WWII: The War at Home
WWII: The War at Home
Total War
■ By 1942, Canada was committed to a policy of __________________.
■ All _______________________________________________________ were put to work for the war effort.
Government and the Economy
■ The war launched Canada ___________________________ and into an economic boom.
■ C.D. Howe, minister of _____________________________, quickly organized Canada’s war economy, he assumed near _______________________________ telling businessmen what they would produce including how much and how fast.
■ Canada became an industrial power, ___________________________________________ __________________________________________________. Factories churned out thousands of guns, ships, fighter planes and military vehicles.
Canadian Production 1939-1945
|Aircraft | |
|Rifles | |
|Military Vehicles | |
|Merchant Ships | |
|Landing Craft | |
|Navy Tugs | |
|Tanks | |
|Escort Ships | |
|Machine Guns | |
Labour
■ With so many men enlisting, Canada faced ________________________ as early as _______, most notably in war-related industries.
■ In ___________, the Canadian government passed the ______________________________ to mobilize the country’s ___________________________ for the benefit of the war effort.
■ One of the main strategies of the program was to ________________________ for the work force.
“Women, Back Them Up -To Bring Them Back!”
At first only ___________________ were recruited, but upon severe labour shortages, both married women and mothers were sought out; the government even ____________________ _________________ so that women would be free to work.
■ In _________, there were approximately _________________ Canadian women working in ________________ factories.
In The Army Now…
■ In _______, for the first time in Canadian history, women were able to _________________
_________________________________________________________________. Although Canadian women were not allowed into _____________ during the Second World War, they did just about everything else.
■ Women served as ________________________________________________________________ __________________. They also ___________________________________ to bases in Britain and ferried officers and politicians from Ottawa to London.
■ They were paid roughly ________________________________ counterparts made
Enlistment By Women In Canada’s Armed Forces:
■ Over _________________ women served overseas in the __________________________ ______________, the Royal Women’s Navy Service and the _______________________
_________________________________________.
|Navy | |
|Air Force | |
|Army | |
|Medical Services | |
|Doctors | |
Wartime Prices and The Trade Board
■ Prime Minister Mackenzie King was determined to avoid the problems of ____________ _____________________ which had plagued the Canadian political landscape during the first World War
■ The government set up the Wartime Prices and Trade Board (WPTB) to ________________ and supervise the ________________________________________________.
Rationing: A Little Goes a Long Way!
■ To ensure there was a large enough supply to meet both military and civilian needs, certain staple goods were rationed.
■ Rationed Items Included:
_______________________________________________________________________________________
Pitching in on all fronts
Dedication to the war effort also extended outside the factories.
■ Women’s organizations collected _______________________________________________ to be recycled into war supplies.
■ They ________________________________________________________________ and were recruited to work on farms and in factories.
Financing the War
■ The Canadian Government did _________________ during the Second World War to help offset the cost of financing the war. The increased revenue from ________________ accounted for about ________________ of all war-related expenses.
■ To help pay for the rest, the Canadian government turned to an old idea: ___________ ______________________________________________.
■ The government conducted nine _________________________ drives between June 1941 and October 1945. These campaigns raised nearly ________________ by the end of the war.
Social Support: Expanding The Social Safety Net
The increased role of government was also visible in the expansion of the __________________.
■ In _______, the government passed the Unemployment Insurance Act. In the face of unemployment, workers could now collect insurance.
■ In _______, the government introduced ____________________ and in _______ the first _____________________ cheques were mailed out.
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