Canada's Role In Ww2 Essay

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ESSAY 2.3: Canada's Role in World War II Since Hitler took the rest of Czechoslovakia and broke the Munich Agreement with Britain, the war seemed unavoidable. At first, Canadian Prime Minister King did not want get involved in another war, however, after Britain and France declared war on Germany, Canada finally decided to declared war on Germany on Sept 8,1939. So would this war benefit Canada, or brought more trouble to Canada? It is widely known that in WWI, Canada’s sacrifices in the war brought more autonomy from Britain, and Canada independently signed the Treaty of Versailles and took a role in the League of Nations. Thus, Canada did benefit a little from the previous experiences. Nevertheless, the war hurt a troubled economy and left high unemployment; it is hard for Canada's new, debt-ridden…show more content…
French-Canadians, as well as many farmers, unionized workers, non-British immigrants, and other Canadians, generally opposed the measure. English-speaking Canadians, led by Prime Minister Borden and senior members of his Cabinet, as well as British immigrants, the families of soldiers, and older Canadians, generally supported it. It was regard as a broadly popular but divisive measure, conscription polarized provinces, ethnic and linguistic groups, communities, and families, and had lasting political effects on the country as a whole. For many Canadians, it was an important and necessary contribution to a faltering war effort; for others, it was an oppressive act passed dishonestly by a government more British than Canadian. Finally, conscription would have minimal impact on Canada's war effort. By the Armistice in November 1918, only 48,000 conscripts had been sent overseas, half of which ultimately served at the front. More than 50,000 more conscripts remained in Canada. These would have been required had the war continued into
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