How Did Joseph Stalin Change Canada

To say Canada played an important role in World War Two would be an understatement. Canada’s significance in the war will forever be remembered as one of the greatest, and the Battle of Hong Kong is a prime example of just that. The fact that Canada provided troops even with the optional not to, and the struggles the troops endured not only on the battlefield, but as prisoners of war, and the amount of physical and moral support the Canadian soldiers gave to the British soldiers in Hong Kong is proof that Canada was a major contributor in World War Two.

During the second world war, Canada’s Homefront contributed greatly to the war effort. Durham Region was immensely involved, contributing plenty to the war effect. Three ways Durham Region contributed to the war effort during World War Two were Ajax’s Munition Factories, Camp X in Whitby and Camp 30 in Bowmanville. Thus, Durham Region’s contribution was important. Firstly, Durham Region contributed with Ajax’s Munition Factories. Explosives and weapons were crucial to the military. Without explosives and weapons, the war wouldn’t have been won by the British Allies, and the number of casualties would have increased significantly. At the Munition Factories, weapons and explosives were produced

Furthermore, World War I is Canada’s most defining moment because of Canada’s war efforts. As stated, the military efforts from Canada were huge and it played a huge role in the defeat of the Axis. But, it is important to note that it was not just military efforts that Canada put forth towards its war efforts, there were other factors involved as well. Canada invoked conscription during this time as part of their war efforts. This even created problems between English and French Canada. As the romantic idea of war was destroyed when people realized the amount of casualties at war, many men did not volunteer to go to war themselves. The people who went to war came back in terrible conditions. In 1917, Sam Hughes stated that only 5% of soldiers were French Canadians and that they should go to war as well. Obviously, French Canadians were not too happy to

Canada's economy changed greatly due to WW1. It caused an unpredictable drain on Canada's finances which resulted in a need for freedom. Before the war, drought caused a loss in wheat crops causing farmers to lose more money than debt. Between 1914 and 1915, 50,000 railway workers lost their jobs due to Canada’s railway debt. Thankfully in 1916, Canada, along with the British government introduced the Imperial Munitions Shell Crisis in 1915. Canada started building ships, airplanes, and shells. Resources such as lumber, nickel, copper, and lead were needed as well as military gear, ammo, guns, and food. Over 66 million shells were produced in Canadian factories. This created lots of job factories, it was especially good for women because at that time women were unemployed because they were able to take over men's jobs when they were away working in the trenches.The demand for war supplies helped strengthen Canada’s economy during the

The use of trains helped the Canadian war effort significantly during World War Two. When the Second World War broke out, the Canadian Pacific Railway Company put all of their resources into the war effort. The railways allowed 307 million tons of freight including munition, ships, and building to be moved around the country. During the course of the war, Canada built 800 thousand military transport vehicles, 50 thousand tanks, 2 million guns, and almost 400 ships. In addition to moving freight, trains also transported over 86 million passengers during the war and were a vital component in the transportation and accommodation of infantry. At the end of the war, families gathered eagerly at train station to welcome their heroes home. During

Throughout the war, the Canadian forces proved their effectiveness by

Canada’s contribution in the Allied war effort did not only come from Canadian soldiers, but also from regular, everyday citizens who never saw battle, such as those involved in the Canadian war industry, BCATP, and the Corps of Canadian Firefighters. The Canadian industry supplied a great deal of war materials for the Allies, producing “more than 800,000 military transport vehicles, 50,000 tanks, 40,000 field, naval, and anti-aircraft guns, and 1,700,000 small arms.”6 Canada’s strong war industry was required to produce as much ammunition, weapons, and vehicles as they could in order to defeat Germany, who had great industrial power at the time. In 1939, Canada became the home for major recruiting and training for pilots during the Second World War in an organization called the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Throughout the war, Canada had graduated 131,533 airmen, including pilots, navigators, bomb aimers, wireless operators, air gunners and flight engineers.7 These men would later become involved in the war in the air, and their numbers would greatly contribute to the Allied air superiority.  During the Battle of Britain, German air forces relentlessly bombarded London and

