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How did the cold war affect people in Canada and the USA?

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How did the cold war affect people in Canada and the USA?

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Our militarys were directed mostly for defence against the “Soviet Threat.” Other areas of the world were almost ignored, and the Canadian military, at least, was ill equipped to handle a threat in another area. We did do some peacekeeping during this time, but our main effort was against the Soviets. People’s movements were somewhat restricted. This was more of a US thing (e.g., being banned from going to Cuba). This worked out in Canada’s favour, as we could visit Cuba, and not find the beaches full of American tourists. We still can, and it is a popular place for Canadians to go. In school, we had the “duck and cover” drills, at least in the mid-late 1960’s. They did not continue after that, at least in my area. There was a Civil Defence system, with air raid sirens, and shelters. For many, it was kind of an underlying fear that you lived with every day. There was the Domesday Clock, which was so many minutes to midnight, midnight being a war. A crisis would move things closer. You

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