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WWII Began when Hitler sent the German army to Poland
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Canada declared war on Germany. Seven days after Britain and France, the first Canadian troops left in December.
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The first Canadian troop convoy sailed for Britain and was escorted out of Halifax by HMC Ships
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The BCATP trained around 131 000 airmen, It was a good contribution to the victory of the war,
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Shipyards began to build corvettes and minesweepers for the Battle of the Atlantic
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Quebec women were the last to earn the right to vote and run for office
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The leaders of Nazi, Fascist, and Communist groups were jailed
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Parliament passed the National Resources Mobilization Act, providing for the conscription of able-bodied men for home defence. It was amended in 1942
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The mayor of Montreal was arrested by the RCMP for sedition in having advised Quebec men not to take part in the compulsory national Registration
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The federal government passed legislation that allowed women to enlist in the army.
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Canada declared war on Romania, Hungary and Finland
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Japanese invaded Pearl Harbor and there lots of deaths
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Canada joined Great Britain and the US in declaring war on Japan after the Japanese attacked the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor on Dec 7.
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Canadian and British troops raided the French port of Dieppe to test German defences. The raid lasted only 9 hours, but of the nearly 5000 Canadian soldiers involved, more than 900 were killed and 1874 taken prisoner.
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The 1st Canadian Army liberated Dieppe
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A ceremony in Ottawa marked the closing of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
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Hostilities ceased in Europe. The unconditional surrender of Germany was signed at Rheims on May 7
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Canada joined the United Nations at its founding.
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An atomic weapon was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, leaving 130 000 people dead or missing
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The second atomic bomb of World War II was dropped on the Japanese city of Nagasaki.
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Japanese surrender