The Second Battle of Ypres took place from April 22nd to May 25th 1915 and is distinguishable for Canadians as being the first battle in which Canadians troops fought in during the First World War. The battle marked the first Canadian victory and has become popularly known as the first site of mass use of chlorine gas on the Western Front. But the battle does not have to exist solely in the confines of the First World War. The battle and its effects impacted not only the immediate outcome of the war but rather spurred a shift in war tactics and Canadian enthusiasm to its troops. Essentially, the Second Battle of Ypres was vital to the First World War because of its maintained the strategic placement for the Western allies, but it is also important in a wider context through its ability to set a precedent for future battles with modern chemical warfare, and through the effect it had on the home front to boost Canadian support overseas. To begin, I will first summarize the battle and the context Ypres to give an overall understanding of the situation leading into the battle. In suit, I will examine the strategic advantage Ypres had with respect to its ability to protect the ports of northern Europe and its establishment of a buffer zone between Great Britain and Germany. Secondly, I will examine the battle as a pivotal moment for the future of modern warfare as the Germans breeched international code with their use of chlorine gas. Thirdly, I will demonstrate how the

During Casablanca Conference in January 1943, the Allies decided that, after they had gained all North Africa, the next move would be in the Mediterranean. The idea was to kick Italy out of the war. By the summer of 1943 the Canadian soldiers who had not been involved in the Dieppe raid had been in the Britain for almost three and a half years, waiting for a chance to fight. On June 26, the word came at last; they were told to pack up their bedrolls and get ready to move out. The Canadians were headed for Sicily, The Island just off the toe of the Italian “boot”. There they would join the Britain Eighth army under the hero of El Alamein, General Montgomery. The battle plan was to invade Sicily and trap Germany and Italy soldiers between the

WWII was a defining moment in Canadian history, transforming a quiet country on the verge of global affairs into a crucial opponent in the 20th century's most tragic battle. Canada played a vital role in the Battle of the Atlantic and the air war over Germany, and sacrificed thousands of lives. Between 1939 and 1945 more than one million Canadian men and women served full-time in the armed services and more than 43,000 were killed (Stacey, July 15, 2013 ). In November 1944, after extreme losses in front-line units serving in Northwest Europe and Italy, Ottawa legitimized conscription, sending out 16,000 home defence men overseas (Canadian War Museum, N/A). This implement for Conscription was necessary for Canada based on the lack of Canadian volunteers, the

“Throughout history, the action of leaders has changed society in which they lived.” One leader that changed Russia’s society was Joseph Djugashvili. Joseph was born to a poor family in Gori, Georgia. Joseph’s growing interest in revolution caused him to join the Bolshevik underground where he gained the name Stalin, meaning “man of steel.” Soon Stalin became an important part of the party and by controlling the party organization he became the leader of the Soviet Union.

Joseph Stalin ruled the Soviet Union after Lenin died. While in power he instituted a reign of terror, but at the same time he was also modernizing Russia and helped to defeat Nazim. Stalin played a big part during the war, along with changing the Russia to more of a collectivism state. Stalin rose to power as General Secretary of the Communist Party, this gave Stalin control over all party members appointments (“Joseph Stalin”). After Lenin died in 1924, he rose to take over Lenin’s position, and started exiling people to Europe and the Americas. Stalin then began his reign of terror, he would have people arrested and purged on, these purges went to extend past the party elite to local officials.

Canada displayed their power and abilities to the rest of the world during the normandy landings on June 6, 1944 and proved themselves as a middle power. D-Day was the day Allied forces planned an invasion to push German forces back into Germany and end World War Two. Canada contributed a lot to the Allies such as materials, ammunition, ships, etc. They had the third largest navy and fourth largest air force. “The Royal Canadian Navy sent 110 ships and 10, 000 sailors, and the Royal Canadian Air Force contributed 15 fighter and fighter-bomber squadrons. They also sent 14, 000 Canadians to fight on the beach.”(CANADA AT D-DAY, WarMuseum.ca)

Joseph Stalin forever changed the world through his leadership of the Soviet Union. He made the Soviet Union one of the most powerful countries in the world. Even today the world is affected by his actions. Just think many countries now have nuclear weapons now because of him. He did all of this because he was a world leader.

Lester B Pearson was a very influential Canadian who made a difference to every Canadian. He was responsible for implementing universal healthcare for all Canadians nation wide, Canadian pension plan and the modern idea of peacekeeping.