Canada entered World War One as a British Colony, and left it with an enlightened sense of nationalism that would eventually lead to demise of Britain’s authority over Canada. The Canadian Army Core, although starting out weak at the beginning of the war, eventually blossomed in a strong force that helped tip the balance of power. While Canada’s contributions abroad were well received, at home there was a growing sense of nationalism under …showed first 75 words of 978 total…

…showed last 75 words of 978 total…growing experience in Canada’s history. To quote Stephen Leacock, “The close of the Great War made Canada not only a nation in its own consciousness but even in the acknowledged sense of the term, as a signatory of the Treaty of Versailles and a member of the League of Nations.” World War One was the turning point of Canada was being just being a British Colony, but instead, the socially identified and separated Canada.