HIS263Y1 Lecture : lecture
Document Summary
The fate of the empire, 1914 1939. This was the last step in growing tensions. France and britain declared war on germany on 3 september. Canada used to be a colony with internal self-government but not fully independent. Anglo-canadians tough of themselves as part of a british world. Canadians derived a sense of power from their place in the empire. These ties were always subject to complexity, debate and negotiation. He was interested in securing an ongoing role n britain affairs and hoped that it would continue post-war. His advisor, loring christie thought it was possible through a co-ordinate autonomy. He doesn"t have much success early on until 1916. He did t ry to leverage more troops to have more say. But after this, canada had say in military affairs. From 1917, we see increasing success for borden. A meeting of all colonies and dominions to discuss the war effort.
