growing autonomy under PM King Flashcards
who was William Lyon Mackenzie King for 1919-1948?
Prime Minister- leader of the Liberal party
what was his policy as PM?
“it is what we prevent rather than what we do that counts most in government”
what was the Chanak Affair?
after ww1, Britain was threatened by the Turkish and looked to Canada for soldiers. King told Britain he would not act without support from the Canadian public; the house would decide
before 1923 Canada could not sign ______________ without __________
its own international treaties or its own foreign policy / Britain cosigning
what was the Halibut Treaty?
America and Canada were negotiating fishing borders and signed the Halibut Treaty declaring boundaries without Britain’s approval- King stated that it had nothing to do with Britain and that Canada would control its own foreign policy from then on
what was the scandal in 1925?
the Customs Department had accepted bribes from gangsters
what was the King-Byng Affair?
King asked Byng (the Governor General) to call an election; Byng declined and King resigned as PM
after King resigned as PM, who did Byng declare as PM and what was the outcome?
Meighen; was swept out of power
what did King do about Meighen being swept out of power?
he made it a Canada vs Britain issue
after the King-Byng Fling, King fought hard for a _____________
declaration of Canadian independence to make its own decisions concerning both foreign and domestic policy
what happened at the 1926 Imperial Conference?
Canada won the right to be self governing
Canada’s right to be self governing became law in 1931 with __________
the Statute of Westminister
