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Currently I am working on my history OPME paper and all I have left is the final paper to write. The question I am choosing to go with (as it seems the lesser of all evils) is: "After the Second World War, the Canadian military was less committed to defence of the realm than acting as an instrument of Canadian foreign policy. Discuss the merits of this statement."
Now I have been reading the material but I just seem stuck on this question as I can't really find a definitive arguing that I can even find myself siding with. Post WW2 Canada was involved in two different activities, peace keeping and the cold war. With the cold war we were sucked into that given our proximity and location to the US and were involved in it whether we wanted to or not. That and there was also the fact of joining in NATO, and NORAD etc.
But then again Canadians were also an instrument of foreign policy by going out and being actively involved in peace keeping missions.
Now my actual question is, do you happen to know of any resources regarding this subject that might help me decide on an opinion to research and defend?
Thanks a lot
Now I have been reading the material but I just seem stuck on this question as I can't really find a definitive arguing that I can even find myself siding with. Post WW2 Canada was involved in two different activities, peace keeping and the cold war. With the cold war we were sucked into that given our proximity and location to the US and were involved in it whether we wanted to or not. That and there was also the fact of joining in NATO, and NORAD etc.
But then again Canadians were also an instrument of foreign policy by going out and being actively involved in peace keeping missions.
Now my actual question is, do you happen to know of any resources regarding this subject that might help me decide on an opinion to research and defend?
Thanks a lot