Canada-US Relations

By hari.ilango
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    World War I - Present

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    Canadians and Americans mingle like never before

    "Canadian defence strategy was altered as planners dismissed the possibility of cross-border conflict. Economic and cultural linkages strengthened as suspicions of American influence receded"
    (http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadian-american-relations/)
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    Canadians succumb to the influences of American pop culture; TV, radio, fashion, automobiles, etc

    Canada tried to counteract with specifically Canadian broadcasting (CBC), which seemed to work for a while, but Canadians were still being impacted by American culture all the while

  • Canadian Politicians see themselves as a liaison between US and Britain

    "Prime Minister Arthur Meighen dissuaded Britain from renewing the Anglo-Japanese Alliance because it might bring the British Empire into conflict with the United States."
    (http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadian-american-relations/)

  • Canada and the US established legations

    No longer dealt through British offices

  • The Crash of the Stock Market, marking the start of the Great Depression

    The New York stock market crashed, which quickly caused the economy in Canada and other countries to crash

  • President Franklin Roosevelt promises to support Canada if threatened, due to looming European war

    (And he followed through)

  • The Ogdensberg Agreement was signed, establishing the PJBD

    The Permanent Joint Board on Defence (PJBD) is a Canadian-American advisory body that studies joint defence problems and offers recommendations to the respective government.

  • The Hyde Park Agreement was signed, establishing the Lend-Lease Act

  • The St. Laurent government sees to the signing of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

  • Canada and US sign an agreement called NORAD

    The North American Air Defense Agreement was a 1957 pact that placed under joint command the air forces of Canada and the United States. It was signed during the cold war.

  • Prime Minister Diefenbaker refuses to comply with President Kennedy's military requests

    During the Cuban Missile Crisis, Kennedy asked Diefenbaker to join him in raising the military to an alert level known as "DEFCON-3," which he was reluctant to do. Instead, he urged Kennedy to send United Nations to see investigate the missiles in Cuba more thoroughly.

  • Prime Minister Pearson is visiting in the US when he makes a speech criticizing America's involvement in Vietnam

    President Johnson then explodes at him, even grabbing him by the collar at one point. This was a low point in Canadian-American relations.

  • NAFTA is signed

    It created a huge free trade zone of about 370 million people.