Why Did Canada Enter Ww2
Arriving just two decades after the last world war, the Second World War was the most widespread and deadliest war in history. WWII involved more than 30 countries and resulted in more than 50 million military and civilian deaths. This Second World War was sparked by the invasion of Poland in 1939 by Adolf Hitler. WWII lasted for six long years until the allied forces of Germany and Japan were finally defeated. During World War Two the U.S. shut down all their car factories in order to turn them into war machine factories. Things that were necessary for war were rationed. These included Oil, gas, cotton, rubber, tin, aluminum, meat and coffee. People were soon doing everything they could to collect recyclable items to use for war. People did
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The United States joined their Allies in December 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. War was then declared by the Empire of Japan on 7 December 1941 and three days later Germany and Italy declared war on the U.S. After Germany declared war the US and their allied forces made defeating them their highest priority. Another country that entered the war was Canada. On September 10 1939, Canada declared war on Germany, the country's first independent declaration of war. Over the course of the war, 1.1 million Canadians served in the Army, Navy, and Air Force. Of these more than 45,000 lost their lives and another 54,000 were wounded. But even this all this loss Canada had the world's fourth largest air force, and third largest navy by the end of the War. One of the more strategically important countries was Norway. It was strategically important because it was a route for the transport of iron ore from Sweden to Germany. Norway remained neutral until it was invaded by Germany on 9 April 1940, as part of Operation Weserübung which was the code name for Germany's assault on Denmark and Norway. The Norwegian government fled the capital and after two months of fighting went to Britain and continued the fight in exile. Some of the countries that stayed neutral during the war were Afghanistan, Chile and
The United States joined their Allies in December 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. War was then declared by the Empire of Japan on 7 December 1941 and three days later Germany and Italy declared war on the U.S. After Germany declared war the US and their allied forces made defeating them their highest priority. Another country that entered the war was Canada. On September 10 1939, Canada declared war on Germany, the country's first independent declaration of war. Over the course of the war, 1.1 million Canadians served in the Army, Navy, and Air Force. Of these more than 45,000 lost their lives and another 54,000 were wounded. But even this all this loss Canada had the world's fourth largest air force, and third largest navy by the end of the War. One of the more strategically important countries was Norway. It was strategically important because it was a route for the transport of iron ore from Sweden to Germany. Norway remained neutral until it was invaded by Germany on 9 April 1940, as part of Operation Weserübung which was the code name for Germany's assault on Denmark and Norway. The Norwegian government fled the capital and after two months of fighting went to Britain and continued the fight in exile. Some of the countries that stayed neutral during the war were Afghanistan, Chile and