IB History Impact of the Cold War on Canada Key Definitions

An agreement in which members promise to respond jointly when one member is attacked, as under Article 5 of the NATO treaty.

A relationship in which a weaker state uses rules, institutions, and negotiation to protect its interests while cooperating with a much stronger partner.

A state without superpower-level military strength that seeks influence through alliances, diplomacy, multilateral institutions, mediation, aid, and specialised international contributions.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command, established in 1958 as a joint US-Canadian military command responsible for monitoring and defending North American airspace against Soviet bomber and missile attack. NORAD integrated Canada deeply into US Cold War defence planning and symbolized the close but unequal military partnership between the two countries.

A regional intergovernmental body founded in 1948 to promote cooperation, democratic governance and collective security among the states of the western hemisphere. During the Cold War, the OAS largely served as a vehicle for US anti-communist policy, including the 1962 expulsion of Cuba. Critics argued it functioned more as an instrument of US hegemony than as a neutral multilateral organization.

The deployment of international personnel to monitor, separate, or stabilize parties to a conflict under a United Nations mandate.

The investigation of a person's background, associations, and perceived loyalties before granting access to public employment or classified information.