There are many events in Canadian history that have contributed to the changes in Canada over time. Some of the significant events that are believed to have contributed to the changes in Canada are The Battle of Vimy Ridge, The Statute of Westminster, and The Immigration Boom. Therefore, these event...
What won the politicians to the idea of an anti-British war were the prizes that a victory would bring: 1) Bringing Canada into the union, long an ambition of the northeastern elite. 2) Forcing the Indians in the west, who had formed a separate peace with the British, to submit to American authorities that wanted to expand the frontier. The War accomplished neither of these objectives nor did it settle the matter of impressments of sailors and neutral rights, neither of these issues was even mentioned in the peace treaty of Ghent. ... I leave you with a quote I found and the brutality of w...
THE LOST BRITISH IDENTITY Britain had always been the land of opportunities, prospect and welfare. At least, that is how the most emigrants who wanted to come to the island had seen it. The country separated from the rest of the continent always seemed as a promised land for everyone who se...
Sinn Fein didn't control the Volunteers who had been founded separately in 1913, however when the Volunteers reorganised after the rising many of their leaders were also the leaders of Sinn Fein. ... The violence got worse and any hope of peace diminished at the end of 1920. ... By 1921 it was clear that peace was needed. ...
Although signing separately from Britain made their empire have six votes in the League of Nations, it established that Canada wanted to be apart with Britain. As a result of the Treaty of Versailles, Canada was part of the peace talk and was included in the League of Nations. ...
Challenging established traditions and authorities are characteristics of strong revolutionary leaders. Their efforts have inspired or influenced change and have met with varying degrees of success. Two individuals that have challenged established authorities in their societies are Mohandas Gandhi a...
Prince Henry the Navigator Prince Henry the Navigator seldom left Portugal, but he helped make it possible for the first Europeans to explore Africa. In Henry's time, the ocean was very dangerous and Africa was a mysterious place that seemed to contain endless miles of sand. Today we know t...
The Great Starvation of Ireland I. The starvation in Ireland: 1845-1852 Over the years, the people of Ireland have suffered many hardships, but none compare to the devastation brought by the Irish potato famine of 1845-1857. A poorly managed nation together with ideally wicked weather condit...
