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Chanak Crisis
Unknown exact day in August
Turkish army reoccupied the Dardenelles region, an area that the Treaty of Sevres between Turkey and the Allies had designated as a demilitarized zone
British troops did not have enough people there to fight the Turkish so they requested help from their colonies
Canadian PM William L. M. King told the British he would need the parliament's approval before sending troops
Signified Canada's intent at establishing an independent foreign policy -
Halibut Treaty
Canadian-American agreement on fishing rights in the Pacific Ocean
First treaty independently negotiated and signed by the Canadian government
British wanted to sign the treaty along side Canada, but PM William L.M King refused, as he had said that this treaty was between Canada and the US, and didn't involve the British in any way, shape or form
British relented after threats to send a separate Canadian representative to Washington -
King-Byng Crisis
Began when PM William L.M. King asked Governor General Lord Julian Byng to dissolve Parliament and call fresh elections
Julian Byng refused, and King eventually won an election -
Balfour Report
Don't know the exact date
King-Byng Crisis helped lead to this report
Clarified relationship between Great Britain and the Dominions of Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and the Irish Free State
Clarified that Britain and its Dominions were constitutionally equal to each other
For Canada, this report confirmed the counrty's independency -
Statute of Westminster
Clarified the powers of Canada's Parliament and those of the other Commonwealth Dominions
Granted colonies full legal freedom except ones that chose to remain subordinate to Britain
Canada's Constitution was still exempted from the statute -
NATO
Created during the Cold War
Stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Founding members: Belgium, Britain, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, United States -
Canadian Flag
Current Canadian flag introduced, getting rid of the flag that had the British flag incorporated into it -
Canada Act
Proclaimed by Queen Elizabeth II
Made Canada completely independent
Contained original statute that was the BNA, the amendments made to it by the British Parliament, and new material resulting from negotiations between the federal and provincial governments between 1980 and 1982.
