Canada\s increasing independance

By katherinet

  • Confederation

    Canada became its own country and wasnt under the power of britian anymore

  • Unrestricted Reciprocity

    Laurier Liberals adopted this and they lost the election in 1891

  • War in South Africa

    Sir Wilfred Laurier was in power of Canada at this time, a liberal party

  • Canada declares war for the first time during WW1

    Canada was united with Britian and now there was a stronger argument to head canada's "voice"

  • Great Depression

    Drought and over production cause this to happen, A major downfall for Canada

  • Canada joins United Nations

  • North Atlantic treaty is signed

  • Lester B. Pearson recieved Nobel Prize for the peace keeping initiatives

  • Constitution act

    An act that united upper canada and lower canada. it came in to place on decmeber 26.

  • The treaty of Versailles is signed