Comment on Russia is at war with Britain and US is no longer a reliable ally, UK adviser says

• LilB0kChoy@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  [Four days after the United Kingdom had declared war on 3 September 1939, Parliament was called in special session and both King and Manion stated their support for Canada following Britain, but did not declare war immediately, partly to show that Canada was joining out of her own initiative and was not obligated to go to war.

  Also from the link:

  At the outbreak of war, Canada’s commitment to the war in Europe was limited by the government to one division, and one division in reserve for home defence.

  Canada did not intend to get involved to the extent they did at the start. That changed after the Battle of Dieppe in 1942, along with other events.

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  • MapleEngineer@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Canada entered the was 9 days after it started. The US entered the war 820 days later.

    Canada went and fought while the US sat and watched.

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    • LilB0kChoy@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Not true at all. You should maybe crack a history book.

      Post-WWI the US people wanted to be less involved in world affairs. Congress prevented the country from joining the League of Nations.

      Then when WWII broke out I’d imagine there was not a lot of stomach for it. You know, since they had just been involved in a similar war a little over 2 decades before.

      To say they did nothing shows your ignorance. Before officially entering the war, the US provided substantial aid to the Allied powers, particularly Great Britain.

      Why should the US, in 1939, have declared war?

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      • MapleEngineer@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Canada, 9 days.

        US, 829 days.

        For those 820 days the rest of the world, including Canada, was sending its young men to fight and die for freedom.

        The US sat and watched.

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