HIST 2500 Chapter Notes -Maurice Duplessis, Japanese Canadians, Padlock Law
12 Mar 2014
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Nations entry into war helped complete process of economic recovery. Canada proved capable of mobilizing resources remarkably swiftly when required. Canada accepted british commonwealth air trained plan. Using war measures act, canada succeeded in mobilizing economic resources in a way that seemed impossible during the depression. Federal government collected most of the revenue and made grants to the princes to recover their operating expenses. Unemployment was under 2%, federal spending rose 3. 4% of the gnp in 1939 and 37. 6 by. Nation became one of worlds industrial giants producing 850000 motorized cars and 16000 aircrafts during the war number brought back to canada their british wives after the war wars abroad than to battle domestically with poverty and unemployment. Government borrowed from its citizens particularly through bonds. Canada appeared more capable of efficient use of its productive capacity to fight destructive. Many thousands of canadians spent most or all of the war hears in britain and a.
