Canadian History | 1945 - 1970

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What international organization replaced the League of Nations after WW2 to govern by law international communities?

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UN (United Nations)

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What was the name of the mutual defense alliance of non communist nations?

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NATO

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Which province, the last to join, entered Canada's confederacy in 1949?

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Newfoundland

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What war did Canada participate in almost immediately after WW2 that gets little attention in the history books?

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Korean

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Where is the Suez Canal?

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Egypt

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The Suez Canal, which is twice the length of the Panama Canal, measures about how many miles from north to south?

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90

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Who was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for the first use of a UN International Emergency Force (peace keepers)?

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Lester B. Pearson

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When did the construction of the Berlin wall begin?

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1961

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What was the name of the Canadian jet aircraft that was advanced and supersonic at the time of its invention?

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Avro Arrow

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What was the name of the failed invasion where the United States attempted to overthrow Fidel Castro in Cuba?

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Bay of Pigs