Kara Cline Canada and World War II 2.

Japanese locked up in Internment Camps after Pearl Harbour -Canadian Government took awa Japanese s!ips in order to protect Canada -"ll Japanese possessions were taken and sold -#tripped of ri$!ts and forced to do manual labour -Could not enroll in arm %. &ritis! Commonwealt! 'rainin$ Pro$ram was a pro$ram set up to train air fi$!ter pilots. '!ere was not safe or free air space in (n$land so t!e pilots trained in Canada. '!ere was lots of flat) clear land) wit! no mountains in Canada makin$ it safe. *ver 2+),,, men were trained in t!e &ritis! Commonwealt! 'rainin$ Pro$ram. -. .a/or industries like car companies switc!ed to manufacturin$ weapons and tanks for t!e war effort. '!e $overnment $ot ma/or businessmen to run t!ese companies and keep t!e production rates up. '!e men worked for t!e $overnment at a rate of 01 per da . Canadian $overnment also !elped t!e econom b buildin$ patrol s!ips) eventuall e2pandin$ to naval and merc!ant s!ips. '!is allowed for man more /ob openin$s. "not!er bi$ emplo in$ /ob was t!e production of aircrafts in Canada. *ver 1,,),,, Canadians $ot /obs in t!e aircraft industr ) suppl in$ bot! &ritain and t!e 3nited #tates wit! aircrafts. +. 4omen5s main contribution to t!e war effort was in t!eir volunteer work. '!e volunteer $roups did man t!in$s suc! as collectin$ mone door to door) trainin$ volunteer nurses) !andin$ out ration cards) and encoura$in$ people to send care packa$es to t!e soldiers fi$!tin$ in t!e war. "not!er bi$ /ob was for women in rural areas to !elp ot!er wives or dau$!ters) w!o !ad been left t!eir fat!ers land) in farmin$. '!e women !elped wit! all t!e farm /obs and !elped to increase t!e countries c!icken and e$$ production. " bi$ c!an$e in 4orld 4ar II was allowin$ women to enroll in t!e arm . 6. Conscription) somet!in$ Prime .inister Kin$ promised would never !appen) divided t!e countr durin$ 44II. Kin$ !eld a vote across t!e countr and over !alf of (n$lis! Canada a$reed wit! conscription w!ile over !alf of 7renc! Canada disa$reed. '!ere were rallies !eld a$ainst conscription but in t!e end Kin$ allowed conscription for oversea services. 7renc! Canadians were $reatl an$ered b t!is) and it divided t!e countr . 8. 19 Juno &eac! :;-da 9- In June of 1<-- German occupied land called =ormand >andin$. Canada) alon$ wit! t!e allies planned on deplo in$ on beac!es /ust outside of w!ere t!e Germans were) and t!en move on to capture t!e land German !ad occupied. Canadians took !eav fire form German defenses but were able to secure t!e beac! for more troops to deplo on. "s t!e da wound down Canadians !ad made stead pro$ress inland. '!e Germans !ad been cau$!t unprepared and t!erefore could not !old back t!e Canadians) leadin$ t!em to a victor . '!e Canadians lost man men on ;-da . 29 '!e &attle of *rtona is one of t!e bloodiest battles ever fou$!t) et on of Canada5s $reatest accomplis!ments durin$ 44II. '!e Germans were occup in$ t!e Italian town of *rtona) usin$ it as a defense line to prevent t!e allies from advancin$ fart!er into Ital . '!e town !ad been well fortified b t!e Germans wit! land mines) boob traps) mac!ine $unners) and artiller . Canadian troop5s mission was to take t!e town. '!e battle was $ruesome) t!e fi$!tin$ often !ouse to !ouse) bot! sides tr in$ to take t!e ot!er b surprise) b blastin$ !oles t!rou$! buildin$s. '!e Germans surrendered after around a week of constant battle. .an lives) Canadian) German) and civilian were lost.

%9 '!e Canadians were tasked wit! t!e /ob of clearin$ out t!e =et!erlands and Holland of German troops. '!e Canadian troops fou$!t !ard to capture land in =ort!eastern Holland from t!e Germans. '!e troops were able to pus! back t!e Germans after man da s of !ouse to !ouse fi$!tin$. " truce was arran$ed w!en t!e Canadian troops !ad t!e Germans pus!ed back and defeated. Holland was liberated and food be$an arrivin$ for t!e starvin$ people. -9 '!e Canadian ?o al "ir 7orce bombed man German cities durin$ 4orld 4ar 'wo. '!e air pilots would $o out at ni$!t and drop bombs over German cities suc! as &erlin. '!is /ob was ver dan$erous and man Canadian men died. '!e bombs were dropped on factories and ot!er lar$e industries. +9 Canadian ?o al =av s!ips served as escorts to s!ips transportin$ food and ot!er $oods across t!e "tlantic. '!e =av escorted t!e s!ips and ensured t!e made it safel to &ritain to deliver t!eir supplies. '!e "tlantic was a dan$erous place durin$ t!e 4ar because of German submarine warfare. '!e 3-boats caused !eav casualties all t!rou$! t!e war. '!e "tlantic became safer once better anti-submarine tec!nolo$ was developed. @. Pro/ect .an!attan was t!e pro/ect to create nuclear weapons. '!e uranium used in t!e weapons came from Canada. <. 'omm PrinceA -.ost decorated 7irst =ations man in 44II -;idn5t $et veterans mone for education because !e was a treat veteran -;edicated !imself to increasin$ education and economic opportunities for "bori$inal people -4as a ser$eant wit! t!e Canadian Parac!ute &attalion ;avid Gre e esA -4as t!e first Canadian 7irst =ations officer -Commanded a mac!ine $un re$iment -(arned man medals for !is skill and braver in 44II -Inducted in #askatc!ewan #ports Hall of 7ame in 1<88 -7irst Canadian Indian to be appointed ?e$ional ;irector of Indian "ffairs 1,. "t first t!e law was C!inese Canadians could not enroll) but eventuall t!at law was c!an$ed and C!inese Canadians became a ver important part of 44II. C!inese soldiers volunteered in all t!ree branc!es fi$!tin$ on land) sea) and in t!e air. '!e war also brou$!t about t!e C!inese finall $ettin$ Canadian CitiBens!ip. '!is meant C!inese could now be reco$niBed in professions suc! as law er) or doctors.