Canada is a country that was shaped around the global affair during the cold war. In many ways, Canada has done what it has done by participating or not doing it as well as it has in international affairs. During this Cold War era, Canada would make decisions based on its policies that would shape its future. At the start of the Cold War, Canada participated in many operations and organizations to further aid and protect itself. After World War II, Korea was divided, with the communist North controlled by the USSR and the United States supporting the government of Syngmaan Rhee, a dictator. North Korea wanted to unite all of Korea under one banner, so it invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950. Due to this invasion, the UN acted quickly without Russian veto and sent a combat force Led by America, 26,500 Canadians serve in the country. war with 1000 injured and 400 killed. After the war, Korea had to sign an armistice. Also siding with Canada against the communist USSR, Canada joined NORAD with the United States to coordinate the air defense of North America. Canada also joined NATO in 1949 through the Berlin Elevator along with other democratic countries including the United States, the United Kingdom and France. The goal of NATO was to have an alliance against the USSR with a policy of collective defense (attack on one is attack on all). In 1990-1991, Iraq invaded Kuwait to seize the oil fields. The UN then gave them a deadline to leave; when they did not, the United States led the attack in 1991. Canada also joined the war by sending a squadron of CF-18 bombers, navy ships, and troops; it was called Operation Desert Storm. The Iraqi army was defeated in 4 days and Kuwait remained a free country. However, upon leaving Saddam Hussein he ordered the army to destroy the oil fields, bringing smoke and...... middle of paper ...... attacked them, Bosnia was the worst combat zone from Korea for the Canadians. The Cold War pitted the democratic West against the communist East (United States versus USSR) and Canada was in the middle of this war, but still against communism. Our Prime Minister at the time, Trudeau, asked Canada to play the role of mediator between the two powers. Many times, when they were accusing each other, Canada came in and repaired all relations. With this, many countries in Asia and Africa withdrew, and Trudeau wanted to bridge their gap and provide them with aid, as well as limit nuclear weaponry, which created CIDA (Canadian Agency international development). has left her mark on the world and the decisions she has made will affect it in time to come. Decisions like those that led to Canada taking or not taking part in Canada's position in world affairs, in all its aspects..