HIS102Y1 Lecture : Summer 2011
Document Summary
Canada joined the league of nations but was not enthusiastic for the possibility of war entanglement later due to. Canada did very well for itself at the conference. canada signed the treaty on its own. historians agree that if any country gained anything it was the dominions: they rose in international standing. became ill due to the stress of wwi. did not like politics and did not want to stand in the way of the party so it was an easy decision successful canadian contribution to victory in wwi. however what the status was exactly was still undefined at borden"s leave in 1920. borden said canada is a nation but not a nation i. e. canada could make its own decisions only within the allowance of the british empire. although he brought canada more into the world stage exactly what the contribution was is unclear. he also caused severe damage to national unity.
