Canada’s Participation in World War II
From its own will, Canada started participating in world war two in 1939 due to the reason that they thought Adolf Hitler was a threat to the existence of western civilization (Lyons, 12). It is considered that the Canadian Royal Army started participating in the war since the beginning. The British forces established a commonwealth air training plan, which had a critical role in creating air forces in nations like New Zealand, Australia, and in Canadian territory. During that time, the strength of the troops was 95,000 in number and had 700 ships; however, by 1944, it had more than five hundred thousand men (Coates & William, n.p). During this war, Canada played a critical role; for example, in the Battle of the Atlantic. Also, it carried air raids against Nazi Germany. Its forces supported those of Western Europe beyond expectation since the population of the country was only elven million individuals (Creighton, n.p.).
The entry of Canada into the war played a critical role in changing the course of the war. For example, it ended up having the third-largest navy and fourth-largest air force. After significant contribution in battles like Battle of the Atlantic and air raids against Nazi Germany, it provided supplies to Allied Forces in Europe via the sea. The most crucial sector in Canada was agriculture, which was critical in supplying raw material, foods, and war materials used during the war. She supplemented Britain during the war with these materials.
The second world war had a significant impact on the Canadian population. For example, there were substantial socio-cultural, political, as well as economic impacts. For example, the resulting conscription crisis in the year of 1944 was caused by the war. It threatened the unity of anglophones and francophones. The battle was critical in strengthening the economy of Canada. World War II was based on a rejuvenated economy, which ensured the development of infrastructure, as well as other strategies to provide the stimulation of growth of consumer demand. Besides, Canada formed part of the project, which was critical in rebuilding the European economy and market for Canada products (World War II 1939-1945, 916). In political effect, it improved the position of Canada in world politics.
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Creighton, Donald. The Forked Road: Canada 1939-1957. Vol. 18. McClelland & Stewart, 2016.
Lyons, Michael J. World War II: A short history. Routledge, 2016, 12. https://books.google.co.ke/books?hl=en&lr=&id=LYqTDAAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=Canada+enters+world+war+ii+World+War+II&ots=CW79xrG7MM&sig=GqaZ_fcd07JBsjTuOcGs2YkZiKI&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Canada%20enters%20world%20war%20ii%20World%20War%20II&f=false
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