1. CANADA AFTER THE SECOND WORLD WAR World War 2

2. Effects of the War Economic Effects  The “ _________ ” effort caused the Canadian economy to grow (_______)  However by the end of the war Canada was in ______over $___ ________  ________and __________production replaced ________as Canada ’ s most important economic ______

3. Effects of the War Political Effects  Canadian WWII __________were recognized ____________ (Dieppe, Hong Kong, Normandy, Liberation of Holland)  Prime Minister _____was able to avoid a __________crisis, and therefore French-English relations were ________, not _______  Canada was now a _______power (smaller than a great power, but wealthier than smaller or poorer nations) in the international community  Canadian government played a larger ____in the lives of Canadians (__________________)  ______rights in Canada advanced after WWII as a result of the contributions of ________-Canadian and ____________people

4. Effects of the War Social Effects  Women were ________for their contributions to the war effort (__million employed during war)  Canada became a more _________nation, now allowing __________from Europe into the country  Population ________caused by the “ __________ ” and a wave of ______________  _________that had been postponed because of the war now took place  The “ baby boom ” followed— the ____rate was relatively _____for more than a _______

5. Effects of the War Social Effects  In 1947, _______in _____reopened for immigration  Processed many _______– women from Europe who married enlisted men (48,000), ________(22,000), displaced people (____) – people forced to leave their country - and _______ (500,000)  Canada lost over _____ people to the war

6. World Peace: Canada and the United Nations, the creation of the U.N. As WWII drew to a close, delegates from countries around the world gathered in ____ _______to create an organization that would ensure that such a _____conflict would ____ happen again The ____was a compromise between the US, Britain, France, China, the Soviet Union, and other smaller countries.

7. The Purpose of the UN 1. To keep _________among nations 2. To increase _____________ between nations 3. To defend ______________ 4. To improve the _______conditions of people everywhere in the world  The U.N. sponsors a wide variety of agencies that carry out ____, ________and _________work around the world:

8. Organizations sponsored by the UN _________________________(W.H.O): battles global health problems _________________________________________ (UNICEF): originally responsible for assisting child welfare in countries devastated by the Second World War  Expanded its scope to developing countries after 1951 _________________________________________ ______________(UNESCO): works to improve education standards and promote cultural activities Canada has always seen the UN as the best means of contributing to world peace to solving problems of global health, poverty, pollution and discrimination