(Today): Peace keeping vs. Peace making

(Tomorrow): Canada becomes a middle power

Opening activity– Graffiti

Review of Homework

Peace keeping vs. Peace making

Trying to solve a historical crisis activity

Crisis solution evaluation.

Today’s Objectives

Instructions:

Discuss the word “Peace” with your partner.

What are good things or bad things for peace?

Once you have finished discussing, send one person to the front to draw or write something related to “peace”.

Opening Activity

United Nations: similar to the former League of Nations;

an organization of member countries which promotes collective security

Economic sanctions: trade penalties imposed on countries which break U.N. rules, or show aggression

Condemn: to publicly say an action is wrong, or illegal

Peacekeeping: to keep peace after a conflict or war has ended

Peacemaking: to end a conflict, to stop aggression

Key Terms

Class Definition:Work with your partner to find examples of…

Cold War Hot War

Compare your solution with your partner pick one

and be prepared to share it!

Pros / Cons?

Homework Review

The Suez Canal Crisis might

have started WWII!

“Send UN peace keepers to get in the way and prevent both sides from attacking each other”

How did it turn out? It worked!

Suez Canal Crisis

Peace keeping vs. Peace making

Peace keeping

Soldiers get in the way of fighting. (Barrier)

Soldiers do not use any violence!

Objective is to keep peace!

Peace making

Using a third party to achieve peace!

May include violence!

both sides sit down and discuss. “Forcing a peace”

#1-5 and move to group

Rwanda, Korea, Somalia, Bosnia, Vietnam Crisis situations

Goal: Try and come up with a solution to your crisis!

Also, decide if your solution will work! Explain your answer.

Everyone must participate in the group discussion:

Pick one person to read the current situation

Pick two people to read the solution

Pick one person to share if your group’s solution will work!

Pick one person to be the scribe (write the answers down)

Crisis - Group Activity:

What happened?

All sides agreed on a ceasefire (Draw)

Canadian Involvement:

- Canadian soldiers fought in the war.

- Lester B. Pearson (as a diplomat in the UN) urged everyone to agree to a ceasefire

Korean War (1950s)

What happened?

Ultimately, the UN Mission failed

Canadian involvement:

- Airborne Regiment

murdered a teenage boy

- The Airborne Regiment was

disbanded in 1995, reputation of

Canadian military hurt.

(Famine) Somalia (1992)

What happened?

Short Term Failure. Long Term Success

Canadian Involvement:

- Soldiers and airplanes were sent

to Bosnia

Some people at home began to

question the role NATO should

have on issues within another country.

(Civil War) Bosnia (1992)

What happened?

Failure! Massive Genocide! Many

people blamed the UN for not

doing anything!

Canadian Involvement:

Canadian General Romeo Dallaire requests a large multi-national force to stop genocide!

(Genocide) Rwanda (1994)

What happened?

American failure, they removed

their forces and South Vietnam fell to

the Communist North.

Canadian Involvement:

Canada was against the Vietnam War. No Canadian soldiers were sent. The war caused more problems between the American and Canadian governments.

(Hot War) Vietnam War

Canada gets more involved with International

negotiations and peace talks!

It becomes a “Middle Power” by starting to have more influence on the world stage!

Canada becomes a Middle Power

Today: Modern Conflicts

Tomorrow: Growth as a Middle Power!

*Remember* Your homework is to finish the worksheet!