Canada and the Two World Wars

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them to take whatever measures they deemed necessary against targets that were a threat to the nation, even at the expense of Canadians rights. During this period of time, many Japanese Canadians were moved to internment camps or deported back to Japan. This was a negative impact of the war and just recently, reparations were paid to the countless Japanese-Canadians who’s ancestors were wronged by the government at the time.

During both World War One and World War II, Canada’s economy was in full bloom as prosperity settled and unemployment dropped. In the midst of fighting two “total wars”, Canada’s economy was geared towards one thing: winning the war. Thus, the manufacturing sector of the economy expanded greatly during wartime as war time necessities such as guns and vehicles were mass produced. Prior to the outbreak of the World War II, Canada’s economy had all but collapsed as the Great Depression lingered. It was with the start of the Second World War that ...

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