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Vimy Ridge
The 1917 battle of Vimy Ridge was fought during the first world war. This battle took place on the Western front in Northern France. In this battle, all four divisions of Canadian corps were fighting together for the first time which was the reason why this event was significant and why it helped Canada gain autonomy. The Germans had Vimy Ridge, but the four divisions of Canadian corps took it from them. It wasn't an easy fight, more than 10,600 Canadians were killed and wounded. -
Vimy Ridge
This event is Canada’s most celebrated military victory. The cause of the event was to capture Vimy Ridge since it was the highest point on the ridge which meant whoever captured it, had a severe advantage. The consequence was the Canadian Corps took Vimy Ridge from the Germans. The change Vimy Ridge brought is how differently people look back to WW1. When people talk about WW1, Vimy Ridge is one of the first things that comes to mind because it was the most significant battle for Canada in WW1. -
Paris Peace Conference
The 1919 Paris Peace Conference was an international meeting which was to establish peace after the first world war which was why it was significant. This conference changed the world because it allowed everyone at the end of the war ending the bloodshed. Without this conference, there probably would have been fights between people because of the war. The cause was to establish peace after the first world war and the consequence was that it ended the bloodshed between everyone. -
Chanak Crisis
The cause of the Chanak Crisis was military forces of Britain, France and Greece occupied large portions of Western Turkey after the first world war. The consequence was the Turkish threatened the British army who were pinned down in Chanak. The change this event brought was Canada gained more independence as a nation. The significance of this event was, Canada and Britain were known to always help each other, but in this crisis, William Lyon Mackenzie King ignored to send help to Britain. -
Chanak Crisis
The 1922 Chanak Affair was William Lyon Mackenzie King's (Prime Minister of Canada) first major foreign policy test. Turkish forces were threatening British troops stationed in Turkey after the first world war. This lead to Britain sending a telegram to its Dominions which included Canada to send help right away. William Lyon Mackenzie King declined to automatically send troops to help Britain. This helped Canada gain more autonomy because it gained Canada's independence. -
The Halibut treaty
The 1923 Halibut treaty was a treaty between Canada and the United States. This treaty was to secure the preservation of the halibut fishery of the north pacific ocean. This treaty confirmed Canada’s economic and political place in North America which mostly helped show Canada's autonomy. This was the first environmental treaty that targeted the conservation of an ocean fish stock. The cause of this event was to allow fishing rights in the Pacific Ocean and the consequence(rest on the other one) -
The Halibut treaty
was people got the right to fish in the Pacific Ocean without having to worry about anyone telling them to stop. When the railway reached the west coast, fishing ads became popular because it made transportation of fish travel to the east easier. The halibut treaty helped Canada gain autonomy because it gave the right to people in Canada to go fishing in the Pacific Ocean. The Halibut treaty changed fishing in the Pacific Ocean because now people can fish there significant. -
The King-Byng Crisis
The King-Byng crisis took place in 1926. This was a constitutional crisis matching the powers of a Prime Minister (William Lyon Mackenzie King) against the powers of a governor general. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King asked Governor General Lord Julian Byng of Vimy to close down Parliament and call fresh elections, but Lord Julian Byng refused. -
The Balfour report
The cause of the Balfour report was the King-Byng Crisis because that event was one of the factors leading to the Balfour report. The consequence of the Balfour report was it gave more freedom, for example, more choices. Also, the Balfour report changed Canada from a colony to a nation. -
The King-Byng Crisis
Eventually, William Lyon Mackenzie King won the election and after that, no governor general publically refused the advice of a Prime Minister again which was a big change and was also significant because it showed that Lord Julian Byng made a mistake and no other governor general is trying to duplicate that. -
The King-Byng Crisis
The cause of this crisis was William Lyon Mackenzie King asked Lord Julian Byng to close down Parliament and call fresh elections. The consequence of this event was it was the first situation handled in Canada by Canadians which showed Canada was becoming more in control of conflicts and didn't need help from Britain. -
The Balfour report
The 1926 Balfour Report was a report which declared that Britain's dominions were constitutionally equal to each other. It was a landmark document which approved that Canada as an independent country, united with Britain and other Dominions through the Commonwealth which was the significance of this event. The Balfour Report helped with Canada's autonomy because it was a checkpoint for Canada's independence as a nation because it was constitutionally equal. -
The Statute of Westminster
This helped Canada to gain autonomy because it granted former colonies full legal freedom unless the colonies choose to stay subordinate to Britain. The cause of this event was to clear up the powers of Canada’s Parliament and the other Commonwealth Dominions and the consequence of this event was it granted former colonies full legal freedom unless they choose to stay subordinate to Britain. -
The Statute of Westminster
The 1931 Statute of Westminster was a British law to clear up the powers of Canada’s Parliament and the other Commonwealth Dominions. The change this event brought was it granted former colonies full legal freedom unless the colonies choose to stay subordinate to Britain. This is also the reason why it was Significant. In 1931, the Statute of Westminster was passed by the British Parliament, which further clarified Canada's and other Commonwealth Dominions’ legislative independence.
