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Start Of WWII
Historical Significance - This is the Start of WWII. Ethical Dimension - How could this war have been prevented to spare and save so many lives. -
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WW2
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Canada Declares War On Germany
Historical Significance - Germany will need to fight another force in the war they are fighting, Cause and effect - The cause of the declaration of war was, Canada voted to go to war with the Nazi's. This effected the Germans by them having to fight another side. -
Germany invades France
Historical Significance - This was the start of their invasion into different countries. Cause and Effect - The cause of this was to gain more land. The effect was them taking over a lot of land. -
German army reaches English channel
Historical Significance - They are right outside of the British Empire trying to take it over. Continuity and Change - Britian and Germany are both apart of the UN now. They are both allies. -
Battle Of Britian Begins
Historical Significance - They Germans are trying to take over one of the biggest enemies they have at the moment. Canada Participated in air fights all around the English channel. Cause and Effect - Hitler took out a lot of his enemies, his only major enemy was Britian. He wanted to take them out too. This caused a loss for Hitlers army as britian sucessfully defended their country. -
Canada Expands War efforts
Historical Significance - One of Germanys enemies are getting stronger. Continuity and Change - Canada's Millitary has joined with U.S.A. Their millitary is so stong thanks to U.S.A's millitary power. -
The End of the Battle Of Britian
Historical Significance - Britan held off against Germany. Cause and Effect - Hitlet couldnt break through Britians defence. Hitler lost some of the war. -
Japan join the axis
Historical Significance - The Nazi's and Italy have another ally. Continuity and Change - Japan and Germany's allies have grown since the war ended. Till this day they are peaceful with the other nations and countries. -
Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor
Historical Significance - The attack on Pearl Harbor was intended to neutralize the U.S. Pacific Fleet, and hence protect Japan's advance into Malaya and the Dutch East Indies, where it sought access to natural resources such as oil and rubber. Cause and Effect - They wanted to get rid of U.S.A's Resources, So they ended up Bombing it. -
Canada Delcares War on Japan
Historical Significance - Canada has another enemy to fight in WWII. Cause and Effect - Canadian soldiers were taker prisoner in the defence of Hong Kong. This made Canada Delcare war on Japan to get them back. -
Hitler Gas Chamber Begginings
Historical Significance - Hitler tortures Jews and makes them do slavery labour. Continuity and Change - Back then Jews were mistreated. Today everyone is treated the same in most cases. -
Conscription Overseas Canada
Historical Significance - Canada votes on conscription: English Canada supports it, while Québec does
not. King decides to enforce conscription for home defence only, but not for overseas duty. Continuity and change - Canada realised that Conscription is wrong now. You cant force people to fight to war, so now there is no conscription. -
Dieppe Raid
Historical Significance - Canadian troops play an important role in the Dieppe raid in France. Many Allied
lives are lost, and there are many prisoners of war. Cause and Effect - Cause was to test enemy defences. This ended in a blood bath for the allies. -
The Invasion Of Sicily
Historical Significance - Canadian troops participate in the invasion of Sicily. Mussolini is overthrown;
Germans continue to fight Allies in Italy. Cause and Effect - They tried to take back their land that they had lost to the Germans. In the end Italy surrendered. Leaving only 2 countries in the axis. -
D-Day
Historical Significance - Codenamed Operation Overlord, the battle began on June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day, when some 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France's Normandy region. Ethical Dimension - What If D-day never happened? -
Death Of Hitler
HIstorical Significance - No one to run Germany, Cause and Effect - Hitler shot himself with his gun because he was afraid of losing. This left Germany with no ruler and they lost. -
Hiroshima Bombing ONE
Historical Significance - United States drops the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Cause and Effect - It was to Harm Japan and kill their army. It ended up obliterating a massive about of Japan. -
Nagasaki Bombing
Historical Significance - Second atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki Cause and Effect - To deal a large amount to the rest of the people living there. This killed many people -
Japan surrenders
Historical Significance - Japan Is gone from the axis. Cause and effect - This caused The axis to be extremly weak with no other choice than to end the war.
