How Did Canada's Ascendence To Autonomy?

Arone Fannuci
ENG1100W
Anna Mancuci
Feb 25, 2013 Canada’s Ascendence to Autonomy
Focussed Topic: Prior to the first half of the twentieth century, Canada was nothing more than a British colony, but that changed as the nation went through a building block of events towards full autonomy.
Thesis: Although it took nearly a century to do so, Canada transformed from a self-governing British colony to a fully independent nation through the defining moments of Vimy Ridge, Chanak crisis, and the Statute of Westminister,

Source 1: Wells, Donald, and Heather C. Hudak, eds. Canada 's Road on Independence. Vol. 2. Calgary: Weigl Educational Limited, 2005. Print.
Donald Wells has more than 25 years of experience as an editor and
Additionally, his professional background features a position as project coordinator for Weigl Education Limited, the publishers for this book (1). Donald Wells presents thorough information about Canada’s road to independence, covering the events from their by a distant monarch, to their transformation into an autonomous nation. Correspondingly, the authors’ main point is that this ascendance into sovereignty was not from one event, rather a buildup of events that proved to the British Empire that Canada were capable of independence. This is revealed chronically, going through significant events like Vimy Ridge, where Canadian troops fought under Canadian command, then the Chanak Crisis and Statute of Westminister, gaining more autonomy along the way. The author uses straightforward texts without extraneous information and significant images, like one of Canadian troops celebrating the victory at Vimy. This book reinforces