This paper examines Canada's role in the two world wars of the twentieth century. In both wars Canada played a significant role militarily and economically. In World War I Canada emerged from the shadow of Great Britain and the Empire and emerged as an autonomous, self-governing dominion. In World War II Canada played a larger, and yet more autonomous role, reflected, in the post-war era in Canada's role in the formation of the UN and NATO. 10 pgs. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
