1. Canada and
Total War
WWII

2. Treaty of Versailles
Politics of the Depression
The Rise of Dictatorships
The Road to War
Appeasement
Canada Declares War

3. Canada Mobilizes
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
Total War
Dunkirk
Battle of Britain

4. Canada Declares War
• PM Mackenzie King did not
want Canada to become
involved in another world
conflict
• He knew that the issue of
conscription would deeply
divide the country
• He hoped Britain’s policy of
appeasement would be
successful