The Fears In Post World War II Canada

The Fears In Post-WWII Canada
Life in Canada in the post-WWII era was filled with many comforts, but also the constant fear that another war would break out across the world. Most people in the 1950s and ’60s had lived through the Second World War, and some people had just lived through two World Wars. The post-WWII era was filled with many fears that affected the whole country, the most prominent fears being the constant fear of communism, the relationship between English and French Canada, and the threat of the Cold War.
The extreme fear of communism was huge in Canada throughout the ’50s and ’60s. Everyone was afraid of being accused of communism, and there was a fear that spies from the Soviet Union were hiding in Canada. This was called

The world had just come out of the second world war, and everyone knew how bad wartimes were. No one wanted another war, but the threat of one was a huge fear looming over Canada. Canada’s geography also heightened the fear because Canada is placed between the Soviet Union and the United States of America. These two countries were on opposite sides of the spectrum, with the United States believing in freedom and democracy, while the Soviet government believe very strongly in government control and communism. Canadians feared that if one of these countries decided to strike, they would be caught in the middle, and there was nothing they could do. If the United States went to war, Canada had no choice but to go to war because of where it was placed. This caused panic throughout the country, and Canadians didn’t feel safe. There were also many times when the world came close to going into another world war, which only added to Canadians' fears. The arms race between the Soviet Union and the United States created more fear for Canadians because now the two countries north and south of them had huge atomic bombs that could detonate their entire country and the planet. Canadians knew how bad a war was, and no one wanted to go through another one, especially not a nuclear war. There were times when Canadians were sure they were going into another war, and panic spread throughout the country. Some of the battles like the Korean War, the Suez Crisis, and the Cuban Missile Crisis are all times when Canadians thought that they were headed into another disaster. The fear of the Cold War and nuclear war that spread throughout Canada in the post-WWII era was massive, and it didn’t allow for much comfort or feeling of safety for