Canada Informative Speech

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Greetings, Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King,

I am from the future, believe or not, and I have time travelled back to this time to inform you of the events, the international affairs, and organizations you are about to face and become a part of. I am here to tell you what Canada’s role in these affairs and organizations should be. That is, Canada should be more involved and prioritize its commitment to the United Nations and only involve with the US if necessary and if Canada benefits from it.

Canada after the second world war will enter this period full of challenges and critical decision making on behalf of its international involvement. Conflicts between the Soviet Union and the United States will occur due to their ideological …show more content…

So to begin with, Canada should be more committed to the UN and peacekeeping organizations in order to provide peace in the world and solve conflicts that arise. Events like the Suez Crisis, Korean War, and Gulf War, showed that Canada was successful at making peace and resolving conflicts. The Suez Crisis in 1956 was the attack of britain, france, and israel on egypt, because the egyptian president seized the Suez canal (which is a vital trade route) from britain and france. Lester Pearson suggest the creation of a United Nations Emergency Force that kept combatants apart until a settlement was worked out. Battle forces were withdrawn as a result of this and Pearson won the Nobel peace prize. Because of this, he was able to create peace. Moreover, in the korean war in 1950, a UN force made up of 32 countries led by american forces were sent to fight after north korea (which became communist) invaded south korea (the democratic side). Over 26 thousand canadians served in the UN action in korea and this event ended with the agreement to an armistice for both sides even though both sides remained divided. Canada helped with the UN action and was able to stop the fight between north korea and south korea. Furthermore, in August 1990

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