HIS311Y1 Lecture : Tuesday January 31st -- Diefenbaker
Document Summary
Kennedy was raised in ma by a wealthy, political family. Diefenbaker was raised in rural canada by a poorer family. Diefenbaker was a bit resentful of kennedy, kennedy was a democrat while diefenbaker was a. Diefenbaker had grown up with something of a persecution complex (german last name) Kennedy was also a very arrogant man and didn"t have the ability to treat diefenbaker with the respect he needed. Trade with communist nations: canada continued to trade with communist nations during the cold war. Important because without considering the fact that kennedy had already launched a secret invasion of cuba, it"s harder to understand and sympathize with diefenbaker"s position during the cuban missile crisis. Kennedy pronounced diefenbaker"s name wrong and dief was extremely insulted. They had a lot of small, personal issues that hurt the relationship: example, kennedy liked to tease diefenbaker. Kennedy made a return visit and it was a big deal in canada.
