How Did Ww2 Affect Canada

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The Impact of World War 2 on Canada Thushani Wars are tragic conflicts that make up most of Canadian history. World War Two was a global war that is marked by the mass deaths of civilians and the strategic bombing of industrial and population centres. Casualties include, the six million Jews that were persecuted in the Holocaust and the 220,000 people that died due to the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Furthermore, Canada contributed to this “total war” by playing a significant role in battles such as, the D-Day invasion. Also, this war led to new discoveries, about things like atomic technology because of the use of nuclear weapons. Therefore, despite there being many downsides to to this war, it had a great impact on Canada in many aspects. They had a …show more content…
Due to their contributions, Canadian troops were recognized for their sacrifices to the war. For example, Canada was given a major role on D-Day to take Juno beach, so that allies could land and begin the liberation of Europe from Nazi Germany, they had succeeded in establishing the beach land. Also, in the final months of World War Two, the troops allowed relief to reach millions of desperate people by completing the deadly and important task of liberating Holland from Nazi occupation. They also possessed the third largest navy and and fourth largest airforce in the world. Furthermore, Canada can also be referred to as the “arsenal of democracy”, since they helped allies fight against Germany, by providing them with military supplies. In World War One Canada gradually became apart from Britain, but after the second world war it established itself as a middle power. As a middle power, they took a more active global role but they were not as powerful as the United States. Therefore, Canada developed pride and gained more political power because of the