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Stock Market Crash
Over 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange were exchanged in a single day. The shares were built on people investing money they didn't have, and when the stock dropped, people lost billions of dollars. Due to this, the industrialized world (Including Canada) went into the Great Depression, where everyone was in massive debt. By 1933, the unemployment rate was nearly 30% of the workforce. Due to the events that happened, this was a time of decline in Canada. -
Hitler, Chancellor of Germany
Before Adolf Hitler was a prominent figure, he joined the GM Party, which was later changed to the NSGW Party He quickly became one of its best speakers and told the other members he would leave if he was not made the leader of the party. Later in life after the German Government passed the Enabling Act of 1933, Hitler, who was already Chancellor at the time, ensured that he could constitutionally become a dictator without legal objection. This would later greatly affect Canada via Antisemitism. -
The Formation of the Canadian National Socialist Unity Party
The Canadian National Socialist Unity Party was founded in February of 1934 by Adrien Arcand. Adrien was an admirer of Hitler and referred to himself as the "Canadian Fuher". In 1934, the party merged with the Candian Nationalist Party making them have over few thousands of members concerted in Quebec, British Columbia, and Alberta. The party was known as the "Blue Shirts" and over exaggurated it's power in Canada, claiming they were taking it over. -
"End" of the Great Depression
The end of the Great Depression began during the start of World War 2 due to the new demand for materials in Europe. The Canadian government also started to increase its spending, and these two events together was a massive boost to the economy. Men who couldn't find work would enlist in the military just to get food and pay. -
League of Nations Fails
To start the war, Germany staged multiple false border incidents to justify the invasion of Poland. The United Kingdom told Germany to stop military operations which were ignored, causing the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and France to declare war on Germany. Later having Canada declaring war as well. This affected Canada because it was the first time in history, that Canada was allowed to make its own decision and not going with what Britain said immediately. -
Axis Powers Formed
The Axis was formed consisting of Germany, Italy, and Japan to strengthen the chances of successfully expanding into the world. The name Axis comes from Mussolini declaring that from then on, all other European countries would rotate on the Rome-Berlin axis. Germany, Japan, and later Italy would agree to an anti-communist treaty. Later the trio of countries would sign the Tripartite Pact of 1940, which was called the "Pact of Steel". This would later affect Canada via World War 2. -
Japanese Citizens Removed
Twelve weeks after the attack on Pearl Habor and Hong Kong, the federal Cabinet used the War Measures Act to remove all Japanese Canadians within 160 kilometers within the Pacific coast. The government claimed that the Japanese Canadians were being removed for "national security". The belongings of the Japanese Canadians as well as properties were sold to other Canadians. Sometime later in Canada, the Government apologized for their previous actions and compensated them with $20,000. -
Battle of Dieppe
Canadian and Allied Forces attacked the Germans on the French Coast of Dieppe. While there were over 5,000 Canadian troops, only around 3,900 soldiers landed on the shores. German artillery was aimed and fired at the coast, destroying British landing crafts as well as most of the Canadian heavy weapons. Over 900 Canadian soldiers were killed and almost 2,000 of them were taken, prisoner. To this day, there is much debate about this attack and whether or not it was completely useless. -
D-Day
The Battle of Normandy, also known as D-Day, was when over 156,000 American, British and Canadian soldiers landed on five different beaches along Normandy. The Canadians landed on Juno Beach and sustained heavy casualties. This invasion is considered one of the most amphibious battles in history, with no other sea to land battle ever working prior to this. The failure that was the Dieppe raid was useful in preparing for this attack.
