HIST 2500 Lecture 9: 1948 Cold War Event
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Berlin blockade: the soviets attempted to block all allied supply lines to west berlin. The members pledge to protect each other from soviet/communist aggression. Pros of joining canada included economic and trade benefits. Britain had also cut off monetary support and asked canada to provide it instead. The st lawrence seaway: this was a joint venture by canada and the us. It is a series of locks and canals that allow a ship to travel from the great lakes to the atlantic. In 1955, the warsaw past was created in retaliation of nato. The suez crisis: dispute over the suez canal between egyptians and the british and. In 1957, lester b pearson created the un peacekeeping force. He got them to maintain peace in the suez canal. The sputnik satellite was launched by the soviets. The satellite would allow missiles to be pointed at any location in north america. It consists of radar satellites (distant early warning line) in.
