1. HISTORY 3040 CANADA AND THE WORLD Dr. Curtis Cole Trent University in Oshawa World War II Part Two February 1, 2010

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4. Robert Borden Prime Minister, 1911-1920

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6. “No Canadian conscription for overseas duty.” Mackenzie King, March 1939 and again, September, 1939

7. World War II: Part Two  June, 1940: Conservatives offer Union Government  Mackenzie King refused R.B. Hanson Conservative Leader

8. World War II: Part Two  June, 1940: Conservatives offer Union Government  Mackenzie King refused  National Resources Mobilization Act  June 18, 1940  National registration of manpower  Conscription for training and domestic defense only

9. World War II: Part Two “No Canadian conscription for overseas duty.” Mackenzie King, March 1939 and again, September, 1939 and again, June 1940

10. World War II: Part Two  National Resources Mobilization Act  June 18, 1940  National registration of manpower  Conscription for training and domestic defense only  S. 2:  Government may conscript men or property  But not for military service outside of Canada

11. World War II: Part Two For full treatment of the conscription issue in W.W.I and W.W.II: see J.L. Granatstein and J.M. Hitsman, Broken Promises: A History of Conscription in Canada (Toronto, 1985)

12. World War II: Part Two  National Resources Mobilization Act  June 18, 1940  National registration of manpower  Conscription for training and domestic defense only  S. 2:  Government may conscript men or property  But not for military service outside of Canada  N.R.M.A generally accepted  even in Quebec

13. World War II: Part Two  National Resources Mobilization Act  June 18, 1940  National registration of manpower  Conscription for training and domestic defense only  S. 2:  Government may conscript men or property  But not for military service outside of Canada  N.R.M.A generally accepted  even in Quebec  Except by Montreal Mayor Camillien Houde

14. World War II: Part Two Conscripted soldiers were known as “Zombies”

15. World War II: Part Two The Evening Standard (London), June 18, 1940

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17.  U.S. Neutrality Act: Amended, Sept. 1939

18. World War II: Part Two  U.S. Neutrality Act: Amended, Sept. 1939  Ogdensburg Agreement, August 1940  Lend-Lease Act (U.S.), March 1941  Hyde Park Declaration, April 1941 Mackenzie King and Roosevelt

19. World War II: Part Two Operation Barbarossa, June 1941

20. World War II: Part Two Pearl Harbor, December 7 1941

21. World War II: Part Two President Roosevelt Requesting Declaration of War, December 7 1941

22. World War II: Part Two Mackenzie King  “Operation Barbarossa”  (Germany attacks the U.S.S.R., June 1941)  Japan attacks the U.S.,  (Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 1941)  Canada declares war on Japan  (Dec. 8, 1941)

23. World War II: Part Two Churchill, Mackenzie King and Roosevelt

24. “No Canadian conscription for overseas duty.” Mackenzie King, March 1939 and again, September, 1939 and again, June 1940 World War II: Part Two

25.  National Resources Mobilization Act  S. 3: Conscripts not to be ordered overseas

26. World War II: Part Two  National Resources Mobilization Act  S. 3: Conscripts not to be ordered overseas  Internment of Japanese-Canadians, winter 1942

27. World War II: Part Two  National Resources Mobilization Act  S. 3: Conscripts not to be ordered overseas  Internment of Japanese-Canadians, winter 1942

28. World War II: Part Two  Death of Ernest Lapointe, November 1941

29. World War II: Part Two  Death of Ernest Lapointe, November 1941  Louis St. Laurent

30. World War II: Part Two  Conservative Leaders:  R.J. Manion - 1938-1940  R.B. Hanson - 1940-1942  Arthur Meighen

31. World War II: Part Two  Plebiscite - April 27, 1942  “can we amend S.3 of the N.R.M.A.?” Mackenzie King, April 24, 1942 (audio requires internet connection)

32. World War II: Part Two  York South By-Election, Feb. 9, 1942  CCF candidate: Joe Noseworthy  Noseworthy won Arthur Meighen Joe Noseworthy

33. World War II: Part Two  Conscription Plebiscite, April 27, 1942  Results:  English Canada - 80% “YES”  French Canada - 78% “NON” WML King votes in The Conscription Plebiscite

34. World War II: Part Two  National Resources Mobilization Act  S. 3: Conscripts not to be ordered overseas  S. 3 repealed, July 1942  govt. now legally allowed to send conscripts overseas  But did not use the power

35. World War II: Part Two D-Day, June 6 1944

36. World War II: Part Two  November, 1944: 16,000 NRMA men ordered overseas  12,000 actually served overseas  69 killed  232 wounded  13 taken prisoner

37. World War II: Part Two  Political Ramifications:  Federal General Election, June 11, 1945 Liberals:125 Progressive Conservative: 67 C.C.F.: 28 Social Credit: 13 Bloc Populaire: 10 Other: 2 TOTAL245 National Quebec  53 2 0 10 0 65

38. World War II: Part Two  Political Ramifications:

39. World War II: Part Two  Political Ramifications:  John Bracken  new Progressive Conservative leader, Dec. 1942  Shift to the left

40. World War II: Part Two  Political Ramifications:  John Bracken  new Progressive Conservative leader, Dec. 1942  Shift to the left  T.C. Douglas, Premier of Saskatchewan

41. World War II: Part Two …a national plan of social insurance to be a charter of social security... A magnificent declaration... of liberal policy, than which nothing could be better. W.L.M. King, 1943 Speech From the Throne

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