Canada took a big step toward autonomy during the 20s. While the U.S. had turned to armed revolution to gain their independence from Britain, Canada took a whole different path. Canada gained autonomy by taking steady peaceful steps during and after the war.
Canada had gained a new sense of national maturity because of Canada's major contributions to the war - supplies, soldiers and victories. After the war, Canada was given the right to sign the Treaty of Versailles on it's own. They also joined the League of Nations as a separate nation from Britain. While we were still a Dominion with the British Empire, the feelings of Nationalism were definitely in bloom!
When WML Mackenzie King became Prime Minister in 1921, he was determined to push for Canadian autonomy. A series of events happened in the next few years that gave him the opportunities he needed.
TASKS:
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1.Complete your organizer “Six Steps Toward Autonomy”. For each box, identify the name and year of the event. For each “step” explain the significance of the event towards Canadian Autonomy.
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2.Beside each event, rank it on a scale of 1-6 in terms of it’s importance in establishing Canadian autonomy (1 being least, 6 being most important). You may only use each number once.
