Canada's status in the british empire Flashcards
who did the English canadians vs French Canadians want to belong to?
the English canadians wanted to belong to the British empire but the French Canadians didnt
what is imperialism?
a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries
why were many English Canadians imperialists?
because of their cultural and historical ties to the uk
what did some imperialists believe?
that English could be Canadas only language and protestantism its only religion
what did French Canadian nationalists now focus on?
- wanting ottawa to respect provincial jurisdictions
2. questioning political ties that tied canada to the British empire
what was Wilfred Laurier policy?
he thought that the French Canadian nationalists and imperialists should focus on what they had and common and unite
how long was the Boer war?
1899-1902
where did the uk have colonists and what did they want to do?
the uk had colonists in South Africa and they wanted to take the territories occupied by the boers
why did those colonists want those territories where the boers were?
there was a lot of gold there
when the war broke out between the boers and the British, who did the British ask for help from?
canada
did canada go and help the British?
some wanted to aka the Canadian imperialists and some didnt aka the Canadian nationalists
military rivalry between who began?
between Britain and Germany
what did the British government want from Canada?
for them to play a role in Britains military defence
what did Laurier propose (military)
that canada have its own military force aka the Canadian navy
did the imperalists like the idea of a Canadian navy?
some were against it because they thought canada should provide direct financial aid
