During world war 1, the world saw a spark in the industrial revolution has weapons and artillery began to mass produce. With technology advancing rapidly, every country is trying to be the top which caused conflict. Germany and the triple alliance decided to invade neighbouring countries in Europe such as France, Belgium and etc. Canada played a key role in the success of the war as it produced artillery and food products for the western front. Most products were shipped off from Halifax. But unfortunately, on December 6, 1917, an explosion destroyed Halifax. The Mont Blanc Vessel was carrying 2.9 kilotons of explosives when it collided with a Belgian Relief ship in Halifax harbour (See image 1). The crew tried to extinguish the fire when the two ships collided but the flames reached the explosives before the crew did result that the explosion covered 325 acres of land and had an official death toll of 1963 people.…
Rex Murphy’s essay, “What We Are Fighting For,” strives to outline the reasons behind the Canadian governments’ continued deployment of troops to Afghanistan. Murphy reviews the initial reasoning for deploying troops overseas, then continues on to explain that simply disbanding the Taliban government is insufficient. He indicates that the UN led mission is also implementing peacekeeping measures, and Canadian troops, as Peacekeepers remained. Murphy outlines the ambitious peacekeeping goals and provides insight into civil liberties those of us from democratic nations, often take for granted. The author then delves into the intricacies and obstacles faced in attempting to install a democratic government in a country still under threat of Taliban…
It’s been a week since we arrived at camp in Québec, called Val Cartier. I won’t regret running off against your will; as soon as the call for war came, I felt a sense of fear mixed with excitement, adventure and patriotism, which I’m sure the feelings are mutual within the militia. We know little about the details of the upcoming war; we heard that a force called “Triple Alliance” is what we are up against. The Canadian Expeditionary Force, what they call our division, was supposed to support the Triple Entente, which included Britain, France, and Russia, in their war effort…
The First World War invoked feelings of pride in the hearts of the Canadian citizens for the nation as victories were gained on the battlefields by Canadian armies. The victory at Vimy Ridge is one of the battles that stirred within the hearts of Canadians’ a strong pride for their nation, because “for the first time, all four divisions of the Canadian Corps had attacked and triumphed together”. In the battle there were 10 602 casualties, but this did not stop the Canadian army from defeating the enemies and taking command over the whole crest of the Ridge. This victory was a major event that instilled within the hearts of Canadians a great pride for their nation who had taken command over the whole crest of the Ridge by defeated their enemies…
the HS agenda into a US-led security dialogue in which the Canadian state has lost its…
• It wasn’t necessary. Canada wasn't in any threat of danger, they had already sent many soldiers, and they needed men for their own country in preparations if they ever got attacked.…
The act of warfare has never been and will most likely never be celebrated and perceived as a beneficial act for humanity. In most instances throughout history, the act of war has represented loss of life, a loss to great for any wartime triumph to overcome. Despite the negative connotations that warfare implies, a nation which goes through a major war can often emerge positively transformed. The Second World War represents a colossal juncture in Canada’s history as a nation. The war propelled Canada into the latter part of the twentieth century and the beginning of the twenty-first century as one of the prodigious, western industrialized nations. From an economical standpoint, the Second World War ignited Canada’s ascension into a fully modern and mechanized country. Furthermore, the war changed the social landscape of Canada, fully transforming the roles of women and evolving the immigration policy, which eventually lead to Canada becoming one of the most culturally diverse and interracial nations by modern accounts.…
The research question in mind is one that evaluates the foreign policy within in Canada. In particular, the question should focus on the topics around humanitarian crisis, conflicts, international crises, and economic sanctions that are imposed on foreign states. These topics are the most interesting to me as choosing to study political science, or another relevant degree will vastly cover many of these areas. There are also specializations available that cover such topics. In addition, there are possibilities of aiming to become a candidate at a law school, potentially choosing to study or specialize in some of these areas. Furthermore, this topic is the interesting as seeing how Canada interacts with perpetual rising issues, and how they…
