* Both emerged as industrialized * Efficient factories * EX: Murglod steel in Weyburn

* Willys Quad Story * In June 1940, with World War II on the horizon, the U.S. Army solicited bids from 135 automakers for a 1/4 ton "light reconnaissance vehicle" tailored to Army specifications. Only three companies responded - Bantam, Willys, and Ford — but, within a year's time they collectively produced the template for the vehicle known worldwide as the "jeep". * Willys-Overland delivered the prototype "Quad" (named for the 4x4 system it featured), to the U.S. Army on Armistice Day (Veteran's Day), November of The design was completed in a remarkable 75 days. * Only two prototypes were made.

* Governments increased spending * Jobs jobs jobs * Great way to end a recession (remember when we talked about this and how it applies to today?)

* Nearly bankrupt * Germany inflation at massive massive levels. * Great Britain also weakened economically * Canada entered 1week after Britain * In a matter of 3 weeks, 60,000 soldiers signed up in Canada * Air Force a major component

* 1.1 Million folks enlisted as support services * Major supplier of resources * USA entered years later * Dec 1941 – Pearl Harbour * Canadian Prime Minister excluded from war planning with allies * Fighting all overseas, not surprising

* Pearl Harbour brought the USA in * USA had massive impact, which further led to Canada getting shut out of planning * Once Europe was dominated by Nazi’s USA/CDN became aware of the possibility of NA fighting… scary stuff * Alliance officially formed to defend land/sea/air in NA

* Hyde Park declaration * Purchasing of resources linked for the benefit of both countries. * Mainly centered around military capabilities * Tools, oil, gas, etc * Now two economies very much intertwined

* Read pg on Hyde Park Agreement

* 1940 * Department of Munitions * 47% increase in production * New jobs, new $, everybody wins! (unless you were fighting the war, right?) * Women’s labour, highly important * Dudes gone to war * Similar to WWI * See advertising on pg 494

* If war ends, unemployment goes up * Another Great Depression * CCF now leading political poles * Oh no, socialists! * Unemployment Insurance introduced * Now its called Employment Insurance to make everybody feel warm and fuzzy

* Some minor veterans benefits programs began to be introduced a this time * Read 3 rd ppg of page 496… PM disagreed with this so he just set up a pile of bureaucracy to make sure it never actually happened. * In modern times this would be the equivalent to “commissioning a study” in political terms * Or possible “I’ll look into it” etc

* Bunch of strikes broke out late war time ish. * Increasing militancy of labour movement. * Things got ugly so to speak

* Guaranteed full employment for all candians * Guaranteed minimum standard of living for all * Woah,… crazy expensive * “baby bonus” = family allowance * Keynesianism = John Maynard Keynes * Read ppg 2 on page 498

* After WWII now a “middle power” * Ex: not a super power, but a power. * Ex: not a supermodel, but a model * Then all of a sudden Cold War starts to grow…

* United Nations (U.N.) formed now * Soviet Union and USA now distrusted each other * Super suspicious

* Still one of the worlds leading peacemakers * Thought of globally as a peacemaker * This is where it all started * 1949 – Kashmir between Pakistan and India * Korean war * Fouhgt under UN flag

* Please read pg three views of Korean war. * Q #2 on page520 for hand in tomorrow