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During the war, Canada was subject to direct attack in the Battle of the St. Lawrence, and in the shelling of a lighthouse at Estevan Point on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. [4] The financial cost was $21.8 billion between 1939 and 1950. [5] By the end of the war Canada had the world's fourth largest air force, [6] and third largest navy. [7]
Canada and the Second World War: Essays in Honour of Terry Copp (2014) Henderson, Jarett, and Jeff Keshen. "Introduction: Canadian Perspectives on the First World War." Histoire sociale/Social history (2014) 47#4 pp: 283–290. MacKenzie, David, ed. Canada and the First World War (2005), 16 essays by leading scholars
During World War II, 1.2 million African Americans served in the U.S. Armed Forces and 708 were killed in action. 350,000 American women served in the Armed Forces during World War II and 16 were killed in action. [342] During World War II, 26,000 Japanese-Americans served in the Armed Forces and over 800 were killed in action. [343]
Naval battles of World War II involving Canada (1 C, 85 P) Pages in category "Battles of World War II involving Canada" The following 76 pages are in this category, out of 76 total.
The war's impact led to the construction of war memorials in Canada. The Canadian National War Memorial was unveiled in 1939 and has since been used to honour Canadian war dead for other conflicts. [252] There are also eight memorials in France and Belgium to honour Canada's war dead from the war, like the Canadian National Vimy Memorial. [253]
Chinese casualties of World War II (1 C, 3 P) Chinese Righteous Among the Nations (2 P) Chinese collaborators with Imperial Japan (2 C, 89 P) H.
Propaganda poster by Robert Nichol, published by the National War Services. Canadian propaganda during World War II(1939–45) was used to increase support for the war and commitment to an Allied victory. It was marked by the extensive use of radio and films, which had become popular since the First World War.
World War II [b] or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all the world's countries—including all the great powers—participated, with many investing all available economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities in pursuit of total war, blurring the distinction between military and ...