Canada in the Cold War Era (50-90s)

Trudeau was a firm believer in ...

Communities "outside" the city which included their own parks, schools, groceries were called?

Hippies were a counter culture group who rebelled against the main stream & traditional values.

The Cuban Missile Crisis was a fight between the USA and the Soviets, who put missiles in Cuba.

This was a crisis over the attempt of a municipal government to take sacred Indigenous land for a golf course.

Who created the 1960 Canada Bill of Rights?

In the 1960s, the Liberals took power in Quebec, after 30 years of Unione Nationale in power.

NORAD was...

American television had a big influence on Canadian __________ in the 50s/60s.

What was the nickname given to babies born in the years following WWII?

The period of time in which the FLQ was using violence was nicknamed ...

How did the Korean War end?

Who was Diefenbaker popular with?

Which Canadian PM created the Canada Pension Plan?

This was a fight between the British & French against Egypt over use of a waterway.

Who were the two superpowers at the end of WWII?

In hearing the 1980 referendum results, who said... "if I hear you correctly, until next time"

The leader of the Quebec separatist movement was...

Pearson's government was known for adopting...

The Cdn gov't took over these homes and destroyed this community in Halifax.

Who introduced the War Measures Act which suspended freedoms and put Quebec in a lockdown.

The Meech Lake Accord proposed that Quebec be given "distinct society" status and have 6/9 Supreme Court judges.

This Party wanted Quebec to separate from Canada but did NOT want to use violence.

This was a government initiative to remove Indigenous children from their families and forcibly adopt them.

Who created a war bunker to keep Canada's government safe in the event of a nuclear attack?

What was the nickname for the non violent period of change in Quebec?

Pearson liberalized laws surrounding divorce, abortion and birth control.

This group was a terrorist group that used violence, including bombings, to promote separatism.

What was the Avro Arrow (the project that was cancelled and cost 14,000 jobs)?

The Meech Lake Constitutional Accord failed when Elijah Harper refused to vote in favour in the provincial legislature.