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-Igor Gouzenko
-Igor Gouzenko
The Gouzenko Affair, 1945
-Igor Gouzenko was a Russian spy who tried to defect to Canada in Sept 1945
-He tried to convince the RCMP that the spy ring was operating
-When Canadian agents broke into his house they finally listened and uncovered 18 people 8 of whom were found guilty of spying
-Trying to find out atomic bomb secrets
-Espionage is an integral part of the Cold War
-He tried to convince the RCMP that the spy ring was operating
-When Canadian agents broke into his house they finally listened and uncovered 18 people 8 of whom were found guilty of spying
-Trying to find out atomic bomb secrets
-Espionage is an integral part of the Cold War
The Red Scare
-The Gouzenko Affair sparked off a period of paranoia in Canada
-The RCMP carried out secret and illegal searched of people and their property
-Potential Immigrants were denied entry to Canada
-In USA many politicians and entertains had their careers ruined by being accused of being a spy.
-The RCMP carried out secret and illegal searched of people and their property
-Potential Immigrants were denied entry to Canada
-In USA many politicians and entertains had their careers ruined by being accused of being a spy.
Summary
Gouzenko was a Russian spy and becasue he wanted to be Canadian, he ratted out Russian spies. And this leads people paranoid of spies.