1. Battle of Britain- July 10, 1940 – October 31, 1940
a. In the mid- June of 1940, Prime Minister Winston Churchill proclaimed in his speech ‘The Battle of France is over ... the Battle of Britain is about to begin’ ... let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will say, ‘This was their finest hour’.
b. Adolf Hitler had turned his attention to defeat Britain; he realized that an amphibious invasion of Britain could only be succeeded if Germany had control of the air. He conducted a decisive plan for the invasion that required the assistance of the Luftwaffe (German air force) to achieve his ambitious goal. The German air force initialized an attack on Britain’s major industrial cities, harbours, air and naval bases, and communication centres. Outnumbered 2 to 1 the British still continued to fight with strong will and determination but continued to suffer tremendous losses. This event became known as the “blitz”. Britain requested Canada’s assistance to …show more content…
The Second World War began on September 1, 1939, when the Germanic army’s invaded Poland. Britain and France declared war on Germany on Sept. 3 because of their pledge to Poland. Canada however, did not immediately commit its role in the war as it had in 1914 because it had been under British rule within the commonwealth at that time. Since 1939, Canada had gained complete authority, independence, and was recognized as a sovereign nation therefore it could regulate its own laws and foreign issues. On September 8th 1939 Prime Minister Mackenzie king called a special session of parliament to formulate Canada’s response to the war. Parliament soon consented to King’s request of Canada’s declaration of war against Germany. On September 10th, 1940, Canada declared war on Germany that represented Canada was capable of making its own decisions as a sovereign nation, without the intervention of Great
a. In the mid- June of 1940, Prime Minister Winston Churchill proclaimed in his speech ‘The Battle of France is over ... the Battle of Britain is about to begin’ ... let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will say, ‘This was their finest hour’.
b. Adolf Hitler had turned his attention to defeat Britain; he realized that an amphibious invasion of Britain could only be succeeded if Germany had control of the air. He conducted a decisive plan for the invasion that required the assistance of the Luftwaffe (German air force) to achieve his ambitious goal. The German air force initialized an attack on Britain’s major industrial cities, harbours, air and naval bases, and communication centres. Outnumbered 2 to 1 the British still continued to fight with strong will and determination but continued to suffer tremendous losses. This event became known as the “blitz”. Britain requested Canada’s assistance to …show more content…
The Second World War began on September 1, 1939, when the Germanic army’s invaded Poland. Britain and France declared war on Germany on Sept. 3 because of their pledge to Poland. Canada however, did not immediately commit its role in the war as it had in 1914 because it had been under British rule within the commonwealth at that time. Since 1939, Canada had gained complete authority, independence, and was recognized as a sovereign nation therefore it could regulate its own laws and foreign issues. On September 8th 1939 Prime Minister Mackenzie king called a special session of parliament to formulate Canada’s response to the war. Parliament soon consented to King’s request of Canada’s declaration of war against Germany. On September 10th, 1940, Canada declared war on Germany that represented Canada was capable of making its own decisions as a sovereign nation, without the intervention of Great