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The Political Significance of Canada and the Evolution of Her Role within the Politics of the United States during World War II, 1939-1945 Mateusz Bogdanowicz Centrum Badań Europy Wschodniej Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie Olsztyn 2011 ISBN:978-83-61605-13-3 liczba stron: 296 oprawa . Spis treści . Table of contents Introduction Chapter One The United States' political concepts of Canada and her functions on the continent between 1919 and 1939 Canada's road to becoming an autonomous political entity 1919—1935 The evolution of the United States policy towards Canada: 1935—1939 Canada's place in the American pre-war strategy: 1935—1939 Chapter Two The continental defence (September 1939—June 1942) and Canada's role in the United States defence plans American defence plans securing North America against a potential invasion in case of war Need for changes in theUnited States war strategy in the light ofthe European events between September 1939 and July 1940 Cooperation with Canada on continental defence between August 1940 and 7 December 1941 Japanese aggression on the United States and another redefinition of Canada's role in the continental security system between December 1941 and June 1942 Chapter Three The place of Canada within the American war strategy between 1942 and 1945 Inside Canada; the issue of the presence of American military and civilian workers on Canada's territory: war and post-war oriented investment Outside Canada: the matter of use of Canada in the war from 1942 Chapter Four The atomic bomb — Canada's contribution to the American nuclear projects and her peculiar indispensability. American pre- and early-war atomic energy research The inclusion of Canada into the Manhattan Project (from 1942) and its outcome . Conclusions Bibliography List of Appendices Appendices