Canada's Implications on the Korean War
Contributions of other UN Member States
Other UN Members were recognized more for what they did in comparison to Canada
Belgium, Luxembourg, Colombia, Ethiopia, France, Greece, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Canada and Thailand had units attached to U.S. Army divisions. With all of these other countries, Canada's contributions were bound to be forgotten
Relationships with other countries
Canada built relationships with countries such as South Korea itself
Relations with South Korea as of now are doing great
Canada’s first and only free trade agreement in the Asia-Pacific region is with South Korea
Other things going on in the world
Communism in Russia was at a high
Stalin was reigning over Russia at the time
World War 2 ending just a few years before, many resources and people were exhausted
Many Canadians were lost due to World War 2, the general population was still dealing with that
USA overshadowed Canada's contributions
We were working as a satellite of the USA & UN, our resources were under them
Canada wasn't widely recognized at the time of the war, so many considered it like a satellite of the USA
The US lead the fight from South Korea, while China & the Soviets were fighting from North Korea. With all of these large names, Canada was being overshadowed
The USA's relations with Russia began to fall after this, putting more attention to the Cold War running at this time
