It was, but what makes it less bizarre is that it wasn't really independence. No independence bells were rung in 1931, and as far as I know Newfies don't cherish the memory of their two-year (for that's what it came to) independence the way that citizens of, say, Texas or even California celebrate their brief independencies, not as a separate thing from the whole period of responsible Dominion government, which lasted 80 years. If Newfoundland had considered itself truly independent, the government wouldn't have taken the actions surrendering power to the British that they did.
Even in Canada, a sense of the country as an independent nation, and not merely a self-governing British dominion, only began to dawn during World War 2. Canada didn't appoint its first separate Foreign Secretary until 1946.
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Date: 2012-07-21 12:23 pm (UTC)Even in Canada, a sense of the country as an independent nation, and not merely a self-governing British dominion, only began to dawn during World War 2. Canada didn't appoint its first separate Foreign Secretary until 1946.