Ogdensburg Agreement & Hyde Park Declaration By: Savannah Heigl
Canada & the US become close ●Ogdensburg Agreement (Aug. 18th 1940) created a tie between Canada & the US to protect NA ●Very informal Agreement between Roosevelt & Canadian Prime Minister ●Establishment of Permanent Joint Board on Defense.
Purpose of Ogdensburg Agreement ●Ensured Canada & US as allies ●More soldiers to fight when needed ●Development of committees and programs dedicated to the protection of NA ●sustainable alliance of NA
Hyde Park Declaration ●The Hyde Park Declaration occurred on April 20th 1941 ●A result of the Permanent Joint Board on Defense. ●Tied the US & Canada economically so they could buy and trade war goods amongst each other.
Hyde Park & Lend-Lease ●The Hyde Park Declaration stated that Canada would contribute the American products produced there as a part of the Lend-Lease Act with the Brits. ●This positively impacted the US economy. ● But...Canada was disobeying British orders.
US involvement & impact during WWII ●Overall, the Ogdensburg Agreement and Hyde Park Declaration: o Impacted US WWII involvement positively because it: created a bond between the US & Canada Ensured security of the borders of NA and ensured security economically
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