The United Nations is a global organization to prevent world conflicts from happening. http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Creation+of+the+United+Nations&view=detailv2&&id=B074DB7CBF7B5E37B246072C67E99689D08C34A5&selectedIndex=3&ccid=wBtuQuzU&simid=608020804627136762&thid=OIP.Mc01b6e42ecd454de080bc7d1c105f4b1o0&ajaxhist=0
Soviet spy Igor Gouzenko defects to Canada and exposes a Russian spy ring in Canada. http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Soviet+spay+Igor+Gouzenko+&view=detailv2&&id=B00F7E7734FB0AA4BDAEC2A4D3344D019C6CCF28&selectedIndex=1&ccid=YyNm0d6o&simid=608018270605544906&thid=OIP.M632366d1dea81135e9bed74bc7ce44b2o0&ajaxhist=0
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization – is created as a military defense alliance because of fears created by the Cold War with Russia and its allies. http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Creation+of+NATO&view=detailv2&&id=4E7453150F9CF3299ACDAA2528F84E019C2B5ED4&selectedIndex=2&ccid=33mpyLVm&simid=608034582881701164&thid=OIP.Mdf79a9c8b566dad24d5c4dc62de8ca92o0
The war between North-Communist supported by Russia/China and South-Democratic supported by the US. http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Korean+War&view=detailv2&&id=BE357F8788EF89642BACD8AAEA802E59EE54AC60&selectedIndex=1&ccid=B4OGIxUU&simid=608008241851269555&thid=OIP.M07838623151411eed53216ab69465c47H0&ajaxhist=0
Lester Pearson becomes Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations. http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Lester+Pearson&view=detailv2&&id=AF701BE763D311829F425C3832FFF637B6835F9B&selectedIndex=1&ccid=wnWxW3AW&simid=607986354701863980&thid=OIP.Mc275b15b7016caa2778a01ae4684a1d7H1&ajaxhist=0
Soviet Union, and Eastern European nations to work as an alliance in case of an attack. http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Warsaw+Pact&view=detailv2&&id=C4AEA24079EDB0A3B43DF9523FDED038B83F523C&selectedIndex=0&ccid=TugFsVfb&simid=608053132845779768&thid=OIP.M4ee805b157db15cbc2dc2ffb6c1f3f8bH0
1956, Egypt takes over Suez Canal from British/French investors. http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=The+Suez+Crisis&view=detailv2&&id=D0C37C7F8CC7A1252F4C12C4FD45032C316741CA&selectedIndex=1&ccid=pcqFNA2c&simid=608036515614163892&thid=OIP.Ma5ca85340d9c9232fcb34827c4c2cf63H0
The U.S. and Soviet Union come close to nuclear war. The Soviet Union set nuclear weapon base in Cuba in order to get access to launch a attack on the US. http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Cuban+Missile+Crisis&view=detailv2&&id=36F8D82E78D308EB7E141518976E5716F5862665&selectedIndex=1&ccid=1cay3Ko8&simid=607989172190056288&thid=OIP.Md5c6b2dcaa3c4856b5ae366d6d1b7a1fH0&ajaxhist=0
Vietnam was divided into north/south. The US feared the communism would spread from Vietnam to other Asian country, its government launched an attack on Vietnam. http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Vietnam+War&view=detailv2&&id=0D9EF0285ACB430C9E888DA3DC1D9E8C80C7F994&selectedIndex=0&ccid=kzh1U3s%2b&simid=608054683334345609&thid=OIP.M933875537b3e9aefd7c3623c34185352H0
