Canada Seeks Preferential Trade Status from Great Britain
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Business and Commerce Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Economics
- Subcategories: Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Empires, Dynasties, Business, Trade, Commerce, British Empire, Treaties, Agreements, Negotiations, Depressions, Recessions
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, British History, Canadian History
- Geographical Location: Canada
- Date: 1932
Article abstract: The Canadian government sought relief from the Great Depression through more favorable tariffs from Great Britain and other dominions in the British Empire; its efforts resulted in the Ottawa Agreements.
Summary of Event
The worldwide depression of the 1930’s had a devastating impact on Canada, in part because Canada did not have an independent economy. Canada was linked inextricably to the economies of the United States, England, and the rest of Europe. Canada relied heavily on trade with Europe to supplement its domestic production....
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