1. Canada in the Post-War World
The Cold War Gets Hot

2. The Cold War Gets Hot
Korean War, 1950-1953
Suez Crisis, 1956
Cuban Missile Crisis, 1959
The Nuclear Issue in Canada, 1963

3. Korean War
While the threat of nuclear annihilation kept the superpowers
from open war, both sides had allies in the developing world
where wars did occur
In 1950, war broke out as North Korea (supported by the USSR
and communist China) invaded South Korea (supported by the
United States)
After the US considered using the atomic bomb, a ceasefire was
reached in 1953
The conflict increased tensions between East and West