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WWII Notes: Social, Political,
Economic
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➢ Canada exercised
their independence
by declaring war as
an individual
country, not with
Britain
➢ Canada was
recognized for its
troops’ great
contributions and
its contributions
from home: the
BCATP, supplies
and exports
➢ Back at home, the
civil rights cause
improved because
canada was more
tolerant.
➢ French english
relations were not
torn like in ww1
➢ Agencies such as
the Wartime Prices
and Trade Board
and the National
War Labour Board
represented a
massive growth in
the federal
government
➢ The government
intervene in almost
all aspects of
canadian life to
ensure the
economy would run
smoothly during
wartime
➢ Canada supplied
many resources and
raw materials to the
war and thus their
economy boomed,
despite their large,
pre-existing debt
➢ The large demand
for a lot of supplies,
and fast, resulted in
many factories
developed across
canada
➢ Many pre-existing
industries and
factories converted
during wartime to
be more useful to
the demand
➢ Because of this the
agricultural sector
was overtaken by
the industrial and
➢ 42,000 killed,
54,000 injured
effects society
greatly
➢ Canada’s troops
were composed of
black and aboriginal
people
➢ This made canada
more tolerant,
accepting displaced
and European
refugees
➢ Women gained
recognition because
roughly 50,000
went to war, while
others worked and
kept the economy
alive
➢ Because of this and
the many war
brides, canada
experienced the
“baby boom”
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manufacturing
sectors in Canada.
Chapter 5 Notes
Causes of WW2
1. THE RISE OF TOTALITARIANISM: the economic crisis of the 1930s
led to social and political upheaval around the world which brought about many
powerful dictators and totalitarian leaders.
a. STALIN’S SOVIET UNION: First he seized all privately owned land, then
started industrial projects like steel mines and roads and railroads, then
implemented strict censorship and travel regulations on everyone and
controlled the media. The secret police began to arrest or eliminate
everyone deemed to be against the government
b. MUSSOLINI’S ITALY: He established a fascist government and changed
Italy’s democratic government. Mussolini brought all communications,
industry, agriculture, and labor under fascist rule and turned Italy into a
totalitarian state.
c. FASCIST GERMANY: Once in power, Hitler ruled Germany through fear
and intimidation. He banned all political parties except the Nazi’s, stopped
reparation payments and rebuilt his army. Hitler saw all Jews, Gypsies,
Slavs, homosexuals, people with mental or physical disabilities as a stain
on the “master race” and set up concentration camps to isolate them.
d. FASCISM IN SPAIN
e. TOTALITARIANISM IN JAPAN
2. HITLER’S IMPERIALISM: Hitler wanted to join together the “master race” and
take back land he thou...
