Some ways Canada earned respect from the international community and gained Independence as a nation :
A way Canada has earned respect from the international community is by having a role in the solution of the Suez Crisis. In the 1950's,President Nasser of Egypt claimed ownership of the Suez Canal,thus causing an International crisis by denying access to shipping from other nations.It brought Egypt to the verge of war with the U.K and that is when Canada’s to-be Prime Minister Lester B Pearson stepped in proposed a peacekeeping plan, which would be the first for the UN. Canada gained respect by this since they not only found a solution for a crisis but also started something new. A way Canada gained Independence as a nation was through the British North America Act on July 1, 1867. This divided Canada so it was no longer subject to British rule and Canada became self-governing.
A famous Canadian and his contributions :
-Billy Bishop was a flying ace in WW 1 and was credited with 72 victories, the highest number in the war by a British Empire pilot He received the Victoria Cross for a solo mission behind enemy lines and was made Honorary Air Marshall of the Royal Canadian Air Force, he set up the …show more content…
Through excellent speaking he managed to persuade many people that he was a viable candidate for Chancellor. Hindenburg hated him and didn't want to make him Chancellor, but the aging president was approached by various German business leaders that persuaded him name Hitler the Chancellor of Germany. Hindenburg did so. Fortunately, the fall of the Nazi regime started with the Battle of Stalingrad(Russia) and bombing campaigns by the RAF, Canadian liberation of Netherlands, D-Day(Juno Beach) and finally VE-DAY(7 may 1945). Hitler suicided, thus ended the Nazi