The∧Arsenal of Democracy

J. Marshall, 2011

“Rosie the Riveter”Bristol Pomeroy

• Women’s roles

• War production

• Rationing

• Propaganda

• Conscription

• BCATP

• Camp X

• Japanese internment

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Traditional Civilian Roles

Photos: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/war-industry/index-e.html

Keep the home fires burning

Women’s Roles War Production Rationing Propaganda Conscription BCATP Camp X Japanese Internment

Women’s Roles War Production Rationing Propaganda Conscription BCATP Camp X Japanese Internment

“Rosies of the North”excerpts:http://www3.nfb.ca/ww2/home-front/women-and-the-

war.htm

“Rosies of the North” full movie: http://wwii.ca/view-footage/64/rosies-of-the-north/

Elsie MacGill: Queen of the Hurricane

Women’s Roles War Production Rationing Propaganda Conscription BCATP Camp X Japanese Internment

Women in Production

Women’s Roles War Production Rationing Propaganda Conscription BCATP Camp X Japanese Internment

• First World War

• Second World War

Women’s Roles War Production Rationing Propaganda Conscription BCATP Camp X Japanese Internment

Women’s Roles War Production Rationing Propaganda Conscription BCATP Camp X Japanese Internment

Non-Traditional Roles

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Civil Defence

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Men worked too

Women’s Roles War Production Rationing Propaganda Conscription BCATP Camp X Japanese Internment

C.D. Howe:

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(The First)

Arsenal of Democracy

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“Made in Canada”

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Retooling

Ford Motors: Oshawa, Ontario Angus Works: Montreal, Quebec

Women’s Roles War Production Rationing Propaganda Conscription BCATP Camp X Japanese Internment

Limited access to raw materials =

Innovation

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Women’s Roles War Production Rationing Propaganda Conscription BCATP Camp X Japanese Internment

http://www.wyattheritage.com/homefront/sitemap.asp

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Chatelaine Magazine, 1943

Summerside Journal, 1945

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Women’s Roles War Production Rationing Propaganda Conscription BCATP Camp X Japanese Internment

Ronnie

Women’s Roles War Production Rationing Propaganda Conscription BCATP Camp X Japanese Internment

Romance

Women’s Roles War Production Rationing Propaganda Conscription BCATP Camp X Japanese Internment

ENLIST!

BUY VICTORY BONDS!

SAVE, SALVAGE AND RECYCLE!

LET'S ALL PULL TOGETHER!

Women’s Roles War Production Rationing Propaganda Conscription BCATP Camp X Japanese Internment

Conscription

Women’s Roles War Production Rationing Propaganda Conscription BCATP Camp X Japanese Internment

British Commonwealth

Air Training Plan:

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UK, Britain, Canada, Australia, N.Z.Largest aviation training scheme in history

Over 130,000 = ½ of ALL member nation aircrew trained

Other nations sent candidatesCanada paid over 1.6 of 2.2 billion dollarsTrained for all roles, not just pilotsLarge and small establishments/ sea to seaSmaller plans in S. Africa and Rhodesia

British Commonwealth

Air Training Plan:

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Pilot

Wireless Operator

Navigator/Bomb Aimer

Air Gunner Mechanic/Flight Engineer

Ordinance

BCATP is the Aerodrome of DemocracyFDR, 1942

Women’s Roles War Production Rationing Propaganda Conscription BCATP Camp X Japanese Internment

Women’s Roles War Production Rationing Propaganda Conscription BCATP Camp X Japanese Internment

Marion Orr Historica Minute:http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?id=10216

(the Farm)

OBJECTIVES:1) Liaise between and pre-Dec. 19412) Espionage training centre for and .3) Hydra communications centre

Sir William Samuel Stephenson

Little Bill = Intrepid

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Women’s Roles War Production Rationing Propaganda Conscription BCATP Camp X Japanese Internment

War Measures Act- Defense of Cda

Act, Section 21

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Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC

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Nisei Overseas: a gutsy role

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Canada contributed greatly to the Allied battlefield operations, but the war could not have been won without the organization, training and production efforts on the Home Front.

TOPIC SENTENCE:

Vocabulary

• C.W.A.C.

• W.R.C.N.S.

• R.C.A.F. (W.D.)

• War Production Board

• C.D. Howe

• Arsenal of Democracy

• Retooling

• Synthetics

• Rationing

• Propaganda

• Ronnie the Bren Gun Girl

• Victory Bonds

• Conscription Crisis

• Plebiscite

• Zombies

• B.C.A.T.P.

• Camp X

• Japanese internment

“Real Canadian Girl”Stompin’ Tom Connors