Unfortunately, this was a harsh reality for many soldiers in World War Two, more specifically the prisoners of war in Japan. ... Conversely, the treatment of prisoners of war in North America was much more humane, more specifically in Canada. Abiding by the Geneva Convention, any prisoners of war that were held in Canada were expected to be treaty with dignity and respect. ... The Canadian government even paid $12 million in remuneration to apologize for any injustices that occurred in Canadian camps. ... Canada looked after its prisoners of war and treated them in a civilized manner, so why d...

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Canadian law has never used either "discovery" or "terra nullius." ... Yet for decades the Government of Canada referred to the Syliboy decision as defining the status of treaties in Canadian law. ... The Canadian legal system, in the years after World War II, recognized no Indian rights as such. ... If Canadian law had given Indians rights, Indians had rights. ... In 1982 section 35 was added to the Constitution of Canada: (1) The existing aboriginal and treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada are hereby recognized and affirmed. (2) In this Act, "aboriginal peoples o...

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It is a common belief, after WWII that when a country goes to war it's economy will receive a boost as a result of the war effort. ... We have already seen an extreme rise in gas and oil prices as a result of the war with Iraq right here in Canada, many people are barely surviving in order to pay the ridiculous bills. ... /Iraq war hunger and disease are threatening the lives of millions of Iraqi people. ... War is absolute genocide. The aftermath of war is often the hardest for a war torn country to deal with. ...

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In an attempt to prevent another world war, the United Nations was formed in 1945. ... As events of the Cold War evolved, bringing the world close to nuclear war, the shortcomings of the United Nations became of greater concern to the world community. ... As the Second World War ended, the Cold War began. ... One reason tensions existed between the Soviet Union and the United States was that the East, the Soviet Union principally, was communist, and the West (Canada, the United States, Britain, and their allies) was capitalist "two opposing economic systems seeking global dominance. .....

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That money, which has been as high as $30 million in some cases, has helped to finance the war in Somalia, according to some reports. ... In the meantime, Canada is now escorting WFP deliveries, but that will end later this year, and there are no plans to replace their escort at that time. ...

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One cannot help but feel fortunate to live in a country such as Canada; its richness and prosperity go relatively unequaled in the world. Canadians, to an extent, have lived a life of sheltered ignorance when compared to the lives experienced by those in other nations. ... "After World War I, the League of Nations was formed, and after World War II, the United Nations. ... This makes it a bargain by many standards; the deficit in Canada's annual budget is about six times as much."" This shows that Canada, being only a "middle-power- in the world, spends more than the United Nations, whic...

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When it comes to humanitarian law, the United States War on Terror" has done as much, if not more, against these international laws than the terrorists! ... It's a fact that since the Gulf war in the early 1990s, over $60,000,000,000 dollars worth of arms and ammunition have been sent by the United States to the Middle-East and central Asia. ... At the Pentagon, President Bush pledged to "renew our commitment to win the war that began here" Well isnt that just dandy! ... What about when the USA sat back and watched millions die in World War II? ... It is easy to imagine an American or Can...

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The United Nation idea was first brought to head during World War II, when 26 nations of the world pledged to work together as one. ... Iran-Iraq War - In 1980 Iraq invaded Iran and all hell broke loose. ... Although most of the fighting was left up to the Americans, the achievement that the UN got out of this war was that it put forward a cease-fire on the war in 1988. ...

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What is debated , though, is whether an economically strong country like the United States or Canada should help the world's poor, or, rather, help their own "depraved"and "starving". It is hard to stomach that with such plentiful resources and so many jobs open existing in the United States and Canada, that its own residence would even consider turning their backs on these foreign starving people to plump the already fat citizens living within its borders. ... For instance, after WWII, the U.S., mounted one of the largest relief efforts ever to help ruined European countries re...

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This is where the Cold War comes into the picture. ... The U.S. entered into the war on South Korea's side and this action brought China into the war. ... With the Cold War and the threat of nuclear war, people saw a need to limit the spread of nuclear weapons. ... The Korean War began in 1950 when the south was invaded by the north. ... Political conflicts spilled over into a war that was a fight to determine Asia's future. ...

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The main goal was "to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war"1 and as everyone knows there have been many wars since. ... Canada, Germany, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Guatemala, Congo, Rwanda, and Burundi can only influence major issues by voting in the general assembly. ... Tolerating people was the cause of world war two and the death of the League of Nations. Hitler gradually took over more and more lands and repeatedly broke weapon restrictions but the league did nothing because they did not want war. ...

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