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The Battle of Vimy Ridge
A battle that was led by a Canadian named Sir Arthur Currie. For the first time, all four Canadian divisions fought together. During this battle the method of the “creeping barrage”
was used which was a huge part of how the Canadians won. Although Britain and the French had tried to capture Vimy Ridge, it was the Canadians who fought hard and won. -
The League of Nations
The league of nations was an organization that was created after World War 1 to help stop future conflicts. There were 42 countries part of this organization excluding America, Russia, and Germany. The league of nations used economic sanctions instead of a military to control countries. If a country was being aggressive towards another, they would not be allowed to trade with the members of the league of nations. -
The Chanak Affair
During the early 1920s military forces from Britain, France and Greece occupied large parts of western Turkey under the Treaty of Sevres. The Turkish forces wanted all foreign troops gone and so they started to threatened the British forces in Chanak. Prime minister William Lyon Mackenzie King decided not to send the Canadian soldiers to Turkey. -
The Halibut Treaty
The Halibut Treaty was an agreement between Canada and America on fishing rights in the Pacific Ocean. Since there was a big demand for the Halibut fish their population was declining. It was the first international treaty that Canada had signed by itself without a British representative. -
The King-Byng Crisis
Description: Prime minister King wanted to dissolve the government and hold a re-election, but the governor general, Byng refused to do so. Prime minister King then resigned and the governor general told the opposing leader to form a government, however, it only lasted three days and an election had to be called. -
The Balfour Report
The Balfour Report was a document that classified Canada as an independent nation and that it was connected to Britain and the other dominions through the commonwealth. Canada remained linked to Britain politically, but legal power was given to the Canadian Parliament and the prime minister. -
The Statute of Westminster
It was a British law stating the powers of Canada’s government and of other Commonwealth countries. The former colonies were given full legal freedom except for where they chose to be part of Britain.
