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Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles brought World War I to an end. The Treaty ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June 1919. Germany had surrendered on November 11, 1918, and all nations had agreed to stop fighting while the terms of peace were negotiated. On June 28, 1919, Germany and the Allied Nations signed the Treaty of Versailles, formally ending the war. This helped increased Canada's prestige and the opportunities for making its views known -
League of Nations
The league of nations came into being at the end of the war. it was created so that other wars could be stopped. Their job was to stop international disputes. The countries realized that war isn't needed. Canada was now a founding member of the league of nations. They were now not known as Britain but rather Canadians and had somewhat of an opinion. -
Chanak Crisis
Turkey wanted to reclaim their land which was taken over by Britain. They threatened war to Britain but the British and their allies decided not to have war. This can be classified as a war scare. Luckily, there was no bloodshed. This helped Canada's independence as they now have a opinion which now seemed to matter. -
Halibut Treaty
It was a Canadian-American agreement of fishing in the North Pacific Ocean. Canada was about to sign an agreement but Britain also wanted to tell their opinion and also sign the agreement. It was an important step towards establishment of Canada's right to separate diplomatic action. -
Imperial Conference
It was basically Britain and their domains who held a meeting in order to discuss how they wanted to have greater independence from Britain. After a few years, Canada and all the other countries, were now completely an independent country that were allowed to make decisions for themselves -
King-Byng Crisis
The King-Byng Affair was a Canadian crisis pitting the powers of a prime minister against the powers of a governor general. Prime minister Minister Mackenzie King was saying how governor general Julian Byng had more authority despite their positions. There were elections that took place and King won the election. Now Canada had a prime minister who was also Canadian and not British, who made all of the important decisions. -
Balfour Report
The Balfour Report declared that Britain and its Dominions were equal to each other. It was a document confirming Canada as a fully independent country, united with Britain and the other Dominions through the Commonwealth only. Canada remained linked to Britain politically and emotionally, but legal power had shifted to the Canadian Parliament and its prime minister. -
Statute of Westminster
The Statute of Westminster was a British law clarifying the powers of Canada's Parliament and those of the other Commonwealth Dominions. It granted these former colonies full legal freedom except in those areas where they chose to remain with Britain. This helped Canada get full legal freedom
