U5A5 Worksheet 1: Canadian involvement around the world: What makes me proud?

NAME: Fathia

PART A: CRITERIA __________________/5 Thinking/Inquiry MARKS

SITUATION/CONFLICT CAUSES CONSEQUENCES ARE YOUR PROUD OF

Gulf War, 1991 Saddam Hussein the Iraqi dictator ordered Canada’s military support of the United States-led I am proud of Canada’s role because
forces set to defeat Hussein. Maclean’s magazine Canadians remained in Kuwait
the attack on Kuwait, an oil-rich nation, in
reported a number of analysts raised concerns
1990. The UN & the US, as a leader set up a acting as peacekeepers in the region
about Canada’s role in the Arab world & image in
until the 2nd Gulf War in 2003. Also,
multinational force. The force attacked Iraq March 1991. Some Canadians started to think
that economic sanctions should be employed the Un military help support Kuwait
for 6 weeks until Iraq withdrew. Canadian from not getting attacked by Iraq
instead & that Canada was abandoning its
fighter jets also targeted and attacked
traditional role as peacekeepers
ground targets.

Balkans (Croatia, Bosnia- When Yugoslavia began to crumble, ethnic The Canadians were forced into a UN peacekeepers could not protect
Herzegovina, Macedonia, and and religiously different groups erupted into war-fighting role when the Croatians the civilian population as ethnic
Kosovo), 1992-95 violence. opened fire. They had to use deadly force violence raged on. They were then
against the Croatians. They were then tasked with the devastating but
United Nations Protection Force from
tasked with the devastating but necessary necessary job of sweeping the area
Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry for signs of ethnic cleansing.
job of sweeping the area for signs of ethnic
was tasked with implementing a ceasefire cleansing.
between Croatian troops and Serbian forces

Rwanda, 1993-96 Rwanda’s population consisted of two Hutus began to massacre hundreds of I’m not proud of Canada because
tribes: the Hutus and the Tutsis. In 1960, the thousands of their enemies, effectively Canada played a leading role to
Hutu majority rose up and forced the Tutsi carrying out a genocide. soldiers witnessed contain the violence until 1996
human brutality of the most horrific kind when the situation turned into a
king and hundreds of thousands of Tutsis to
and have since suffered from a serious nightmare as Hutus began to
flee the country. massacre & effectively carrying out
emotional disorder called PTSD
a genocide.

Haiti, 1993-97, 2004 Haiti was under the control for man-years Canadian Armed Forces returned again in I’m proud of Canada because the
of a dictatorial regime, which ended a 2004 after another military coup to Canadian Armed Forces help set up a
military coup forced the new president into stabilize the country and left in 2007. stable democratic government. They
helped to train Haitian police forces to
exile In 1993, the UN Security Council
maintain security, rebuilt bridges,
imposed an oil and arms embargo
schools, and water supply systems,
against Haiti in an effort to force the operated medical clinics, and delivered
military dictatorship to step down. humanitarian aid. Even though they
Canadian warships monitored the withdrew in 1997
waters to enforce the embargo

Somalia, 1992-95 In the 1990s, civil war, and famine took over Hundreds of thousands died. Local warlords I’m proud that Canada did what it could
Somalia. Challenging for peace support took control. An incident involving the by helping by escorted famine relief
personnel was Somalia Canadian Airborne Regiment and the death convoys, participating in the removal of
of a young Somali intruder in the Canadian landmines, and collecting or destroying
 camp made headlines around the world. thousands of confiscated weapons,
UN peace support mission withdrew despite the near 50 degree celsius heat
without establishing peace in Somalia and fears of malaria and yellow fever

Afghanistan, the Sept. 11 attacks, the Taliban regime Canadians joined American and I’m proud of Canada because
2002-2011 Canadians dug wells, rebuilt schools, and
of Afghanistan had controlled the British troops already fighting to
distributed medical and relief supplies,
country since the 1980s, severely topple the Taliban regime, both as part of their official mission and
limiting civil rights and supporting eliminate terrorist operations and on a volunteer basis. Canada ended their
international terrorist groups like establish the basis for lasting mission in March 2014. More than
40,000 Canadian Armed Forces members
al-Qaeda peace. The number of troops grew
served in the Afghanistan and 158 died,
to over 2,000. This was the most including Canada’s first female combat
dangerous mission and soldiers casualty, Captain Nicola Goddard.
were often the targets of attacks More than 40,000 Canadian Armed
and roadside bombs. Forces members served in the
Afghanistan and 158 died, including
Canada’s first female combat
casualty, Captain Nicola Goddard.

PART C: CONSOLIDATION - ______________/15 Communication MARKS

Select ONE of the conflicts/humanitarian crises from this activity that makes you most/least proud of Canada’s
involvement to conduct further research into the consequences and effects of Canada’s response to the conflict/crisis.

Rwanda
Consider:

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How does it fit into your criteria? Explain your choice in a paragraph response below.

I am least proud of Canada for not doing more, to save more & prevent citizens of Rwanda from genocide. The
UN’s failure to protect Rwandans was by far one of the greatest failures in history. More than half a million of the
Tutsi population was wiped out within 100 days. Many people were slaughtered, especially children. Soldiers
witnessed the horrific events that emotionally & mentally scar them for life. Churches altars became the main
places of execution. Reconciliation & forgiveness is a major challenge that will remain for a long time.