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Suez Canal
A man made water way that connects the Red Sea and gulf of Suez to the mediteranian sea -
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Canadian Military History
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Cyprus
Greece wanted the island so they attacked. The Greeks did this with the help of Turkey. The UN placed troops to defend it with only 3 Canadian deaths.
- Canada's longest lasting over-seas commitment
-More than 25,000 Canadians sent
- A small island just over 8,000 km -
Cambodia War
Canada went to help a Civil war that went on in Cambodia. Canada stayed there from 1954-2000 to help rebuild.
- A lot of poverty
- 14 million people in Cambodia -
Gulf War
Iraq invaded Kuwait for money they owed so America led a attack to push them back into Iraq
- 147 allied troops died
- Iraq troops set fire to 500 oil wells before leaving -
Yogoslavia
Yogoslavia had a civil war so the UN sent troops to help
- 140,000 people died
- All battles were complex -
Afganistan Terrorists
Canadian troops sent to keep peace and remove terrorists
- 158 canadian troops died
- Taliban leader killed -
Haiti Earthquake
An earthquake hit haiti in 2010 causing a devastation to millions
- 8 million people live in haiti
- english and french speaking
- more than 750 Canadian troops sent
