Canada's Growing Independence - Review Activity

Canada's Growing Independence - Review Activity

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Chanak Crisis of 1922 was significant because it marked:




2. The Halibut Treaty of 1923 was important because it was:




3. The Balfour Report of 1926 described dominions as:




4. After the Statute of Westminster in 1931, Canada still had two remaining restrictions on its independence:




True/False Questions

5. During the Chanak Crisis, King brought the issue to Parliament instead of automatically granting Britain's request for military support.


6. Britain initially supported Canada's desire to sign the Halibut Treaty independently without British representation.


7. The Statute of Westminster in 1931 formally turned the British Empire into the British Commonwealth.


8. Since the King-Byng Crisis, no governor general has acted against the wishes of an elected prime minister.


Matching Exercise

Instructions: Match each event/document with its correct description or significance. Click on items to select them, then click on their match.

Events/Documents:

Chanak Crisis
Halibut Treaty
Balfour Report
Statute of Westminster
King-Byng Crisis

Descriptions:

1922 refusal to automatically support British troops in Turkey
1923 Canada-US treaty signed independently without British representative
1926 report declaring dominions equal in status, not subordinate to Britain
1931 law that transformed British Empire into Commonwealth with equal status
1926 challenge to Britain's influence through the governor general's role

Short Answer Critical Thinking Questions

9. Analyze how the Chanak Crisis and Halibut Treaty represented different approaches to asserting Canadian independence. What precedents did each event establish?

10. Evaluate the significance of the Balfour Report and Statute of Westminster in transforming Canada's relationship with Britain. How did these documents change the nature of the British Empire?

11. Compare the King-Byng Crisis of 1926 with Stephen Harper's request to prorogue Parliament in 2008. What similarities and differences exist between these constitutional crises?