Canada on the World Stage

As youve learned... during the final months of the war, known as the Les Cents Jours du Canada, Canadas offensives were among the most successful of all the Allied forces. As a result of successes throughout the war, Prime Minister Borden fought hard for Canada to have its own seat at the Paris Peace Conference and be included among the leaders who signed the Treaty of Versailles. Borden also fought hard for Canada to become a member of the League of Nations.

The Peace Process

In January 1919, delegates met in Paris to hammer out terms for a peace treaty.

Paris Peace Conference was Treaty of Versailles, which laid out harsh terms for
The result of the Germans. Another result of the Paris Peace Conference was the

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of Nations, which presented the idea security as a way of avoiding future conflicts.

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League collective

Britain and France, who wanted freedom to pursue their imperialist ambitions, reluctantly agreed to support the basic principles of the League of Nations, but Americans refused to join all together.