Lesson 2 Self-Check 

Self-Checks allow you to see if you are understanding the concepts that you just studied. You are allowed an unlimited amount of attempts for these. Therefore, redo them often! These are NOT graded.
Jot down your answers to the following three questions, then compare them to the ones in Check Your Answer.

  1. How did the United Nations Peacekeepers begin?
  2. What important international prize did Lester B. Pearson win for proposing the United Nations Peacekeepers?
  3. How do the peacekeepers influence our sense of Canadian identity?



Answers:

Compare your thoughts to the suggested answers found here.

  1. How did the United Nations Peacekeepers begin?
      • The United Nations Peacekeepers began when a crisis occurred in Egypt.  The president of Egypt took control of the Suez Canal, and Britain and France threatened war to regain control.  A new force of peacekeeping soldiers was provided by the United Nations to go there and keep the peace without taking sides.
  2. What important international prize did Lester B. Pearson win for proposing the United Nations Peacekeepers?
      • Lester B. Pearson won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work.
  3. How do the peacekeepers influence our sense of Canadian identity?
      • The Peacekeepers influence our sense of identity because Canadians are proud that their soldiers often help keep the peace instead of waging war.  They are also proud that a Canadian proposed the idea.