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CHC 2D1 2015 Exam Review: The Aftermath, Cold War, Peace Movement, French / English Relations Day 1 Yalta Conference- Held in February 1945. Meeting between the heads of government in United States, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union, to discuss the reorganization of Europe post WWII. Beginning of tension between US & USSR. Berlin Wall- After WWII Germany was split into two. West Germany controlled by Britain, France, and the United States, later became an independent state. East Germany was controlled by the Soviet Union, and became a communist state. These two sides drew the line in Berlin and this wall became a symbol of the Cold War. Blocs- Groups of allied countries. During the Cold War, the United States and it’s allies dominated the West, while the Soviet Union and its satellite states dominated Eastern Europe and parts of Asia. Iron Curtain- Term coined by Winston Churchill PM of Britain during WWII. Was a physical boundary (Berlin Wall) between the two different sides in Europe. Was a symbol of the two different ideologies and government types after WWII. SCAP (Supreme Commander of Allied Powers)- Position held by Douglas MacArthur during allied control of Japan at the end of WWII. Changed Japanese Constitution and end to Imperialism in Japan. United Nations- Intergovernmental organization established in 1945 following the end of WWII. This was a replacement for the ineffective League of Nations. Originally included 51 Countries, and now there is 193. Objective is to maintain international peace, promote human rights, and provide humanitarian aid during famine, natural disaster, and armed conflict. The Baby Boom- After WWII conditions in Canada (economically and in terms of the age of population) were right for young people to have children. Between 1949 and 1959 the Canadian population went up nearly 30% with all of the babies being born. CHC 2D1 2015 Day 2 Espionage- Secret intelligence gathering. Generally associated with one country spying on a potential or actual enemy primarily for military purposes. Common during the Cold War Defect- To switch political allegiance from one country to another. Most well known defector during the Cold War was Igor Gouzenko. He switched his allegiance from the Soviet Union to Canada. Mutual Deterrence- The theory that having huge stockpiles on bombs would create a “peaceful,” stable situation in which countries would not attack each other out of fear of massive retaliation. NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)- Intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty signed in 1949. Collective defence strategy whereby each member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack from a non-member. Canada is a member. Gouzenko Affair- Igor Gouzenko worked for Soviet military intelligence. He defected to Canada in 1945, and revealed a vast Soviet spy network operating in Canada, Britain, and the United States. His claim was that the Soviets were doing this in preparation for WWIII. Most spies were Canadian and American born and had been leaking information about Atomic Bombs to the Soviets. United States began to stockpile their bombs in order to defend themselves…Start of Cold War. Space Race- Grew out of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, the most powerful nations after World War II. For a half-century, the two superpowers competed to be the best in the field of space exploration. The race began because both countries wanted to be able to fire weapons across the ocean, put satellites into space to spy on each other, and to show scientific excellence by putting a man on the moon. CHC 2D1 2015 Cold War- A struggle that began after World War II, when the United States and Soviet Union emerged as rival superpowers. The Cold War was a war of words and ideas rather than a “hot war” that involved active combat. Warsaw Pact- In 1954, NATO members voted to allow West Germany to join the alliance and rearm. In response, the Soviets created an alliance of countries to mirror NATO. These countries met in Warsaw, Poland to sign the pact, which was similar to the NATO agreement of mutual aid if a member was attacked. Proxy War in Korea- After WWII and the evaporation of the Japanese Empire they lost control of Korea. North Korea was controlled by the Soviets, who set up a communist government. South Korea was occupied by the United States, who wanted free elections and democracy. North Korea attacked South Korea in a proxy war -- a war fought by one country (North Korea) but for and in the interests of another (Soviets). North Korea was winning the war so the United States got the UN involved. Canada sent 27 000 soldiers to protect South Korea.