role of women in world war two
...ed coats, uniforms and boots for soldiers. Women also became welders, cooks, messengers, drillers and heavy machine operators. Without a doubt the strength and bravery of these women made them the "unsung heroes of world war two, whether overseas or keeping the home fires burning" (www.valourandhorror.com/DB/ISSUE/women/). The role of women was changed for the better because of the war. War brought profound changes to the lives of Canadians. “It was necessary at this time for everybody to do what was in their power to support the war efforts, and the most prominent way to do this was by rationing” (www.histclo.hispeed.com/mat/rat/rat-ww2.html) Rationing was a method set up by the government to ensure that everybody got an equal amount of goods, because of this goods were difficult to find. Most people had extra money to spend on luxury items at this time, although cars, appliances, and cosmetics were hard to get a hold of because rubber and oil were being used for materials for the war. Canadians were also asked to limit their food purchases. Goods such as sugar, meat and coffee. Rationing was not a problem for most Canadians because the amounts allowed per person fairly generous, so few complained.” (www.2.actden.com/writ_den/n14/level3/page3/Page4.htm) During the eve of Pearl Harbor nearly 23,000 Japanese people had made their home in British Columbia (3/4 of them were native born citizens). Most of them had occupations of miners, foresters, fishermen, and merchants. But when war was declared on Japan in December of 1941, the need to evacuate Japanese Canadians form British Columbia was evident everywhere. Finally in the early months of 1942 the Ottawa government gave the go ahead, and the relocation of Japanese Canadians began. This became the greatest mass movement in the history of Canada. Men were sent to road camps in B.C. and to camps in Ontario, while women and...