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This article covers the '''History of Canada''' from 1600 to the 1990s. For recent developments see [[Canada]].
This article covers the '''History of Canada''' from 1600 to the 1990s. For recent developments see [[Canada]].
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== History ==
== History ==
===Confederation===
===Confederation===
The [[Great War]] furthered official and unofficial independence. Prime minister Sir [[Robert Borden]] was a member of the Imperial War Cabinet, and he greatly influenced the Imperial War Resolution IX from 1917, which stated that the dominions were ''autonomous nations of an Imperial Commonwealth''.
The [[Great War]] furthered official and unofficial independence. Prime minister Sir [[Robert Borden]] was a member of the Imperial War Cabinet, and he greatly influenced the Imperial War Resolution IX from 1917, which stated that the dominions were ''autonomous nations of an Imperial Commonwealth''.
Canada had entered the war in 1914 when the U.K. declared war an behalf of the British Empire. At the peace conference of Versailles in 1918, it was on equal footing with the other victorious nations.
Canada had entered the war in 1914 when Britain declared war on Germany on behalf of the British Empire. At the [[Paris Peace Conference]] at Versailles in 1919, it was on equal footing with the other victorious nations.
===Since 1970===
===Since 1970===