1. Canada in World War Two

2. Weapons and Products
CD Howe – Minister in charge of Munitions (weapons) and Supplies
Businesses told what to produce and when
Total War
Hyde Park Declaration
Agreement with US to exchange goods and increase trade

3. Money

4. Soldiers 1914 – 3,110 men and a fledgling navy By 1918
620,000 Canadians Fought
1939
 Army  4,261 (51,000 reserves)
 Air Force 3,100 (270 aircraft, most obsolete
 Navy  1,800 (6 modern destroyers, 4 minesweepers )

5. Why would Canadians enlist?
-Private’s Pay of $1.30 a day
-Also included $60 a month for dependent spouse and $30 a month for each child
-British ties
-A sense of new-found national pride

6. Soldiers

7. Conscription
Mackenzie King did not want because would upset French Canadians
French Canadians would support the war if they were not conscripted
By 1942, Canada does not have enough volunteers
King holds referendum – 70% of Quebecers vote no
“Not necessarily conscription, but conscription if necessary” – Mackenzie King
Finally happens in 1944, 12,000 go overseas