0. Ogdensburg Conference and Hyde Park Declaration
Jelena Gvozden
Shanna Langer

1. Ogdensburg Conference (1940)
-Declaration made by Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King and U.S. President Roosevelt on August 18, 1940
-Agreed to set up Permanent Joint Board of Defense to protect the two countries
-Created closer “continental defense cooperation” between Canada and U.S. during WWII

2. Ogdensburg Cont’d
-Roosevelt promised to support Canada if they ever got attacked
-Consisted of American and Canadian military on sea, land, and air

3. The Hyde Park Declaration
-President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Mackenzie met at Roosevelt’s estate in Hyde Park, New York
-At this meeting they talked about an agreement in which the US and Canada would cooperate to create military goods for defense
-The declaration was signed on April 20th, 1941

4. Hyde Park Declaration Cont’d
-The Hyde Park Declaration would have Canada and the U.S. collaborate on the creation of military goods to be shared with Great Britain as part of the Lend-Lease Act
-Canada was expected to supply the U.S. with $200,000,000 to $300,000,000 worth of defense articles.
-Mackenzie emphasised that the declaration would reduce exchange problems and increase defense production with the U.S. and aid Britain in the war effort.

5. Hyde Park Declaration Cont’d
-The Hyde Park Declaration was good for Britain due to their financial troubles, but since they were borrowing from the supplies given to the U.S. from Canada, instead of buying from Canada
-The declaration would continue the friendship and cooperation set by the Ogdensburg Conference
-Helped Britain in a time when they couldn’t buy supplies

6. Canada and America Post World War
-Canada’s trust for U.S. increases
-Canada and U.S. expanded defense and other relations after the war
-Surveys done during WWII indicated that many Canadians wanted to join U.S. in the war

7. Works Cited
eHistory. "Ogdensburg Agreement, 1940."
English, John. "Canadian-American Relations." Canadian Encyclopedia.
Roosevelt, Franklin D., and W.L. Mackenzie King. "Hyde Park Declaration." The Public Papers and Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt. American History Online. Facts On File, Inc.
Granatstein, J.L., and R.D. Cuff. "The Hyde Park Declaration 1941: Origins and Significance." Accessed September 4,
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