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Soviet dictator + President of the Communist Part in the Soviet Union (1922-1953)
Stalin
Kruschev
Gorbachev
Mackenzie King
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Military conflict on the Korean Peninsula (1950-1953)
World War 1
Korean War
Cuban Missile Crisis
Pacific War
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John Diefenbaker
Leader of the USSR during the Cold War
13th Prime Minister of Canada (1957-1963)
14th President of the U.S. (1957-1965)
Leader of Canada's Supreme Court during the Cold War
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Proxy War
Conflict between 2 powers who engage in direct, hard power warfare
Conflict between 2 powers where neither directly engages in conflict
Conflict between 2 powers both engaged in total war
Conflict between 2 powers where 1 forfeits to the other during a battle
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Nuclear power plant accident in Ukraine in 1986.
Berlin
Warsaw
Moscow
Chernobyl
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President of the Soviet Union (1953-1964).
Mikhail Gorbachev
Joseph Stalin
Nikita Kruschev
John Diefenbaker
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NORAD
Organization between U.S. + USSR to get to space
Organization between U.S. + Canada to boost aerospace warning + defence
Organization between USSR + Canada to address espionage issues
Organization between Canada + Germany to fix economic issues after WW2
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Form of power that relies on cultural influence to achieve political goals.
Loose power
Medium power
Soft power
Hard power
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A barrier dividing East + West Berlin from 1961-1989.
Hard Power Wall
The Space Race Barrier
Berlin Wall
Proxy War Wall
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MAD
Many Amounts of Destruction
Mutually Assured Destruction
Mostly Amazing Destruction
Mutually Antagonized Destruction
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Political paranoia in Canada (1940s/1950s) that persecuted of left-wing politicians and citizens.
Red War
Green Affair
Red Scare
Yellow Fever
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Hard Power
Use of military force to achieve political goals
Use of moderated discussion to achieve political goals
Use of peace treaties to achieve political goals
Use of cultural influence to acheive political goals
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Last president of the Communist Part of the Soviet Union (1985-1991)
Hitler
Gorbachev
Kruschev
Stalin
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Collective defense treaty (1955) between the Soviet Union + 7 other communist states in Europe.
NORAD
Paris Pact
NATO
Warsaw Pact
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Competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to advance space exploration and tech.
Space Contest
Space Race
Proxy Space War
Hard Power Space
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1945 espionage case in Canada where a Soviet officer revealed a Soviet spy ring in Canada.
King-Byng Affair
Gouzenko Affair
Soviet Spy Affair
Paris Affair
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1979-1989 conflict where Soviet forces fought the guerrilla fighters known as the Mujahideen
Afghan War
Korean War
Vietnam War
World War 2
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Military conflict (1955-1975) between the U.S. + Viet Cong
Korean War
Warsaw War
Vietnam War
Pacific War
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1949 defense alliance to protect security and territories of its members.
NATO
NORAD
Collective Defense Pact
Korea Pact
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Canadian political crisis in 1962 involving non-nuclear warheads.
Chanak Affair
King-Byng Affair
Cuban Missile Crisis
BOMARC Missile Crisis
