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One event that defined Canada as a nation was its decisive victory in WWI at Vimy Ridge. Canada entered the war automatically because they were considered still a colony. Vimy Ridge was a heavily fortified German bastion that the French and the British could not take. After the Canadians won the battle, they had a reputation of having strong and battle hardened soldiers. This eventually led to its autonomy as a nation, free from British influence.

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