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"For the first time a British force had met, held and decisively defeated a major Japanese attack, and followed this up by driving the enemy out of the strongest possible natural positions."
General Bill Slim - Commander of the British Fourteenth Army (Commenting on the Second Battle of Arakan) - July 1944
General Bill Slim - Commander of the British Fourteenth Army (Commenting on the Second Battle of Arakan) - July 1944
_Canada’s Wartime Economy
_Economy was run mainly by women
PM King named James Ilsley to control inflation and encourage the purchase of war bonds
Income tax was also increased
1941 Wartime prices and Trade Board froze all wages to prevent inflation
1942 food rationing was introduced eg. 1kg of meat, 220g of sugar115g of coffee per week
These were generous compared to that of UK and USA
Canadian gov’t also prevented unions from striking during war
Unemployment insurance introduced in 1940
1945 Family allowance is brought in
PM King named James Ilsley to control inflation and encourage the purchase of war bonds
Income tax was also increased
1941 Wartime prices and Trade Board froze all wages to prevent inflation
1942 food rationing was introduced eg. 1kg of meat, 220g of sugar115g of coffee per week
These were generous compared to that of UK and USA
Canadian gov’t also prevented unions from striking during war
Unemployment insurance introduced in 1940
1945 Family allowance is brought in
Summary
King brought unemployment insurance and Family allowance to help out people.