Suez Canal

How Joining the United Nations affected Canada Since its inception in 1945, closely following the catastrophic second world war, the UN has been making the world a better place, in general. Few countries contributed as much and were shaped by the UN as much as Canada. From peacekeeping missions to national identity, Canada has taken advantage of the possibilities the UN has provided and continues to revel in the benefits. In this essay, I will focus on Canada’s contributions to the UN’s…

Korean War-In 1950 North Korean forces invaded the south. Stalin was hoping with soviet support that he would have his aims elsewhere. This attack caught the attention of President Truman and acting on the behalf of the United Nations sent American forces to fight them. Within a few months the UN Forces had advanced north of the 38th parallel and it looked like the North Korean regime would be overthrown. When the fighting approached the Yalu River China intervened and drove back the UN. Vietnam…

Pearson is remembered by all the great things he has done for Canada, resolving the Suez Canal Crisis being one. Prime Minster Pearson wanted peace and he believed so did Canada, Pearson had stated “…the most important international decision of all – which may one day have to be made – whether to maintain the universality of our international…

Half of the 18,000 workers who operate and service the Suez Canal have been on strike. They are employed in maritime services by seven subsidiary companies of the Suez Canal Authority in Suez, Isma‘iliyya, and Port Said. In contrast, those employed directly by the canal authority have always received higher wages and better benefits. Until last year the minimum monthly wage was about US$ 25. The government raised…

were defeated by the Mameluke army led by Muhammed Ali. The British withdrew from Egypt and did not return until 1882. In 1869, the French government funded the building of the Suez Canal, which connected the Red Sea to the Mediterranean. After the completion of the Suez Canal, the British’s interest in Egypt swelled. The canal would cut the travel times between India and Britain drastically (Luscombe). Britain had other ports in the East Asia Sea such as Singapore. After Sir Thomas Stamford…

After the Suez Canal opened the Coton de Reunion was no longer popular and eventually became extinct as a breed. Tahltan Bear Dog Sketch2 Pharaoh Hound 727 The Extinct Tahltan Bear Dog Canada was at one time the home of the now extinct Tahltan Bear Dog. They were…

Gamal Abdel Nasser was a monumental leader in modern Egyptian history. He was born on January 15th, 1918 in Bakos, Egypt. During Abdel Nasser’s childhood, Egypt was a monarchy which was controlled by the British, during the age of imperialism in Africa. Abdel Nasser group up with his uncle in Cairo, the capital of Egypt. Cairo is also where Abdel Nasser received his primary and secondary schooling. While not much has been made public about Abdel Nasser’s childhood, one major aspect of his early…

and Central West Africa, and for the most part this was what was done, where there was several sections where the Germans conquered additional territory on the map created by my class. Italy was also able to take control of North Africa (by the Suez Canal) as it initially intended to, but left a tiny part out of the land encompassing the Indian Ocean by the North. Finally, Spain had done most of its job, colonizing small sections of Northwest Africa, as well as the coastline North of the…

many different views. Ataturk and Mosaddeq were both modern reformers and stridently anti-communist. All three were nationalists. All three nationalized industries within their respective countries. Nasser is knowing for his nationalization of the Suez Canal while Mosaddeq is remembered for nationalizing the oil industry. Ataturk created a national rail system and nationalized the tobacco industry. All three tried to minimalize foreign interference in their respective countries, in most cases by…

resources, confusing foreign policy decisions were made that often contradicted previous United States policies and American values. This was evident during the ousting of democratically elected Mohammed Mossadegh in Iran, the threat of communism in the Suez Canal Crisis and the secret deals made in the…