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The Battle of the Atlantic
The Allied forces fought the German forces in control over the Atlantic Ocean. -
The start of WW2
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Wartime Prices and Trade Board created to control inflation
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Canada declares War on Germany
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Troops start sailing for Britain
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Air Training Plan starts in Britain
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Vancouver starts gearing up for battle in Atlantic
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Nazis declared illegal in Canada
Nazi and Communist groups was declared illegal in Canada. -
National Resources Mobilization Act created
National Resources Mobilization Act was created for a more effective Canadian war effort. -
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Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was fought between the Royal Air Force against the German Luftwaffe. -
Ogdensburg Agreement
Ogdensburg Agreement was signed by PM Makenzie King and President Roosevelt, leading to the creation of the Permanent Joint Board of Defence. -
Hyde Park Declaration signed
Hyde Park Declaration signed to unite Canada and the United States economies for war. -
Census released
A census reported the population of Canada to be 11,506,655. -
Women allowed to enlist in army
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Women join the Air Force
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Women join the Army
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Atlantic Charter signed
The Atlantic Charter was signed by Roosevelt and British PM Winston Churchill to provide a vision for post-war peace. -
Canada and British troops raid French port of Dieppe
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Vancouver Asahi play their last game
Vancouver Asahi play their last game as they are banished to farms. -
Canada declares war on Romania, Hungary, Finland and Japan
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Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
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Canada declares War on Japan
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Japan attacks Hong Kong
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The Defense against Hong Kong
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United Nations Term used
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Japanese bomb BC coast
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Women's Royal Naval Service established
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Wartime Information Board created
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Germans surrender at Stalingrad
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Invasion of Sicily
The Allied forces invade Sicily, Italy and take control of it from the Axis powers. -
British-Canadian Nuclear Research merges with American Manhattan Project
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Battle of Ortona
The Battle of Ortona was a short battle between Canada and Germany, in the attempt for Canada to liberate Ortona, Italy. -
Battle of Normandy
Also known as D-Day, was an attack by the Allies on the beaches of Normandy, France. -
Liberation of Dieppe
A battle in the attempt to capture Dieppe, France. -
Battle of Schedlt Estuary
This was an operation that took place in northern Belgium and southwestern Netherlands. -
Canadian Casualties reported 78,985 injured and 28 040 killed
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Operation Veritable
A joint attack by Canadian Army and British troops launched in Holland. -
Canada Attends UN Conference
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Air Training Plan closes with over 130,000 trained pilots
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Liberation of Arnhem, Holland
A liberation in attempt to close in Germany on all sides. -
Push to the Ijsselmeer
1st Canadian Crops pushed north to Ijsselmeer, isolating the German forces. -
Germany surrender
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End of WW2 in Europe
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VE riots broke out in Halifax
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Canada joins UN at its founding
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Bedford Magazine Explosion in Halifax
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Bomb dropped on Hiroshima
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Bomb dropped on Nagasaki
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Japanese surrenders, marking end of WW2