HIS311Y1 Lecture Notes - Colombo Plan, Hot Pursuit, Plutonium
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August ushered in the nuclear age: there was a growing threat of communism and nuclear war. The cold war begins, 1945-1947: the united states of america and the soviet union were not on an equal footing at the beginning of the cold war. Soviet union: this is where soviet suspicion begins, winston churchill in the united states of america in which he said that an iron. 1945-1957: canada also assumed membership in the united nations, the un was the best hope for peace, canada went all in with the un, unlike the league of nations. British subjects: in 1946, king made another move -- he gave up the position of minster of foreign. Uncle louis" middle power foreign policies: his government projected the image of stability and con dence, the liberal party was synonymous with the government -- their campaign slogan:
