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Canada and the1950s The Cold War

Canada and the1950s The Cold War. Cold War Crash Course. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9HjvHZfCUI. End of WW II. As the Allies pushed the Nazi forces back to Germany, it became apparent to Hitler defeat was eminent Hitler commits suicide April 30, 1945

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Canada and the1950s The Cold War

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  1. Canada and the1950sThe Cold War

  2. Cold War Crash Course http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9HjvHZfCUI

  3. End of WW II As the Allies pushed the Nazi forces back to Germany, it became apparent to Hitler defeat was eminent Hitler commits suicide April 30, 1945 Germany has a full surrender May 7, 1945 Allied troops – West and South Soviets – East Meet in Germany, occupation by Soviet and Allied forces

  4. Germany after WWII zones green - United Kingdom red - Soviet Union orange - United States blue - France

  5. Berlin Occupied ~ July 4, 1945 • February 1945 Yalta Conference • Yalta Agreement - Berlin divided into four occupation zones (US, British, French and Soviet). • American forces arrived in Berlin on July 4, they would remain until 1994.

  6. Cold War events Communist vs capitalist gov’ts and ideologies 1919 – Soviet gov’t plans to overthrow capitalist gov’ts Sept 1945 Igor Gouzenko – Russian citizen in Ottawa, proof of Soviet spies in the Canadian gov’t

  7. 1946 – drop of the “Iron Curtain” 1947 Romania 1948 Czechoslovakia

  8. Berlin Airlift 1948 – Stalin cuts off ground supplies to the US, French and British troops in Berlin Berlin Airlift

  9. Berlin Airlift

  10. LINK:CNN - Cold War-The Wall

  11. Cold War events 1949 creation of NATO 1955 – Warsaw Pact

  12. Cold War begins Red Menace - “No longer could western governments fail to acknowledge that Soviet Russia was conducting a gigantic conspiracy for the overthrow of governments throughout the free world.” RCMP commissioner, 1950s Communist scare http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkYl_AH-qyk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsHUIxt1iMw

  13. NATO Concept of Superpowers Concept of middle powers Ties to the US – economic and now military

  14. Canada’s Commitment to NATO Defense policy was aligned with other NATO countries Kept 3000-5000 troops, several hundred planes in Europe (mostly West Germany) Built and supplied military bases in Europe Patrolled international waters to watch for Soviet submarines Participate in NATO military exercises

  15. NORAD 1958 – Canada and US air defense agreement 1000 bombers committed, controlled by a base in Cheyenne Mt. Colorado and North Bay, Ontario

  16. DEW Line To protect against attacks from the air over the North Pole, three lines of radar stations were built Stations compromised Canadian autonomy – US soldiers on Canadian soil, Canadians had to have American clearance to visit sites

  17. ICBMs By 1957 the first ICBMs were tested Capable of reaching Canada or the US in 30 minutes, these missiles made the radar lines less effective

  18. First launch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-9pwtk0ZWU

  19. Avro Arrow Canadian created jet Fastest in the world at the time (Mach 2) Designed to shoot down Russian nuclear bombers

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