When America was ready to capture Canada, what was the US’s ‘War Plan Red’

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Billionaire businessman Donald Trump has registered a historic victory in the US presidential election. After registering the victory, his speech on the neighboring country Canada has increased the discussion among the people. Actually, Trump has talked about including Canada as a state in America.

And not just once but repeatedly, due to this, this matter has become a topic of discussion among the people in both America and Canada. And why not, because this is being said by the upcoming President of America. This is not the first time that a voice has been raised to include Canada in America. Even before this, America had made a plan to attack Canada and include it in its country. However, then friendship happened between the two countries and this plan was put on hold. So let’s know about America’s war plan raid.

What was the historical background

After the end of the Second World War, the whole world started shifting to a new world order. The United States had understood that it may have to fight a war with any country. The biggest threat in this was from Britain. Because even after the First World War, Britain was a big power. To protect its borders and establish its dominance over the world, American intelligence prepared War Plan Red. Under this plan, Britain and its colonies and Commonwealth countries were to be targeted.

These countries included United India, Canada, Australia and some slave countries of Africa. However, the biggest threat to America was from Canada. Because Canada’s border met America and Britain still dominated its laws. Therefore, in this entire plan, a plan was made to attack Canada. Most of Canada’s population lives towards the American border. In such a situation, America’s plan was that if needed, we will quickly attack Canada and capture it.

What was Canada’s response?

As soon as Canada got wind of this plan of America, it also started its preparations. Lieutenant Colonel James Buster, an officer of the Canadian Army, created Defense Plan No.1 to respond to the War Plan Raid. Under this, the Canadian Army decided that if America decides to attack them, then in such a situation, Canada will attack America first without any delay.

Then the plan was shelved

Both the countries were ready with their plans. But the circumstances of that time were such that they did not need to use it. After the 1930s, Hitler’s terror started in Germany. The whole of Europe started coming together in it. In the Second World War, both Canada and America fought together as allied countries. The Second World War ended with Germany’s defeat. In this war, the economy of Britain and the whole of Europe was devastated. America no longer had any threat from Britain and Canada. Later, America formed NATO in which Canada and Britain were also with it. In this way, the plans of both the countries were put on hold. However, after Trump’s statement in this manner, discussions about these plans have started once again.