Why did Canada get involved in the Korean War?
Answer More than 26,000 Canadians served in the Korean War. The Royal Canadian Navy was the first branch of Canada’s forces to provide aid to the UN Forces in Korea. More than 516 Canadians lost their lives during the Korean War, 378 of whom are buried at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery at Tanggok, a suburb of Pusan. Canada made a larger contribution in proportion to its population than most of the nations which provided troops for the international force. Canada as founding member of UN had treaty obligations to UN and the US involvement in Canada was as part of a UN mission. More important was Canada as an English speaking country very close to the USA and as a member of NATO and what came to be defined as anti communist bloc. Then Canada as member of Commonwealth was obligated to act and Commonwealth played a major role in the Korean War. ——————————————————————————- BELOW IS A SHORT SUMMARY OF EVENTS:– On June 25, 1950 the fo
