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Canada joins the United Nations
Canada joined the United Nations; a group of 50 countries whose goals were to prevent wars, keep peace between/in countries, encourage cooperation between nations, defend human rights, improve the standards of living all over the world, and promote equality. -
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U.N. countries sign the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, whichCanadian John Humphrey had an important role in writing.
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NATO – the North Atlantic Treaty Organization – is created as a militarydefence alliance because of fears created by the Cold War with Russiaand its allies. NATO includes Canada, the U.S., Britain, and countries ofnorthwestern Europe.
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Canada sends troops to the Korean War in a United Nations-supportedmilitary action.
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Canada creates the Canadian International Development Agency to supportinternational cooperation with countries of the world.
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Canada signs the Automobile Pact with the U.S. This is the beginning offree trade between the two countries.
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Canada recognizes Communist China
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Canada establishes protected fishing zones up to 200 miles from itscoasts.
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U.S., Canada, and Mexico sign the North American Free Trade Agreement(NAFTA).
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Canada signs the Kyoto Accord, an international agreement to reducegreenhouse gas emissions in order to control climate change.
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Canada devotes considerable resources – human and financial – toSoutheast Asia following a devastating tsunami.
A reconstruction team is sent to Kandahar, Afghanistan to assist the
newly elected Afghanistan government.
Canada creates a special advisory team to coordinate Canada’s efforts to
resolve the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, Sudan.