The bloody Vietnam War of the 1950’s was fought by the brave American troops with the help of the Canadian citizens. Though, sources claim that Canada had a limited amount of contribution in the war, facts state otherwise. The Vietnam War took place during the Cold War era where a military conflict had occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from November 1 1955 to April 30 1975. Canada became officially involved in the Vietnam conflict in 1954, as part of the International Commission for Supervision and Control in Vietnam. However, Canada did not post troops to Vietnam until 1973, in which Canadian troops remained under the United Nations banner to enforce the Paris Peace Accords. The War had persisted for more than nineteen years, five months, four weeks and one day. During the Cold War era, Canada remained associated with the main stream western powers. Many Canadians who truly wanted to fight in the War had served along the U.S Military. Canadians serving with the United States had occurred as far back as the Civil War. In addition, Canada was part of many organizations such as “N.A.T.O” (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) which guaranteed Canada would not partake in the Vietnam War. Even though people around the world contemplate that Canada had no contribution in the Vietnam War, various facts state that Canadians did have excessive amount of involvement towards the Vietnam War that was never taken into consideration. Throughout this essay, the reader will be able to grasp a general understanding of the ways in which the Canadians had part in The Vietnam War, regardless of what bias sources claim. To start with, Canada sent more than thirty thousand troops into the Vietnam War with the Americans – these troops volunteered and died there. Canadians had also sent plenty amounts of supplies…
The Canadian military as peacekeepers is a very prominent notion of the majority of Canadians. It is what distinguishes Canada most strongly from the United States, and what has become an important aspect of their foreign policy. Peacekeeping, since the conclusion of the Cold War, however, is a myth. This essay will explore the history of peacekeeping, its use as a tool during the Cold War, and Canada's very prominent role in its development and use. Peacekeeping, in the traditional sense of the word, ended in the 1980s.…
Canada is a Peacekeeper because basically Canada has helped and supported through multiple terrorist attacks, Canada being apart of the United Nations plus NATO shows that Canada can be a Peacekeeper. Canada has been in the United Nations group since 1945, and still continues in the United Nations group today.(NATO 2013) To show Canada is a peacekeeper an example is the Bosnian conflict, Rwanda, Suez Crisis and the Israel-Palestine conflict and how they had a big help and support during these multiple conflicts. Canada supports multiple nations with support for multiple things for example, war, peacekeeping missions, (etc). Canada serves as a peacekeeper and as a warrior depending on the conflict that lies ahead of them.…
If two individuals you care for are fighting what would you do, would pick a side and lose the love of one for the other? Or would you bring them together until the oppositions can find a common ground and make up? These are the types of questions Canada has faced and will face within coming years and centuries, but which benefits everyone in the long run? Peacekeeping or peacemaking? Tranquillity or aggression? In the long run it's clear to see peacemaking has little to no effect, that is beneficial for both sides, it actually appears to make more conflict than resolve causing individuals from the losing country to be resentful. Where as peacekeeping is when both parties come together and form a consensus. Peacekeeping allows for countries…
The Rwanda genocide has been known as one of humanity’s biggest failure in terms of scale of casualties and course of action taken by developed nations. An estimate of about 800,000 – 1,000,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus’ were killed by Hutu extremists. This resulted in the exodus of 2,000,000 Tutsis’ from Rwanda to countries surrounding the nation, this event was known as the Great Lake refugee crisis. What was Canada’s role in combating the Rwanda genocide? Canada took the role as the leader of the attempted prevention of the genocide that took place in Rwanda. The nation was the driving force in the United Nations. Although these efforts could not prevent the devastation of the conflict, it signified Canada’s relentless efforts in Rwanda…
First, one of the best points that East Timor should admitted to ASEAN is its geography. East Timor is located on the southernmost edge of the Indonesian archipelago, northwest of Australia. As it is placed in Southeast Asia, it satisfies to the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) and ASEAN Charter. In the Declaration, it clearly states that the ASEAN is open for participation to all States in the Southeast Asian Region subscribing to the aforementioned aims, principles and purposes.…
Timor Leste / East Timor - Terrain: coastal mountains and mountain-forests challenging topographical conditions. It also has a coastline of 873km and 2 coast.…