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United Nations
*Replaced the League of Nations at end of World War II
*Meant to;
**Keep peace between countries
**Solve problems between nations
**Maintain their security
*Currently 193 countries involved
*Started with 50 countries
*Has 6 branches, including; the General Assembly, Security Council, Trusteeship council, and Secretariat.
*Canada has been involved in multiple situations as a peace-keeper -
North Atlantic Treaty; NATO
*Signed in Washington
*Known as NATO, as well as the Washington Treaty
*Purpose was to give a guard against the Soviet Union
*Short; made up of 14 articles
*Canada's role in NATO was to keep it flexible, strong, and modern, in case of problems coming up later
*First peace military alliance that Canada has been a part of -
The Korean War
*Started by an invasion of South Korea by North Korea
*Significant because it was one of the first military events in the cold war
*China took the side of North Korea
*United States supported South Korea
*Canada sent troops and military to assist South Korea in the war
*Nearly, at least, 3 million people were killed -
Canada's First Subway
*Built in Toronto
*Provided hope for many people
*Easier transportation
*Mobilization
*Big step for Canada
*Many people travel by Subway or train everyday -
The Vietnam War
*More than 3 million people died
*Between the US & South Vietnam vs North Vietnam and south allies
*Lasted 20 years
*Canada's role in this battle was a peacemaker
*Canada was neutral and innocent
**They secretly supported the side of the United States
**They welcomed refugees
**Were part of negotiations during the war -
The SUEZ Crisis
*SUEZ crisis nicknames; the Sinai War, and the Kadesh Operation
*Israel invaded Europe
**This action put up a threat of United States and Great Britain dividing
*Had big impact on multiple countries, including Canada
*Changed perspectives of how the attack was looked at, and caused Canada to get involved in peace resolutions between countries, after the crisis -
Cuban Missile Crisis
*Nicknames, including; the Missile scare, and the October crisis
*Lasted 14 days
*Battle between the Soviet Union and the US
*Soviet Union was keeping missiles in Cuba, and this was a danger for the US and Canada
*Put the two sides near a nuclear war
*Strained the relationship between Canada and the United States -
End of the Cold War
*Cold war had a lot of effects on different locations, groups and governments
*Russia's economy = low
*A lot of social and economic depression due to the nuclear weapons stock
*Risks for danger increased
*Canada donated troops throughout the war
*Overall, Canada was impacted and a great part of the Cold War
**They took in refugees, worked with the United Nations, negotiated with counties, and much more
*Significant because it marked the end of a big war -
Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima
*United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima
*Three days later another bomb was dropped on Nagasaki
*President Truman was the person who ordered the bombs to be dropped
*Significant because it ended WWII on Japan's side
*Bombs were dropped with the intent of saving future lives, however in order to save them many lives were taken
*Canada supplied uranium that was used in the atomic bombs
**This made Canada a big contributor to the bombing
