CH 18

1. CH 18

2. WWII & Cold War

3. Both emerged as industrialized • Efficient factories • EX: Murglod steel in Weyburn Canada & USA

4. Willys Quad Story • In June 1940, with World War II on the horizon, the U.S. Army solicited bids from 135 automakers for a 1/4 ton "light reconnaissance vehicle" tailored to Army specifications. Only three companies responded - Bantam, Willys, and Ford — but, within a year's time they collectively produced the template for the vehicle known worldwide as the "jeep". • Willys-Overland delivered the prototype "Quad" (named for the 4x4 system it featured), to the U.S. Army on Armistice Day (Veteran's Day), November of 1940. The design was completed in a remarkable 75 days. • Only two prototypes were made. Jeep Willy’s History

5. Governments increased spending • Jobs jobsjobs • Great way to end a recession (remember when we talked about this and how it applies to today?)

6. Nearly bankrupt • Germany inflation at massive massive levels. • Great Britain also weakened economically • Canada entered 1week after Britain • In a matter of 3 weeks, 60,000 soldiers signed up in Canada • Air Force a major component Europe

7. 1.1 Million folks enlisted as support services • Major supplier of resources • USA entered years later • Dec 1941 – Pearl Harbour • Canadian Prime Minister excluded from war planning with allies • Fighting all overseas, not surprising

8. Japanese @ Pearl Harbour brought the USA in • USA had massive impact, which further led to Canada getting shut out of planning • Once Europe was dominated by Nazi’s USA/CDN became aware of the possibility of NA fighting… scary stuff • Alliance officially formed to defend land/sea/air in NA Brothers in Arms

9. Hyde Park declaration • Purchasing of resources linked for the benefit of both countries. • Mainly centered around military capabilities • Tools, oil, gas, etc • Now two economies very much intertwined

10. Read pg 492-493 on Hyde Park Agreement

11. 1940 • Department of Munitions • 47% increase in production 1940-1942 • New jobs, new $, everybody wins! (unless you were fighting the war, right?) • Women’s labour, highly important • Dudes gone to war • Similar to WWI • See advertising on pg 494 Industrial Mobilization

12. If war ends, unemployment goes up • Another Great Depression • CCF now leading political poles • Oh no, socialists! • Unemployment Insurance introduced • Now its called Employment Insurance to make everybody feel warm and fuzzy Social Security State

13. Some minor veterans benefits programs began to be introduced a this time • Read 3rdppg of page 496… PM disagreed with this so he just set up a pile of bureaucracy to make sure it never actually happened. • In modern times this would be the equivalent to “commissioning a study” in political terms • Or possible “I’ll look into it” etc

14. Bunch of strikes broke out late war time. 1943 ish. • Increasing militancy of labour movement. • Things got ugly so to speak Discovery of social security

15. Guaranteed full employment for all candians • Guaranteed minimum standard of living for all • Woah,… crazy expensive • “baby bonus” = family allowance • Keynesianism = John Maynard Keynes • Read ppg 2 on page 498

16. After WWII now a “middle power” • Ex: not a super power, but a power. • Ex: not a supermodel, but a model • Then all of a sudden Cold War starts to grow… Peaceful internal order

17. United Nations (U.N.) formed now • Soviet Union and USA now distrusted each other • Super suspicious

18. Still one of the worlds leading peacemakers • Thought of globally as a peacemaker • This is where it all started • 1949 – Kashmir between Pakistan and India • Korean war • Fouhgt under UN flag 1950-1954 Canada & UN = Peacemaker

19. Please read pg 503-505 three views of Korean war. • Q #2 on page520 for hand in tomorrow