Canada's Role in Peacekeeping Review

Canada's Role in Peacekeeping Review

Topic: Post-Cold War Military Interventions & Changing Peace Operations (1990s)

Test your understanding of Canada's evolving peacekeeping role and controversial military missions in the post-Cold War world.

Part I: Multiple Choice Questions

Choose the best answer for each question.

1. Iraq invaded Kuwait in which month and year?

2. Canadian Lieutenant General Romeo Dallaire commanded UN peacekeepers in:

3. Approximately how many people were murdered in the Rwandan genocide?

4. The Canadian Airborne Regiment was disbanded in which year?

5. Which leader controlled Yugoslavia until his death in 1980?

Part II: True or False

Determine whether each statement is true or false.

6. No Canadian soldiers were killed or injured in the Persian Gulf War.

7. President George H.W. Bush proclaimed a "new world order" after the Gulf War victory.

8. The UN and United States responded enthusiastically to Romeo Dallaire's plan to stop the Rwandan genocide.

9. NATO bombed Yugoslav forces without UN authorization in 1999.

10. Tutsis held economic and political dominance in Rwanda before the 1994 genocide.

Part III: Matching Military Concepts

Match each military concept with its correct definition. Click on items to select them.

11. Match the military concepts with their definitions:

Concepts:

Peacekeeping
Peacemaking
Genocide
Economic Sanctions

Definitions:

Keeping warring parties apart with their consent
Using military force to create lasting peace
Systematic murder of an ethnic or religious group
Economic pressure to change government behavior

Part IV: Critical Thinking Questions

Answer the following questions in 4-6 sentences each. Analyze Canada's changing military role and the ethical dilemmas involved.

12. Analyze how Canada's military role changed from traditional peacekeeping to more aggressive interventions. What factors drove this transformation in the post-Cold War era?

13. Evaluate Romeo Dallaire's experience in Rwanda and the international community's failure to prevent genocide. What does this reveal about the limitations of peacekeeping?

14. Assess the impact of the Somalia Affair on Canada's international reputation and military culture. How did this scandal change perceptions of Canadian peacekeeping?

15. Analyze the controversy surrounding NATO's bombing of Yugoslavia/Kosovo. Was this humanitarian intervention justified, or did it violate principles of national sovereignty?