The Gouzenko Affair and Red Scare, 1945
*A Russian spy Igor Gouzenko who liked Canada tried to defect in sept. 1945
*He tried to convince the RCMP that a spy ring was operating
*When CSIS agents broke into his house they finally listened and uncovered 18 people which 8 were found guilty of spying
*Trying to find atomic bomb secrets
*Espionage would be an integral part of the Cold War
*By 1949 the USSR gets their atomic bomb
*Red scare
*Sparked paranoia in Canada
*The RCMP carried out secret and illegal searches of people and property
*Potential Immigrants were denied entry into Canada
*USA many politicians and entertainers had careers ruined just for being accused
*He tried to convince the RCMP that a spy ring was operating
*When CSIS agents broke into his house they finally listened and uncovered 18 people which 8 were found guilty of spying
*Trying to find atomic bomb secrets
*Espionage would be an integral part of the Cold War
*By 1949 the USSR gets their atomic bomb
*Red scare
*Sparked paranoia in Canada
*The RCMP carried out secret and illegal searches of people and property
*Potential Immigrants were denied entry into Canada
*USA many politicians and entertainers had careers ruined just for being accused
Summary
The Gouzenko affair would start a nation wide spread of pandemonium. People turning against each other in fear of russian espionage, many people losing jobs or high careers out of this fear as well. However the espionage would work out for the russians in the end because they would get their nuclear secrets.