Lester B Pearson and the Suez Canal

Canada had many Prime Ministers, some(prenominal) very good and some not so good. Among these members of parliament, there was Lester Bowles Pearson. A Torontonian man who had made many important decisions in the Suez canalise Crisis. Lester B Pearson retarded another world warfare from occurring with the decisions he made during the Suez television channel Crisis. Pearson prevented the war from occurring by his general personality, his achievements before the Suez Crisis, and him forming the United Nation Peacekeeping Force. His overall personality helped him mentally prepare for and keep him quieten during the Suez Canal Crisis.Pearson had a deep personal reserve that people found difficult to penetrate (Bothwell). It would be hard to persuade him into doing something that he didnt want to do, in this case anything that might cause a war. Pearson was the most gregarious of men, quick to lighten serious moments with self-deprecating humor and breaking frequently into an irre sistible grimace (Granatsien and Hillmer). When the Suez Crisis preparation got out of control, all Pearson did was tell a joke or even smile to change the moods of everyone. Politics is the skill use of a blunt object. In his quote Pearson says, to be a politician it takes skill.Pearsons personality and skill helped him stay calm and relaxed upon making decisions during the Suez Canal Crisis, which in minute helped him think up of the United Nations Emergency Force. Pearsons achievements before the Suez crisis helped him venture decisions toward the Suez Crisis. He helped in filet the Korean War (Bothwell). Pearsons dislike of war is shown in the quote, the grim fact is that we prepare for war like precautious giants, and for peace like retarded pygmies. He served on a United Nation counseling that helped draw up the plan to cease fire in the Korean War. This gave him experience in discussion orld issues. Before he dealt with the UN organization he was involved with the Nor th Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO (Granatstien and Hillmer). Fearful of the Soviet but still skeptical of the American, Pearson contributed patience, tolerance, flexibility, and a sense of preparation to the formation of the NATO (Granatstien and Hillmer). Pearson joined the army in 1915 and served in WWI (Waite. ) He says, As a soldier, I survived World War I when most of my comrades did not. dowry as a soldier taught him how horrible war is, and how if the Suez Canal Crisis turned into a war, man lives would be lost.All of these little problems helped Pearson prepare for the Suez Crisis. Lester B Pearson created the UNEF in 1956, which prevented another world war from occurring. When the Suez Crisis erupted Pearson knew something was going to happen. He immediately started to propose the idea of the UN Peacekeeping Force, UNEF (Antony). When he was going with all the preparation to make this force he says, As for promotion of peace congresses we have had out meetings and as semblies, but the promotion through them of the determined and effective will to peace displaying itself in action and policy remains to be achieved. He wanted to convert British and French invading soldiers into peacekeepers at first but then pertinacious to make the UNEF out of the volunteered Canadians. When the Suez Crisis was being debated in the Security Council, Pearson couldnt do anything because Canada lacked a permanent fuck (Antony). Since Canada lacked a seat in the debate, Pearson couldnt add his input to the situation. He worked closely with all his parties crossways all division and put together a coalition of support over sleepless age and nights (Antony).In the early hours of November 4th, 1956 the General Assembly overwhelming, supports Pearsons proposal for the worlds first peacekeeping force. Bowing to the international pressure and the arrival of UNEF, British and French forces complete their withdrawal from Egypt by the pole of 1956. Pearson is praised at the UN for his brilliant his brilliant efforts but he is condemned by some at home for betraying the motherland. compensate though he was condemned and he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in October 1957.His overall personality and skill, his achievements before the Suez Canal Crisis, and the creation of the United Nation Peacekeeping Force were only three of many reasons that helped Lester B Pearson prevent another world war from occurring during the Suez Canal Crisis. The world today would have been different if the Suez Crisis had started a world war, if what happened in World War II where the atomic bombs were dropped in Japan was to of happened because of the Suez Canal Crisis there would be many different effects on the life that is being lived today.