| Canadian Geography | Made in Canada | Famous people of the Second World War | Definitions of the Cold War | Technology of the Cold War | Events and players of the Cold War |
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Yellowknife
It is the capital city of the Northwest Territories
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What is the snow mobile
Travelling quickly in the snow became easy because of the new motorized 1920s Canadian invention.
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Who was Nancy Wake
New Zealand-born nurse and journalist who joined the French Resistance and later the Special Operations Executive during World War II.
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Containment
A US foreign policy strategy aimed at preventing the spread of communism
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What is the SR71 spy plane
It is the fastest reconnaissance jet aircraft in world history, developed by skunk works in the United States.
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What was the Berlin Wall
It was known as the Iron curtain
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What is Ontario
It is the largest province by population in Canada.
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What is Superman
This superhero character was invented by Canadian Joe Shuster prior to the second world war and was adopted by DC comics. Blue and Red are his colours.
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Who was Roald Dahl
British author of popular children's literature and short stories, a poet, screenwriter and a wartime fighter ace with the RAF.
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NATO
A military alliance of North American and European countries, formed to counter the Soviet Union
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What is North American Aerospace Defense Command
What does NORAD stand for?
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The CIA.
It was the American group responsible for training, and arming the Mujahedeen in the Russian- Afghan conflict.
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What is Calgary
It is the largest city in the province of Alberta
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What is the gas mask
This invention saw action in the First World War, and it was a head worn, safety device created after the Second Battle of Ypres..
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Who was Sir Winston Churchill
"We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender."
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Arms Race
A competition between nations for military supremacy, particularly in the development and deployment of nuclear weapons
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What is the AK 47
Manufactured by Mikhail Kalashnikov in 1947. This rifle is one of the most sought after in war torn countries because of its reliability
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What is the KGB
The Russian central intelligence service of the cold war, of which, Putin was a member.
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What is the Rockies / Rocky mountains
It is the largest mountain range that separates British Columbia from Alberta.
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What is Insulin
Dr. Frederick Banting and his team of researchers at the University of Toronto saved and improved the lives of many people through this 1933 invention
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Who was Sir Christopher Lee
He is the oldest person in the world to make a Heavy Metal album. He was a master swordsman and spoke seven languages fluently. He served in the SAS and hunted Nazis.
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Warsaw Pact
A military alliance of the Soviet Union and its satellite states in Eastern Europe, formed in response to NATO
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What is the DEW line.
It is a line of stations used to detect incoming soviet aircraft in North America in the arctic prior to 1960.
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The Korean War
The TV show M.A.S.H. took place during this well known cold war conflict. View Image
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What is Vulcan, Alberta
It is the Canadian town which houses this monument dedicated to Star Trek.
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What is the Avro Aero - CF-105
It was the fastest, highest-flying jet-powered aircraft in the world until the US made and produced the hyper-sonic SR-71 Blackbird in 1958 and Canadian made.
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Who was James "Jimmy" Doohan
Canadian war hero, turned Star Trek actor led one of the most celebrated roles in television history.
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The Domino Theory
The belief that if one country falls to communism, neighboring countries will also fall.
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What is the F-14 tomcat
It was the US made supersonic jet aircraft of the Vietnam war, featured in the 1986 hit film "Top Gun".
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Who are the UNEF (United Nations Emergency Force)
It was the "blue helmets" that employed in Suez to keep the peace.
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Ernesto "Che" Guevara
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