Canada – United States relations

In the Cold War Canada played a important role as a middle power. Canada also played a big role in peacekeeping with the United Nations during the time of the Cold War. Canada also brought new technologies to the Untied States at the time of the Cold War. These are the roles Canada played in the Cold War. The Cold War was ironically not really a war due to no fighting even though both sides were extremely close to, but more of a political and military tension. The Cold War was mainly fought…

To begin with, it is important to examine the Soviet – Canadian relations period. According to Petryshyn , 1974, during 1920 – 1930, Canada conducted a partially independent foreign policy in the context of the British Empire. Canadian political parties kept aside the involvement into European relations that could make Canada bear the number of international liabilities. In the meantime, being an emerging country, Canada needed trade partners, including the USSR. Gorodetsky (1994) claimed that…

In 1942, fifteen thousand American soldiers and civilian laborers poured into Alberta, British Columbia, and the Yukon to construct a highway stretching from mainland United States to Alaska overcoming obstacles of climate, terrain, and manpower shortages (see Figure 1). The construction of the Alaska Highway serves an illustrative episode where Canadian and American interest in northern development and continental defense became intertwined. There has been a tendency in the historiography to…

Gotlieb see’s Canada’s greatest strength as it’s friendship with the global powerhouse down south, the United States. Also, our close ties with Europe, and our great diplomats and lawyers. Gotlieb saw our relationship with the U.S. as a privilege. In Gotlieb’s essay, “Canadian Foreign Policy in the 21st Century”, he believed that Canada’s ability to effect international events through its influence of the U.S. foreign policy is far more effective than any other course of action that we try. He…

The United States and Cuba have had a history marred by conflicts, but is this justification for the U.S to isolate Cuba? The Cuban embargo was designed to destroy Cuba’s post-revolutionary government, yet the Castro regime is still in power and both the American and Cuban governments have been damaged; therefore, Congress should lift the Cuban embargo. The United States and Cuba were once strong trade partners who relied on one another. By the late 1800s, the United States was purchasing…

America as a Country and had lasting effects on their culture. It also affected Native culture in a big way, stopping them from forming a unified government and stopping the expansion of Britain and the United Sates. The impact on border relations is still present to this day as Canada and the United States of America share the longest demilitarized border in the world (War of 1812). The effect that the War of 1812 had on Canadian nationalism and identity was substantial. With people in the…

now in the comedic world and the rate that it happens seems to be growing. The joke “It’s easy to forget about Canada, all tucked away down there”, first off, is not very funny, it also is not even close to being a correct statement. In this essay Canada will be spoken about for its’ importance to the United States and also why it is so important for Americans to be in tune with Canada and its’ world affairs. After only doing a quick Google search, it was easy to find that this joke came from…

Canada Cultural Assessment Canada is one of the largest countries in the world and contains a population of more than 35 million people. The Atlantic, Pacific, and Artic Ocean meet three of the country’s borders. The fourth being the United States of America. The United States borders Canada on its Alaskan border in the northwestern region of the country and the southern border along the continental United States. Canada has an economic standing that is strongly influenced by its shared…

As the world embarks in an era of advancement in international communications, it surely opens up gateways to the formation of international relations. International communications has in other words, led to the establishment of beneficial trade links in hopes to strengthen either country's economy. The Trans-Pacific Partnership otherwise known as the TPP, is primarily an agreement made by several countries in order to allow a free trade of capital, goods and services. It permits them to flow…

general, Canada is arguably one of the most peaceful nations in the world compared to other nations such as United States of America, United Kingdom, and other parts of the world. Canada has many roles when it comes to conflicts. For example, taking care of the conflicts, helping its allies, and getting involved in political acts. Also, Canada takes a lot of responsibilities when it comes to being part of big organisations. For example, the United Nations, NATO, and NORAD. But, how does Canada…