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The War of 1812
In order to strike at Great Britain U.S. forces almost immediately attacked Canada, then a British colony. (History.com Staff, 2009)
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The End of The War of 1812
Commissioners signed the Treaty of Ghent, ending the war. (History.com Staff, 2009)
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Canadian Confederation
Canada was created in a series of conferences and orderly negotiations, resulting in the terms of Confederation. (Waite, 2013)
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Treaty of Washington
The treaty being signatured acknowledged the new nation to the north of the United States. Canada's concern about the American military threat diminished rapidly. (English, 2009)
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Establishment of Diplomatic Relations
Canada no longer had to deal with the United States through British offices under these new legations. (English, 2009)
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The Vietnam War
Through the years of 1954 to 1975 Canada served on two international truce commissions and provided medical supplies and technical assistance but maintained an objective peacekeeper. (Levant, 2011) Canadians became resistant to American influence on foreign policy. A nationalist movement arised and demanded less American influence. (English, 2009)
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Suez Crisis
political confrontation in Egypt that threatened to divide the United States and Great Britain. Lester B. Pearson, who later became prime minister of Canada, won a Nobel Peace Prize for using the world’s first, large-scale United Nations peacekeeping force to de-escalate the situation. (Tattrie, 2006) The crisis alluded that some parliamentarians feared American influence upon Canada's government and attitudes. (English, 2009)
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The Bomarc Missile Crisis
A Cold War dispute over Canadians housing nuclear missiles/warheads. Ultimately, the storage of nuclear warheads was short, with Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau ridding of the American nuclear weapons. (Buteux, 2006)
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The Cuban Missile Crisis
Prime Minister John Diefenbaker hesitated to back United States Presiden John F. Kennedy as he was wary of falling quickly into line with United States wishes. (Stairs, 2006)
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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
This created a huge free trade zone between Canada, the United States, and Mexico. (Wilkinson, 2006)
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War in Afghanistan
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien committed troops to the International Campaign against Terrorism in Afghanistan after the September 11, 2001 attacks, fully supporting the mission. (English, 2009)
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Rejection to Join the 2003 Iraq War
After months of debate Prime Minister Jean Chrétien announced that Canada would not join the coalition on war against Saddam Hussein’s Iraq. (Vucetic, 2006)
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