What did Canada do during the World War?

Executive Summary Although Canada pursued a policy of appeasement before the war, it directly sent troops to fight in World War II and achieved many major military successes. Canada produced large quantities of ** and other munitions to provide important logistical support to the Allies; As a large rear and training base for the Allies, Canada provided much-needed human resources for the war effort. In the diplomatic sphere, it creates conditions for cooperation among the allies, which are actively involved in post-war reconstruction and peacekeeping.

It focused its strategy on Europe, based on its traditional and practical ties to Europe, which contributed to and was heavily influenced by the Second World War. Keywords: Canada, World War II, European theater, appeasementism Canada is located at the northern tip of the North American continent and borders only the United States on land. There are oceans on the east and west sides, separating them from other continents.

Canada has not been invaded by an enemy country since its founding in 1867, but it was this country that could have enjoyed peace and security that fought in two world wars in the 20th century. This article will focus on Canada's pre-World War II situation and reasons for its entry into the war and its major contributions to the war. See.

No, Canada can't wait to join the "United States", so it doesn't have to fight.

The war of 1812 made Canadians, whether British, French, black, or Native Americans, feel that this is not just a fight for the British king, but a fight for themselves, for their land, for their homeland. Canadians, a new people, began to emerge on the stage of history. In the face of the American invasion, the Canadians broadly united to form a militia to assist the British army in defending against the American attack, and the dream of the United States to annex Canada was once again shattered.

In the mid-19th century, there was a popular uprising in Canada, and the British felt that they could not reach it and considered changing their way of rule. In 1864, Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick met in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, to establish a federation, and finally Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia formed a federal dominion, and on July 1, 1867, the British Parliament passed the British North America Act (this constitutional document was not replaced until 1982 when the Queen of England came to Canada to sign the Constitution of Canada). ), to be legally recognized.

A democratic and constitutional Canadian federation was born. In modern Western history books, Canada's history books vividly record the war of 1812, and remind people not to forget this war. American history books, on the other hand, downplay or even avoid mentioning it.

It can be seen that history is in the service of politics, and all history books are not necessarily true. The true history is up to the reader to judge, and it is up to the wise to judge what can be judged and to what extent.

Basically, there was only the Second World War.

Germany. At that time, Canada had always been the little brother of the United States, and the United States was against the Axis powers.

After the declaration of war, Canada also declared war and entered the war. From Normandy.

All the way to Berlin, there were Canadian troops, but Canada's performance was not outstanding (in other words, the performance of the entire Western Front was not particularly outstanding), so there are few mentions.

Canada, although it has the second largest territory in the world, is located in a relatively large number of cold regions, so that the population is small, and it is mainly concentrated on the southernmost border between the United States and Canada, and there is also a joke that "there are more cows than people here" (Red Alert 2).

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Due to the lack of population, Canada's war potential has not been outstanding (after all, if you don't have money, you can't afford to fight, and if no one wants to fight, you don't want to fight at all), and the neighboring United States is not only strong, but also isolationist for a long time.

Note: Ranking of Territory Area:

The first in Russia 1700w+ square kilometers.

Canada's second 1000w+ square kilometers.

China is the third 960w square kilometer.

The fourth in the United States is 959w square kilometers.

Canada's territorial waters were invaded by the German Navy during World War II, and its coastal waters were the only way for the United States to transport supplies to the port of Murmansk, an important port in the northwest of Britain and the Soviet Union, so it was frequently frequented by German submarines.

In the 50s of the 19th century, the Canadian army resisted the American invasion in the five major areas. In the 50s of the 20th century, the Canadian army was ordered to suppress the riot attempts of armed separatists in French-speaking Quebec.

During World War I, the Canadian army was involved in the following battles:

1916-1918) Battle of the Somme;

1917-1918) battles of Vimy Ridge and Pasendale;

1918 – End of World War I) Battle of Yamin;

It is undeniable that throughout World War I, the Canadian army did achieve a series of impressive achievements, such as the Battle of Vimy Ridge, the Battle of Amiens, and the Pursuit of Mons. But it must also be admitted that the original team of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1914 was poorly trained and outdated. Most of the members of the expeditionary force were in a state of amateurism until they entered the battle.