A Growing Government
How World War 2 strengthened Canada's Economic Growth
Important People
and
War Technology
Winston Churchill
British Prime Minister
Rallied the allies from
the brink of defeat
Alerted the Americans of
possible war with Soviet Union
Prime Minister
Mackenzie King
Lead Canada through the war
Grew the Canadian economy
to prevent another Great Depression
Adolf Hitler
Nazi Germany Dictator
Obsessed with taking the world over
Fought as a soldier in WW1
Francisco Mussolini
Italian Dictator
Forced Italian King to make him
dictator with civil war threat
Fought with Germany against the allies
Enigma Machine
Encryption Message System
Used to send secret codes
Alan Turing and others ally researchers
finally cracked the code after years,
in a war defining effort
Atomic Bomb
Most Powerful Bomb ever created
Used by the Americans to
bomb Japan and end the war
Final blow of WW2
Radar Tech
Further developed by Canadians
Used to track enemy ships and aircraft
Causes
Allies
Sides
The soviets switched sides in 1943
The USA joined after the Japanese
attack on Pearl Harbor
Hitler's Rise to power
Hitler joined a fascist party and rose to it's power
He promised redemption and
was made chancellor of Germany
He become leader (Fuhrer) and
turned Germany into Nazi Germany
Germany violating
Treaty of Versailles
Germany struggled to pay off debts because of inflation
The Germans began to militarize
Invasion of Czechoslovakia
Hitler wanted a portion of
Czechoslovakia (The Sudetenland)
-The allies agreed on the condition
he didn't take anymore
(appeasement tactic)
Hitler invades and takes the
the whole of Czechoslovakia
The Final Straw
Nazi Germany invades Poland
This sparked the 2nd World War
The Holocaust
What was it?
The persecution and genocide of
millions of Jewish people all over Europe
Hitler wrongly blamed them for the loss of WW1
They were sent to concentration camps where they were worked, tortured, then killed
Why?
No one truly knows why Hitler hated the Jewish people
Liberation
As the allies closed in on Berlin they
liberated concentration camps
No one knew what was going on in Nazi Germany till they closed in at the end of the war
Millions were killed and very few survived
Elie Wiesel, survivor and author
1928-2016
Subtopic
Timeline
Hitler Invades Poland
the "spark"
Nazis take France
Germany steamrolls through Belgium and France
D-Day
Landed on beaches of Normandy
Berlin falls
Allies close in on Berlin
Hitler commits suicide
Nazis Surrender
Japan falls
America Bombs Japan
war ends
Battles
Invasion of
Poland
Germans and Soviets invaded
Poland from both fronts
The allies stopped trying the
appeasement tactic and decided to take action
This started WW2
Dieppe
Allied raid on German port
One of the biggest battles
Canadian's took part in
Many Canadians killed
D-Day
Allies landed on the
beaches of Normandy
Started the campaign that led to German surrender
One of the most strategic and important battles in history
Atomic Bombs
over Japan
America dropped atomic
bombs over Japan
After Germany surrendered
Japan was the only one left
They hit Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The final blow of the war
The Home Front
Ended the Great Depression
WW2 brought opportunity for new business
The 10 year depression was over
Japanese Discrimination
Canadians discriminated against Japanese
Sent them to internment camps
Conscription
A problem once again
Divided the Nation
War Protocol
Rationing
Victory Bonds
Gender Roles
Women made strides once again
Gender integrated jobs were
permanently the new normal
Canadian Air Training
Canada provided air training for Allies
32000 pilots trained
Safe airspace to fly
Growing Government
Prevented another great depression
Canada's economy grew
Canada's government
had changed for the better