4.2.9 End of the Cold War


The Cold War ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union, which began in 1989.


"Fall of the Iron Curtain/The Cold War Ends!", It's History, You-tube

 

 




"Fall of the Soviet Union Explained in 5 Minutes", The Life Guide, You-tube 

 

 



Illegals Program Arrests

"Russian Spies Arrested in the U.S." (The Illegals Program), Wall Street Journal, Video courtesy of Reuters.

 

 


The Russian Spies Living Next Door: Thom Patterson, CNN

August 1945 June 1948-May 1949 November 1956 June-August 1968 1972 and 1979 1980
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
 Berlin Air Drop Hungarian Revolution Prague Spring SALT 1 and SALTII Lech Walesa



Canadian Events during the Cold War



Forced Relocation of the Inuit
1972 Summit Series (hockey)
Tommy Douglas & RCMP

Canadian Caper/Iranian Hostage Crisis     

Cold War Peacekeeping
1980 Olympic Boycott