was formed to stop Soviet expansion and to protect member countries through collective defense.

100

what is Trudeaumania?

Trudeaumania was the term used to describe the extreme enthusiasm for Pierre Trudeau (Prime Minister of Canada 1968–1979 and 1980–1984)  

100

What piece of household technology became common in Canadian homes in the 1950s?

The Television!!

200

Who was the person that revealed the soviet union spy ring in Canada

The person that revealed the soviet union spy ring was Igor Gouzenko

200

How did the Berlin airlift help against the Berlin blockade?

The airlift delivered food and supplies to the citizens, as well as export goods from Berlin’s manufacturing sector

200

What was the iron curtain?

the iron curtain is a term that describes the division between eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War.


200

What does CBC stand for 

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

300

Who is John Diefenbaker?

John Diefenbaker was the Prime Minister who introduced Canada's first Bill Of Rights in 1960 and led Canada through a lot of the early Cold War.

300

What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?

The Cuban Missile Crisis took place in 1962 and it bright the world to the very edge of a nuclear war when the U.S discovered Soviet missiles in Cuba.

300

What was containment?

containment was à policy used to stop the spread of communism to other countries

300

What were the two things Canada produced for the Vietnam war?

Napalm was a flammable jelly, and agent orange was a herbicide that caused many health effects

400

Who was Lester B. Pearson and what did he do?

Lester B. Pearson was a Canadian PM who created the idea of peacekeeping and made Canada known to be a peacekeeping country

400

What was the Suez Crisis

When Egypt took control of the Suez Canal, leading Britain, France, and Israel to invade. The U.S. and Soviet Union forced them to withdraw.

400

What does NAFTA mean?

NAFTA means North America Free Trade Agreement which consists of Canada, America and Mexico Eliminating most tariffs between them.

400

What crisis in 1970 led the Canadian government to invoke the War Measures Act during the Cold War?

What is the October crisis?

500

Who was Tommy Douglas? What was the most important thing did?

Tommy Douglas was a Canadian Politician

Created universal health care :)

500

what was the event called when the meeting of the U.S, soviet union and Britain after WWII

it was the Potsdam conference where us president Harry Truman, Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill where they talked about the aftermath of WWII and the post-war borders

500

What is Austerity and/or how did the government use it?

During the 1980’s, the government was dealing with inflation and debt, so in the 1990s, they introduced the austerity budget, which increased wage tax and pulled back on certain benefits.

500

why was the air India bombing in 1985 a significant event in Canadian history?

the air India bombing was the deadliest terrorist attack in Canadian history, leading to stricter laws and security measures.