History
Canada was first created as a confederation called the Canadian Confederation. It was first established in 1867 when the British North America Act of 1867, now called the Constitution Act of 1867, was put into effect. The three provinces that formed the confederation were the Province of Canada, which later became Ontario and Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick. Then in 1868, Rupert's Land Act of 1868 went into effect, and the Canadian Confederation bought Rupert's Land and The North-Western Territory from the Hudson's Bay Company for 300,000 British pounds. Later in 1870, the Manitoba Act of 1870 was put into effect, and Manitoba joined the Canadian Confederation. Then in 1781, the British Columbia Terms of Union of 1871 was put into effect, and British Columbia joined the Canadian Confederation. Also in 1781, the British North America Act of 1781, now the Constitution Act of 1781, was put into effect, which allows Canada to create new provinces out of any territory within the country. Then in 1873, the Prince Edward Island Terms of Union of 1873 was put into effect, and Prince Edward Island was part of the Canadian Confederation. Then, because of the gold rush happening at the time in 1898, the Yukon Territory Act of 1898 was put into effect, and the Yukon Territory, later renamed Yukon in 2003, was created. Later on in 1905, because of the exploding population in western Canada, the Alberta Act of 1905 and the Saskatchewan Act of 1905 were put into effect, and the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan were created. Then in 1949, the British North America Act of 1949, now the Newfoundland Act of 1949, was put into effect and Newfoundland, later renamed Newfoundland and Labrador in 2001, joined the Canadian Confederation. Many decades later, after Newfoundland, later renamed Newfoundland and Labrador in 2001, joined the Canadian Confederation, the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement and the Nunavut Act were put into effect by parliament in 1993, and Nunavut, which was taken from a part of the Northwest Territories, was from then on a province of Canada.
Canada had an impact on World War One. They were part of the Royal Navy, and they built and operated railways in France and Scotland. Then, the Royal Flying Corps, which was the British Air Force in World War One, opened Flight Schools were in Canada in 1917. By the end of World War One, over 20,000 Canadians had joined the Royal Flying Corps. Canada exported huge amounts of wheat, timber, and munitions, specifically gun shells, to the British. By the end of World War One, Canada had 61,000 casualties. Canada had a huge impact on World War Two. Before The United States joined World War Two in 1941, Canada was second to Britain as the most powerful of Germany's adversaries. At first, they sent 13 ships and 3,500 soldiers to fight in the Battle of the Atlantic in 1939, and by the end of World War II, Canada had 373 ships and 110,000 soldiers fighting in the war. Canada was also assigned an invasion beach at Normandy. By the end of World War Two, more than 1,000,000 Canadians had served, and the war left a long lasting impact on Canadian Society. |