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War & Conflict

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42 topics

382 radio clips

391 television clips

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Second World War

Wives and children of "Johnny Canuck" begin their journey by train to British ports. - Television, 1:20

Dec. 9, 1944

'A way to a new life'

Television

1:20

Second World War

After living through the Blitz, Albertan war brides travelling to the UK in the 1980s are unfazed by threats of terrorism. - Television, 2:51

May 17, 1986

Across the pond once more

Television

2:51

Vietnam War

An antiwar protester camped near Parliament Hill finds that Prime Minister Trudeau only has time to discuss peace with celebrities. - Television, 4:28

Jan. 10, 1970

Antiwar protesters try to gain audience with Trudeau

Television

4:28

Second World War

Air raid sirens are the soundtrack to romance as young British women fall in love and marry Canadian servicemen. - Radio, 8:19

Nov. 14, 1975

Canadian soldiers find romance in WWII Britain

Radio

8:19

Vietnam War

The Canadian pullout from Saigon is criticized as 'a furtive operation with a certain amount of deceit.' - Television, 4:41

April 24, 1975

Canadians pull out of Saigon, Vietnam

Television

4:41

Cold War

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.

Topic spans: 1955-1975

Cold War Culture: The Nuclear Fear of the 1950s and 1960s

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8 television clips

11 radio clips

Veterans

Those who served during Canada's wars expected danger at the hands of the enemy. But they were ill prepared for the fight that awaited some of them at home. Most veterans were welcomed home with open arms and assistance in putting their lives back in order. But several groups — native Canadians, Métis, merchant mariners and Hong Kong prisoners of war — found themselves ignored and denied the recognition and benefits so crucial to rebuilding their lives. For them, the fight would last another half century.

Topic spans: 1944-2002

Continuing the Fight: Canada's Veterans

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9 television clips

10 radio clips

Second World War

They sailed in under cover of darkness to smash down the walls of "Fortress Europe." On June 6, 1944, the Allied forces invaded the Normandy coast of Nazi-occupied France. The Canadians' entry point was a stretch of sand code-named Juno Beach. Many would die there but, for the Canadian forces, D-Day was a triumph that is still honoured at home and on the beach they called Juno.

Topic spans: 1944-2003

D-Day: Canadians Target Juno Beach

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13 television clips

14 radio clips

National Security

Dr. Gerald Bull was like a figure in a spy novel, designing arms for some of the world's harshest regimes. With no shortage of possible enemies, he died at the hands of an unknown assassin. But the Canadian-born artillery expert was also a brilliant scientist with a dream: to launch a satellite with a giant gun.

Topic spans: 1958-1991

Dr. Gerald Bull: Scientist, Weapons Maker, Dreamer

Topic

7 television clips

4 radio clips

Second World War

A Red Cross volunteer remembers her experiences helping war brides on the long trip by ship and train. - Radio, 3:28

Nov. 9, 1980

Escort officers smooth the journey

Radio

3:28

Korean War

It is called Canada's "Forgotten War." Over 500 Canadians died in the United Nations' struggle to repel the communist forces that invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950. To the people they helped liberate, the Canadians were heroes. Yet those who made it home returned to an indifferent country and a government that took 40 years to officially acknowledge their sacrifice.

Topic spans: 1950-1999

Forgotten Heroes: Canada and the Korean War

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8 television clips

11 radio clips

War Crimes

At the end of the Second World War, Canadian immigration develops a new screening process. - Radio, 2:22

June 5, 1947

German scientists come to Canada

Radio

2:22

Second World War

After two years in Canada, a war bride has learned much about life in her new country. - Radio, 4:02

July 17, 1944

Getting settled - finally

Radio

4:02

Second World War

At an opening ceremony for Halifax's Pier 21, war brides gather to reminisce at the place they first set foot in Canada. - Television, 1:56

July 1, 1999

'Homesick, seasick and lovesick'

Television

1:56

Second World War

Six decades after Auschwitz was liberated, the biggest and most brutal Nazi death camp remains a potent symbol of terror and genocide. More than a million Jews were murdered there, as well as tens of thousands of Poles, Gypsies and Soviet prisoners of war. When Allied soldiers liberated the complex in Poland in January 1945, they found skeletal prisoners, mounds of corpses, gas chambers and cooling crematoria. Survivors scattered, many to Canada, to rebuild their lives. But the Nazi atrocities they witnessed have echoed through the years along with the cry "Never again."

Topic spans: 1945-2004

Life after Auschwitz

Topic

9 television clips

5 radio clips

Second World War

A war bride train stops in Toronto's Union Station, where families are waiting to greet the new arrivals. - Radio, 3:17

Jan. 30, 1945

Meeting the in-laws

Radio

3:17

Second World War

War brides remember homesickness, hardship and depression after coming to Canada. - Radio, 6:58

March 6, 1982

Not always a happy ending

Radio

6:58

Peacekeeping

For half a century, Canada's Blue Berets have defused escalating tension and conflict with their peacekeeping missions. The United Nations Blue Berets have come to symbolize reconciliation and idealism. Initially, Canadians regarded our peacekeepers as a point of pride - our noble contribution to the global community. But with time, Canada was forced to measure the costs of success and the harsh realities of loss. CBC Archives examines five pivotal peacekeeping missions including the Suez crisis, the Cyprus mission, the Congo operation, the East Timor success and the Rwandan retreat.

Topic spans: 1956-2003

Peacekeeper to the World

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9 television clips

10 radio clips

Peacekeeping

Canada has enjoyed a reputation for diplomacy ever since Lester B. Pearson came up with a novel solution – peacekeepers – for the Suez Crisis in 1956. We've also been recognized for our involvement in human rights issues, nuclear disarmament, and the International Criminal Court. But have our efforts made for a more peaceful world, or is the image of the "good diplomat" a convenient holdover from the days when Canada actually made a difference?

Topic spans: 1954-2003

Peacekeepers and Peacemakers: Canada's Diplomatic Contribution

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9 television clips

6 radio clips

Cold War

If Lucien Cardin had kept his mouth shut on March 4, 1966, the sensational political sex scandal may have never surfaced. But, fuelled by taunts, the Liberal minister implied that a German playgirl and alleged KGB spy had relationships with top ministers in Prime Minister John Diefenbaker's government. In the frenzied atmosphere of the Cold War, Cardin's allegations sent the country into a tizzy, sparking the first political sex scandal in Canadian history.

Topic spans: 1966-2001

Politics, Sex and Gerda Munsinger

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10 television clips

5 radio clips

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