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Canada's Increasing Independence

  • Confederation

    Confederation
    Canada gains indepedence from Great Britain, becoming a country. This is the beginning of a new country in North America.
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    World War 1

    World War 1 was the first war Canada fought in as an independent country. It solidified the bonds between Canada and let the rest of the world know that Canada was
  • Vimy Ridge

    Canada is successful in taking Viy Ridge in France.
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    Canada and League of Nations

    A group devoted to keeping peace in the world, formed after WWI it ended when the United Nations began.
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    World War II

    World war 2 was the second major war that Canada participated in as a country. During this war they had moments like Passiondale, the Dieppe raids and Juno Beach that raised Canadas national identity.
  • Dieppe Raid

    Canada takes over Dieppe, a city in France.
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    Canada and the United Nations

    Canada becomes a part of the United Nations, a world organization with the goal of peace keeping in the world. The United Nations Replaced the League of NAtions.
  • Canada Joins NATO

    Canada Joins NATO
    Canada joins NATo ( North Atlantic Treaty Organization ) a military alliance between many northern developed nations. NATO is often involved in peacekeeping missions.
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    Vietnam War

    This was the first war that Canada had partiipated in without Great Britain also participating in.
  • Constitution Act

    Constitution Act
    This was the first act of Constitution that Canada used that was seerate from the old British one.
  • FTA

    The Canada - United States Free Trade Agreement allowed Canada and The United States to trade without Tariffs or taxes. This promoted international trade.
  • NAFTA

    NAFTA
    Canada, theUnited States and Mexico sign the North American Free Trade Agreement. This allows trade between the countries of North America without tariffs or taxes.
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    Peace Keeping in Afghanistan

    Canada joins the peace keeping effort in Afghanistan.
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    Peace Keeping in Iraq

    Canada joins the peace keeping effort in Iraq to help stop terrorism.