HIST 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Adolf Hitler, Appeasement, Total War
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The rise of nazi germany and appeasement. Foreign policy shift away from gb and towards the us. Growing independence: halibut treaty 1923 o o. Spanish civil war, mackenzie-papineau battalion, francisco franco 1936-1939 o. Voyage of the st louis (907 refugees) King"s politics: worried about a political backlash because of the dominance of anti-semitism, director of immigration adamantly refused their entry. Claimed canada had already done too much for the jews. A limited liability war 1939-1940 o o. Canada"s declaration of war came a week after gb. Sent 1 division to gb, built 122 corvettes. Fall of france in june 1940, gb alone. National resource mobilization act june 1940: garrison duty. Iceland, newfoundland, jamaica, hong kong (lasted 3 weeks) o. Fought in virtually every part of the war (north africa, italy, d-day) 1st rcaf squadron: getting troops, tanks overseas. Battle of the north atlantic o o. 4,963 went, 2,210 returned (907 killed, 586 wounded, 1,874 prisoners of war)
