Newfoundland, from the northeastern part of North America, whose full name is Newfoundland and Labrador, is now a province in Canada, and is also the youngest of all Canadian provinces, and has been a member for only seventy-one years. Although Newfoundland is very "young", its contribution is not small, and after Newfoundland joined, Canada's land area increased by 400,000 square kilometers, making it the second largest country in the world.
Military Network - Also a British colony, why did the United States go to war for independence, but Canada did not need it?
Newfoundland, like Canada, was a British colony, and the two countries were independent of each other and had little other connection. Britain later established dominions for those colonies and allowed them to become independent. Thus, all the colonies took the opportunity to establish independent sovereign states. Why did Newfoundland, on the other hand, join the Confederation of Canada?
After the first transformation from a British colony to a Dominion, in 1914, World War I broke out and Britain declared war on Germany. Because the Dominions did not have the right to declare war, Newfoundland had to choose to follow Britain into the war, causing it to lose a large number of young adults. Later, it was also because of the war loans that he became heavily indebted.
Moreover, Newfoundland's economic structure is relatively single, and they are mainly based on fisheries and lack demographic attraction. After the war, Newfoundland's economy was devastated and collapsed. Later, in 1929, there was another Great Depression in the world economy, which directly aggravated the economic difficulties of Newfoundland. Therefore, Newfoundland, which encountered a double blow, chose to turn to Britain again. Parliament was dissolved in 1934 and became a British colony again.
But the good times did not last long, and after Britain was involved in World War II in 1939, it suffered heavy losses and no longer had the ability to shelter Newfoundland. So the British decided to abandon Newfoundland, and Newfoundland chose its own way to go. At that time, Newfoundland still had two paths left: independence and membership in the Confederation of Canada. After the referendum in Newfoundland, most people chose to join Canada.
After all, for Newfoundland at that time, they really lacked the economic strength to develop independently. Therefore, it can also be said that it is a good thing to join canada with strong strength and get its asylum.