Canada and the Cold War
- This journal publication by the Canadian Military Journal discusses Canada's contribution to and role in the Cold War.
- This article talks about how Canada, a country deeply connected to the economic superpower and leading democracy, and the United States quickly began cooperating militarily.
- This article goes on to highlight the concerns over US policy by Canadian nationalists and anti-Americans, the rise of social welfare policies over defence funding, and where Canada stood towards the end and following the Cold War.
Citation
Grantastein, J.L.. "Gouzenko to Gorbachev: Canada's Cold War." Canadian Military Journal 12, no. 1 (Winter 2011). http://www.journal.forces.gc.ca/vol12/no1/41-granatstein-eng.asp
Further Readings
For more information on Canada's role in the Cold War (along with Canada-U.S. relations in the war): https://opentextbc.ca/postconfederation/chapter/9-4-the-cold-war/ & https://civildefencemuseum.ca/2247-2 & https://www.rcaf.museum/history/cold-war
& https://www.jstor.org/stable/40184869
Overlapping Topics
Military, Defence, and Peacekeeping
Policy Sub-Topic
Policy Type
Editorial