Canadian Timeline: World War Two

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  • Canada declares war on Germany

  • 7,500 Canadian Soldiers arrive in Britain

    7,500 Canadian Soldiers arrive in Britain

  • Communism declared illegal in Canada

    Communism declared illegal in Canada

  • Canada declares war on Italy.

    Canada declares war on Italy.

  • Canadian government announces conscription of males between the ages of 21 and 24

    Canadian government announces conscription of males between the ages of 21 and 24

  • Hype Park declaration is signed by William Mackenzie King and President Roosevelt.

    Hype Park declaration is signed by William Mackenzie King and President Roosevelt.

  • Women get the right to enlist in the army.

    Women get the right to enlist in the army.

  • Japan decalres war on canada

    Japan decalres war on canada

  • Canada declares war on Finland, Hungary, and Romania.

    Canada declares war on Finland, Hungary, and Romania.

  • Operation Drumbeat

    Operation Drumbeat

  • Japanese Canadians interned

    Japanese Canadians interned

  • 2nd Canadian Infantry divisions begins training for operation Rutter on the Isle of Wight

    2nd Canadian Infantry divisions begins training for operation Rutter on the Isle of Wight

  • Japanese shell BC coast

    Japanese shell BC coast

  • Battle of Guadalcanal

    Battle of Guadalcanal

  • Japan declares war on Canada

    Japan declares war on Canada

  • Germans surrender at stalingrad

    Germans surrender at stalingrad

  • Invasion of Sicily

    Invasion of Sicily

  • Battle of Ortona

    Battle of Ortona

  • Liberation of Dieppe

    Liberation of Dieppe

  • 2nd Quebec war confernece

    2nd Quebec war confernece

  • Battle of the Scheldt estuary

    Battle of the Scheldt estuary

  • Battle of Aachen

    Battle of Aachen

  • Liberation of Arnhem Holland.

    Liberation of Arnhem Holland.

  • Germans surrender to the Western Allies: End of war for Europe

    Germans surrender to the Western Allies: End of war for Europe

  • Germans surrender to the soviets

    Germans surrender to the soviets

  • Canada joins the U.N

    Canada joins the U.N

  • Bomb dropped on Hiroshima

    Bomb dropped on Hiroshima

  • Japanese finally surrender

    Japanese finally surrender