Growing Independence

By Omar.B
  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles

    The treaty that brought world war I to an end, and intended to stop any future wars. The 32 participating countries met in the Palace of Versailles in France and agreed to certain terms that included giving back of territory, reparations, reductions in military, and war guilt.
  • League of Nations

    League of Nations

    Established at the paris peace conference of 1919. It was the establishment of an international body with representatives of different countries to help maintain peace in the world.
  • Chanak Crisis

    Chanak Crisis

    An incident broke out in Turkey involving Britain, they asked for air from their dominions.Prime minister King said he had to consult with Parliament before sending troops
  • Halibut Treaty

    Halibut Treaty

    Canada and the United States came to an agreement regarding the halibut fishing season in the North Pacific Ocean. Prime minister King insisted on Canada signing rather than Britain.
  • Imperial Conference of 1923

    Imperial Conference of 1923

    Imperial conferences were meetings which brought together Britain and its dominions. The 1923 Imperial Conference endorsed Prime Minister Mackenzie King's independent action of signing the Halibut Treaty (fishing agreement with the US) without Britain.
  • King-Byng Crisis

    King-Byng Crisis

    It involved a complicated constitutional maneuver by Prime Minister Mackenzie King, which involved the Governor General, Julian Byng.The governor general refused to dissolve Canada’s government when requested by King, who argued that Byng was ignoring the advice of the prime minister. King altered the role of the governor general so that the Canadian government communicates directly with the British government, this is a huge step to Canadian Independence.
  • Balfour Report

    Balfour Report

    A declaration by Arthur Balfour that stated that “the Dominions of the British Empire were autonomous and equal in stature with each other and with England.” The declaration was approved in the 1926 imperial conference. Canada remained part of the British Commonwealth.
  • Statute of Westminster

    Statute of Westminster

    A stature to finalize the Balfour Report. This stature made the Balfour report law, and Canada became a self-governing nation.

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