Canada In World War II By Paul and Jeremy

Introduction It all started when a world war 1 veteran called Adolf Hitler His followers would be called nazis On September 9, 1939 Hitler ordered his troops to invade Poland To stop Germany, Britain and France joined the war With Britain in the war, Canada declared war on Germany a week later. It was the start of the bloodiest war on history, the second world war Canada’s side was called the Allies and the enemy’s side is called the Axis.

More Information Date: 1939-1945 Prime Minister: Mackenzie King Who was involved: Canada, Britain, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, etc. Event: World War 2 Where: mostly in Europe and South Eastern Asia

Canada’s aid in the war When Canada joined the war, slightly over 1 million Canadians served in uniform. But Canada mostly helped by manufacturing things needed in the war. One of Canada’s aid in the war was the invention of a new model of a truck designed to be used in war torn grounds.

Canada’s Aid in the war continued The truck was used to transport ammunition, weapons, soldiers, and supplies. The truck was made by the two rival companies, Ford and General Motors. The truck is called Canadian Military Pattern Truck (CMP)

The Bomber Command On 1940 around summer time Hitler sent his air force also known as the Luftwaffe on Great Britain to bomb major cities like London. With this order from Hitler it nearly killed 40 000 British civilians. This bombing was called the blitz.

The Bomber command (continued) Soon Great Britain started bombing on Germany at night to lower detection. First they would bomb factories airfields and railways, but since the targets were small it was hard to get a perfect shot. After that they a new plan called area bombing. Area bombing is basically a squadron bombing a whole city.

The Bombing Command (continued) Soon on 1942 the British sent more than 1000 at a time when they were going to bomb German cities. On 1943 Canada decided to join the British’s plan. Soon this made German cities into rubbles of the past buildings and killing nearly half a million Germans Although, this was a dangerous mission. It claimed 10 000 lives of Canadians

Aboriginals in the war Aboriginal also served in the war. About 3000 Canadians who served in uniform were aboriginals. Aboriginal people also served in the home guard for protection for Canada War veterans from World War 1 also helped by guarding prisoners of war that are sent to Canada

Women in War Women also helped in the war Since the men left, the women were left to take their places They did things like: Farming Working in War factories Selling things And many more In conclusion the women helped a lot in the war

Victory Bonds The Wars wasn’t cheap, because in 1939 the government spent 126 million on its military. And in 1943 the government spent over 4 billion on its military. The money wasn’t from lemonade stands, it was from taxes and the sale of victory bonds With the sale of victory bonds Canadians bought billions worth from victory bonds.

The home front While Canada is in war the people in the country also faced loses as food and other products ware needed for war effort. Gas is also limited because of the war. Ocean travel was also very dangerous because of submarines, enemy ships, etc., so this meant fewer goods were shipped to Canada. Rations were made to prevent famine

A child’s view of the war For the children of Canada the war was both frightening and exciting. They see soldiers everyday With war through their life, their life has been changed quite a lot For example Older children and men had to go to war causing worry to the kids

A child’s view on the war continued Also, a lot of comics were based on war like: Canadian heroes Johnny Canuck Games were also based on war. But for the children, ordinary life went on.

Ferry command Early in the war, Airplanes made in Canada was sent to Europe by slow moving ships. But in 1941 the allies created Ferry Command. Their mission is to fly over the North Atlantic. Some flew from Newfoundland to Britain. But most took a slower but safer route from Labrador to Greenland and then to Britain. But this was very dangerous. Many pilots died when their plane crashes at sea.

Internment to Japanese-Canadians In December 1941 the Japanese air force bombed an American naval base at Pearl Harbor. This event brought Japan and America to World War 2 Many allies were surprised when Japan attacked on the Pacific Ocean Japanese-Canadians weren’t trusted and thought as spies In February 1942 the Canadian government then agreed to send more than 21 000 to work camps or mines in British Columbia until the end of the war At the end few were sent back to their homes. Many were sent other places on Canada. Some were sent to Japan

D-Day invasion June 6, 1944 was known as D-day. It is the time when the Allies began liberating France. An Allied force of 8000 ships and 13000 planes landed on the beaches on the beaches of Normandy, a province of France. Canadians from the 3rd infantry division plunged farthest inland than any other force that day.

Canada’s navy Canada’s navy had a vital mission in the war. It had to protect Allied supply ships crossing the Atlantic. It was very dangerous because of U-boats (submarines) and enemy ships. After the war Canada had the third largest navy in the world

The Holocaust The Holocaust is the name of the genocide of more than 6 million Jews because of Hitler and his Nazis. Jews were killed by guns and slavery. The Jews were usually killed in death camps. The biggest one is called Auschwitz. The world was horrified about the crime. Governments all over the world vowed to never let this crime happen ever again. This crime was called genocide, because in Greek geno means “race” ,and cide means “kill”.

The Allies sense victory After D-day and a series of hard fought battles ( mostly led by Canadians) the allies finally reach Berlin, Germany’s capital. Hitler killed himself before the allies got to him though.

Atomic Bomb After the war in Europe, Canadians were preparing to help the United States invade Japan. They were planning to bomb cities on Japan with a devastating weapon called But news came to Canada that the Americans had used a new type of bomb: the atomic bomb. Here the atomic bomb destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki After that the Japanese surrendered