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Title: Cold War Drill
 
Type: Sound
Description: CBC assesses damage and results of Tocsin B nuclear attack simulation exercise.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: WebQuest Exercise: Grades 6-12: Timeline of Cold War Events - For Teac...
 
Type: Document
Description: Best suited for senior students, this task involves developing a timeline of some of the major events of the Cold War and indicating how Canada was involved or affected by them. May be modified for younger students.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: Cold War Culture: The Nuclear Fear of the 1950s and 1960s
 
Type: Document Film and Video Sound
Description: With superpowers in the east and west testing powerful new weapons, the Canadian race for self-preservation took off in the early 1950s. The rising of the Iron Curtain intensified the threat of mass destruction, as communication between the Americans and Soviets came to a screeching halt. In this volatile new world, Canadians fretted about fallout shelters and the government prepared to go underground.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: Assignment: Grades 6-8: Canadian Young People and the Cold War - For T...
 
Type: Document
Description: Students reflect on and discuss how the Cold War affected the lives of young people in Canada, both at home and in school.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: Introductory Activity: Grades 6-12: What Was the Cold War About? - For...
 
Type: Document
Description: Students explore a CBC Archives website to gather some first impressions and background information on the Cold War era and its impact on Canadian society and politics.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: Assignment: Grades 11-12: The Cold War - Civil Defense or Nuclear Disa...
 
Type: Document
Description: Compares and contrasts the positions of civil defense and nuclear disarmament.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: Assignment: Grades 9-10: The Cold War - Planning for Survival - For Te...
 
Type: Document
Description: Investigates government and personal measures taken in order to ensure survival in the event of a nuclear war.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: The Cuban Missile Crisis
 
Type: Film and Video
Description: Canadian politicians react to President Kennedy's speech reporting the crisis caused by the Soviet Union placing ballistic missiles in Cuba.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: NATO - A Pledge for Peace
 
Type: Document
Description: Twelve nations signed the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States. They pledged mutual defence, but also - at Canadian insistence - social and economic cooperation.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
Title: Canada and NATO
 
Type: Document
Description: This article explains the history of the Cold War era of NATO, the Warsaw Pact. It focuses on Canada's role during this era. Includes a list of suggested readings.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
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