Canada and Peacekeeping

Checking wireless set in preparation for a night patrol in Korea, on 14 June 1952
Checking wireless set in preparation for a night patrol in Korea, on 14 June 1952. (PA-136788)
Following the Second World War, Canada was involved in military observer missions in the late 1940s, particularly during the Arab-Israeli and the India-Pakistan conflicts. From 1950 to 1953, Canada joined other UN nations to resist aggression during the Korean War. However, it wasn't until 1956 that the term peacekeeping entered the popular vocabulary, thanks to a Canadian.
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