报告加拿大的历史.ppt

5.1 Macdonald’s govern Bring together different colonies from east to west in North America both economically and politically through the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway. the Canadian Pacific Railway was completed in1885, giving enormous impetus to the Westward migration, political stability and economic prosperity in Canada. 5.2 Wilfrid Laurier’s govern(1841-1919) First French-speaking Canadian Prime Minister. well known for his policies of conciliation, expanding Confederation, and compromise between French and English Canada. predicted “The 19th century belongs to the United States, while the 20th century belongs to Canada. Wilfrid Laurier’s govern One of renewed growth and prosperity. the West was cultivated to such an extent that two new provinces, Alberta and Saskatchewan, were established, becoming major wheat-producing provinces. faced with a cluster of other issues, issues involving hard choices between maintaining the traditional Anglo-Canadian friendship and keeping the independence and sovereignty of Canada, between keeping the solidarity of domestic ethnic groups and making concession to French Canadians, and between improving the US-Canadian relationship and solving relevant border and tariff disputes. 5. 3 World Wars and Interwar Years 1915–1945  World Wars and Interwar Years 1915–1945 The Canadian Forces and civilian participation in the First World War helped to foster a sense of British-Canadian nationhood. The reputation Canadian troops earned, along with the success of Canadian flying aces helped to give the nation a new sense of identity. As a result of the war, the Government of Canada became more assertive and less deferential to British authority. In 1931 the Statute of Westminster gave Canada the opportunity for almost complete legislative independence from the Parliament of the United Kingdom. WWI (1914-1918) Second World War(1939-1945) Canadas involvement in the Second World War began when Canada declared war on Nazi Ge