Paris Peace Conference After the World War I ended, countries including the Allies met in Paris in 1919. They were to make a peace agreement. The conference for the agreement was called Paris Peace Conference and it lasted for 6 months. During those 6 months, the countries came up with treaties about new borders and compensation for loses during the war.
During this time, Canada becomes its own nation. Prime Minister Borden demanded for seperation from Britain and its own seat at the conference. The U.S. President strongly disagreed with this idea since Canada was a part of British Empire and giving it its own seat would be the same thing as giving Britain two seats. However British Prime Minister Lloyd George reminded the US President that Canada fought and supplied for the war for a long time, more than any other countries and therefore they deserve their own seat. At the end, Canada owned its own seat therefore became independent.
The Turning Point 1917 TURNING POINT USA decides to join war after sinking of Luisitania (ship with American citizens on it) Russia withdraws French army begins mutiny Isolationism When Russia withdraws Germany has a lot more troops WWI officially ends on November 11, 1918 after four years of battle.