People and groups

Attawapiskat

Cree first nation community in Northern Ontario. Advocated for indigenous rights, housing, improve improvements, clean water, access, and better living conditions

The Big Three

coordinated Allied strategy during World War II,

Black Hand

supported Serbian nationalism and was linked to the assassination of Archduke, Franz Ferdinand, Helped trigger WWI

Bolsheviks

A communist party led by Lenin, led the Russian revolution of 1917 and established the Soviet Union

Fidel Castro

Prime Minister and later president of Cuba. led the Cuban revolution, established a communist government, and aligned with the Soviet Union during the Cold War

Franz Ferdinand

Archduke of Austria-Hungary.

FLQ

Quebec separatist group. used bombings plus kidnapping in the 1960s to promote Quebec independence

Mikhail Gorbachev

introduced openness and reconstructing, helping in the Cold War and leading to dissolution of the Soviet Union

Adolf Hitler

started in World War II led Nazi Germany and was responsible for the Holocaust

Nikita Khrushkev

Premier of the Soviet Union led the USSR during the Cold War introduced in Cuban missile crisis and promoted de- Salinization

William Lyon, McKenzie King

led Canada through the most of World War II and expanded social welfare programs

Lester B Pearson

The Prime Minister of Canada and diplomat one noble prize for helping reduce Suez crisis. Introduced Medicare, The Canada pension plan and the Canadian flag

Gavrilo Princip

Bosnian serb nationalist assassinated Franz Ferdinand in 1914 and triggered world war II

Joseph Stalin

industrialized the USSR during World War II established Soviet dominance in Europe

Pierre Elliott Trudeau

prime Minister of Canada. Patriated the constitution created the charter of words and freedoms promoted bilingualism. Used the war of measures act during the October crisis.