History 2127F/G Study Guide - Final Guide: Igor Gouzenko, Mutual Assured Destruction, Thermonuclear Weapon
30 Mar 2018
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Democratic, capitalists states led by united states. Once ussr had atomic bomb, arms race began in earnest. Sought asylum in canada with evidence of soviet spying ring. Turning point in post war relations between west and soviet union. Falsely accused, herbert norman, canadian ambassador to egypt, committed suicide. 1952 u. s. hydrogen bomb test bikini atoll. 1952 poll 36% of canadians believe soviet attack imminent. 1948-1953 u. s. and canada sent . 5 billion worth of supplies to western. Stronger global economic ties would open up canada to the west. Universal declaration of human rights adopted unanimously in 1948. Nato"s primary goal was to stop soviet expansion. Distant early warning radar lines set up in the 1950s as part of the unified defense of the u. s. and canada. With soviet launch of sputnik radar lines quickly obsolete. Canada relocated inukjuak from northern quebec to ellesmere and. Canada still insists they were trying to help inuit.
