Major Events In The Cold War (Hot Spark Events) PDF

Major Events In the Cold War The Korean War The Vietnam War The Cuban Missile The Suez Canal Crisis Crisis Name Resources Textbook pg. 377...

Major Events In the Cold War The Korean War The Vietnam War The Cuban Missile The Suez Canal Crisis Crisis Name Resources Textbook pg. 377 + Google Video + this link + Google Video + this link + Google Textbook pg.382 + Google Brief summary of 1950-1953 1955-1975 October 1962 1859: French Event Before WW2: Korea ruled Seen as an indirect Conflict between US company attempted by Japan conflict between US and and Soviet Union to build a canal After WW2: Soviets Soviet Union (each during Cold War connecting the Red occupy northern part of nation and its allies Closest moment the Sea to the Korea and created a supporting North two came to nuclear Mediterranean communist gov’t Vietnam and South conflict 1956: Nasser North Korean leader wants Vietnam) Soviets had nuclear becomes president to invade South Korea Communism vs missiles in Cuba of Egypt and takes (where US are occupied) democracy (which was over canal from the Soviets fund North Korea At the end of the war, communist) French and British to to fight the South North and South Vietnam When the US found make money off of it UN intervenes and sends are unified, become out, deployed a Israel, Britain, and troops from many communist naval blockade France try to regain countries to defend the around Cuba control but ultimately South The US and Soviets fail ended up coming to an agreement to neutralize the situation, but it was a close call! How Canada UN wants to resolve Gov’t didn’t participate, Canada is Lester Pearson participated in conflict and in this case but sent peacekeeping threatened if US is (Canada’s minister of the event needs to use force - forces in 1973 (because they live so external affairs) Canadian military forces At least 30,000 close together) comes up with the  deployed along with 15 Canadians volunteered Canadian forces idea of starting an other nations to serve in American placed on international More than 26,000 forces during the war heightened alert peacekeeping force Canadians served Canadian corporations during the event in to deal with issues 516 Canadians die sold war materials to case backup needed like this Americans (DEFCON-3) Called UNEF (United Canadians allow over Canadian ships and Nations Emergency 130,000 Vietnamese aircrafts participated Force) refugees into Canada in patrols Won a Nobel Peace Prize for this How did this Canada’s military Canada acts as a Consulted and Role of peacemaker event highlight contribution was larger mediator assisting with in helping to resolve Canada’s new than most other UN Sends foreign aid international affairs international role as a “middle participants in proportion Supplied assistance to Making its own problems power”? to its population US decisions on its Canada contributes to Shows its affluence as participation international operations in middle power an effort to promote int’l freedom and maintain world peace How Canada and Cooperated - fought Cooperated - Canadians Conflict Cooperated - both the US either alongside each other for a volunteered to fight as Diefenbaker (PM) countries wanted cooperated, or common goal Americans in war and Kennedy peace came into conflict Sold war materials to (President) didn’t get regarding this Americans along very well, and event. While neutral, Canadians they came into were strongly on the side conflict over this of Americans event Disagreements occurred PM mad that between the two nations Kennedy didn’t (PM publicly says US consult him earlier in should stop bombing in this event North Vietnam, President PM also concerned was mad at this) but they placing military on did resolve their high alert might  differences provoke Soviet Union The Space Race (Canada’s Contributions): During the cold War Space Race, Canada emerger as a significant player, leveraging its technological and scientific expertise to become one of the world’s leadings space nations One of Canada’s most significant contributions to Space was the development of the Canadarm robotic arm, first deployed on the Space Shuttle in 1981. The Canadarm became an iconic symbol of Canada’s space program and was instrumental in deploying and retrieving satellites, conducting experiments and servicing the Hubble space Telescope Canadian researchers and engineers developed multiple artificial satellites such as Alouette I satellite, and The Black Brant which is Canada’s first research rocket and other technologies that were sent to space. Canadian company designed Landing gear for the Apollo 11 mission to the moon NORAD The North American Air Defense Command(NORAD) Made up of the United States of America and Canada Founded in 1958 Used to monitor air space for any possible attacks(missiles, drones, enemy jets, etc.) Canada contributes financial, physical and human resources to NORAD. Canada provides fighter aircraft during normal operations Canada also maintains Canadian portion of the north warning system