Planning for Peace: Canada's International Role Review

Planning for Peace: Canada's International Role

UN, Korean War, Suez Crisis, Peacekeeping & International Organizations

🎯 Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many countries signed the United Nations charter in October 1945?

47 countries

51 countries

55 countries

60 countries

2. How many Canadian soldiers died in the Korean War?

416

516

616

716

3. When was the Suez Canal originally opened?

1859

1869

1879

1889

4. How long did the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) remain stationed on the Israel-Egypt border?

Until 1965

Until 1967

Until 1970

Until 1972

5. When was the Colombo Plan established to provide aid to less-developed countries?

1948

1950

1952

1954

✅ True or False Questions

6. By 1955, the Soviet Union had used its UN Security Council veto power 78 times, with 75 of those vetoes blocking resolutions.

True

False

7. The Korean War officially ended with a peace treaty signed in 1953.

True

False

8. Most Canadian aid under the Colombo Plan went to African countries.

True

False

🔗 Matching Exercise

Match the international figures/organizations with their roles or achievements:

Figures/Organizations

John Humphrey

Lester Pearson

Gamal Abdel Nasser

General Douglas MacArthur

Roles/Achievements

Canadian author of Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Proposed UN peacekeeping force for Suez Crisis, won Nobel Peace Prize

Egyptian president who nationalized the Suez Canal in 1956

American general who led UN forces in Korean War

💭 Critical Thinking Questions

9. Analyze Canada's role in the formation and early operation of the United Nations. How did the Security Council veto power limit the UN's effectiveness?

Planning for Peace: Canada's International Role

🎯 Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many countries signed the United Nations charter in October 1945?

2. How many Canadian soldiers died in the Korean War?

3. When was the Suez Canal originally opened?

4. How long did the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) remain stationed on the Israel-Egypt border?

5. When was the Colombo Plan established to provide aid to less-developed countries?

✅ True or False Questions

6. By 1955, the Soviet Union had used its UN Security Council veto power 78 times, with 75 of those vetoes blocking resolutions.

7. The Korean War officially ended with a peace treaty signed in 1953.

8. Most Canadian aid under the Colombo Plan went to African countries.

🔗 Matching Exercise

Figures/Organizations

Roles/Achievements

💭 Critical Thinking Questions

9. Analyze Canada's role in the formation and early operation of the United Nations. How did the Security Council veto power limit the UN's effectiveness?

10. Evaluate Canada's involvement in the Korean War. Was this conflict worth the human and financial costs to Canada?

11. Assess the significance of Lester Pearson's peacekeeping solution to the Suez Crisis. How did this establish Canada's international reputation?

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