Socials Quiz #3 - Diefenbaker, Cuban Missile Crisis, Suez Canal Crisis, The Avrow Arrow

What is Diefenbaker’s nickname?

Dief the Chief

What year was Diefenbaker elected to a minority government, and how many seats did he win?

1956, 112 of 265

How did Diefenbaker win public favor with his minority government?

He lowered taxes, increased housing loans, and increased old age pensions.

How many seats did Diefenbaker win in his second election?

208

What was the precursor party to the NDP?

CCF (Co-operator Commonwealth Federation)

Who in Quebec supported Diefenbaker?

Maurice Duplessis’ Union Nationale Party

When did the Liberals take power in Quebec, and what was it called?

1959, Quiet Revolution

What economic mistake did Diefenbaker make?

He wanted Britain to be Canada’s biggest trade parter, not the US as he was worried about Canadian Autonomy.

Who takes over for Diefenbaker?

Lester B. Pearson

When was the Bill of Rights signed?

August 10th, 1960

Why did the Bill of Rights alienate the Quebecois?

It did not recognize their desire to be a distinct society

Who influenced the Bill of Rights?

Tommy Douglas, who created a Bill of Rights for Saskatchewan

In what ways was Diefenbaker progressive?

His cabinet saw the first women to sit in cabinet, the first woman to act as prime Minister, the first Eastern-European to sit in cabinet, and the first Chinese and Indian senators

Why did Indigenous people oppose the Bill of Rights?

They were worried enfranchisement would invalidate past treaties, and wanted to remain a distinct society from the rest of Canada

What is Domino Theory?

If one country becomes communist, its neighbors will follow

The Truman Doctrine

Document which asserted American support for countries facing Authoritarian threat. Used to justify proxy wars.

The Marshall Plan

US plan to aid the economic recovery of countries after WWII. Essentially buying influence.

Iron Curtain

Metaphor used to describe the political division in Europe

Red Scare

Public hysteria in the US regarding the possible rise of communism

What did American propaganda promote?

The Nuclear Family, School, Community, Obedience to Parents and Patriotism

What are some examples of American Cold War Propaganda?

Top Gun, Rocky, Invasion of the Bodysnatchers

When and what was the Cuban revolution?

Fidel Castro overthrowing Fulgencio Batista and taking control of Cuba

Why didn’t the US like Fidel Castro?

Batista had allowed the US to own sugar plantations, and allowed the US mafia to run gambling and prostitution rings.

What kickstarted the Cuban Missile Crisis?

In may 1960, Cuba started diplomatic ties with the USSR, and in response the US embargoed Cuba.

What was the Bay of Pigs?

A failed US invasion of Cuba, in which the CIA trained Cuban exiles to fight in place of the military to appear as though the US was uninvolved. However, the invasion was a disaster because Cuban intelligence knew of the plan.

NORAD

North American Aerospace Defense Command

DEFCON

Defense Readiness Condition of NATO

When and what did a US Spy Plane see over Cuba that caused concern?

October 14, 192 a US spy plane sees nuclear missiles being installed in Cuba.

What did the US do about missiles in Cuba, and how was the situation resolved?

Fully blockaded Cuba. The situation was resolved when the USSR agreed to remove missiles from Cuba in return from the US removing them in Turkey

How did Diefenbaker annoy Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

He doubted US Intelligence and wanted the UN to inspect Cuba and he refused to put Canada on DEFCON 3 at the height of the crisis (leading to military officials doing so behind his back).

General Abdel Nassar

Leader of Egypt after overthrowing the monarchy in 1952

What is pan-arabism?

The political advocacy of a union of Arab states

What did Abdel Nassar do that kickstarted the Suez Canal Crisis

Established diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union, and nationalized the Suez Canal

Why did Britain join the attack against Egypt?

They were mad the Suez Canal was nationalized

Why did France join the attack against Egypt?

They believed Egypt was aiding Algerian Rebels

Why did Israel join the attack against Egpyt?

Because there had been sporadic fighting on their border

When and what was the 3-nation-alliance’s plan to retake the canal?

October 1956, Israel would attack first, and then France and the UK would ‘intervene’. However the plan failed when the Soviet Union threatened to bomb Europe if they did not withdraw, and America took their side.

What role did Lester B. Pearson play in the Suez Canal Crisis?

Diplomat, who attempted restore communication between England, France and America and use the Suez Canal crisis as a stepping stone to heal relations between Israel and the rest of the Arab middle east. He would win the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in creating the UNEF.

What was the UNEF?

United Nations Emergency Force, a peacekeeping force that operated without the aide of the United States, Britain, France, or the Soviet Union