Topic > Cold War - 531

Since the British Empire conquered North America, Canada has been a colony closely linked to Great Britain. Canada has always been under British rule, and their cultures and national identities have copied each other. However, after the Second Cold War, Canada became culturally different from Great Britain and lacked its own national identity. Membership of NORAD, the introduction of a new Canadian flag and the patriarchalization of the Canadian Constitution have helped improve Canada's identity. These progress in becoming a self-governing country after World War II helped Canada get to where it is today. After World War II, even though Britain won the war, their empire was not as strong as when the war began. Canada made huge contributions to help the Allies win, but once the Cold War began, Canada took a small step towards independence. The main progress Canada made was joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NORAD). NORAD was created by Western countries who formed a protective alliance against the USSR. The amazing part of this program is that...