Canada's involvement in the Second World War was well calculated because, unlike the First World War, in which it entered the war as soon as the United Kingdom became involved, in the Second World War world, Mackenzie King, the Canadian leader had to wait until Parliament agreed to involvement and Canada only became involved after Hitler invaded Poland in 1939. Unlike many countries, especially in Europe, which suffered from economic crisis during the World War II, Canada remained virtually unchanged during the war, and its involvement created the foundation through which the country prospered in the years following the war. This article will examine the impact of the Second World War on various aspects of Canadians' lives. Preview The home front refers to civilian activities when nations are involved in war. World War II was a full-blown war and what was most important to the Allies and Axis Powers was domestic production. Life on the home front during World War II was an integral part of the war effort for all nations that took part in it and its impact was felt everywhere, especially in the outcome of the war (Zuehlke 24). During the war, many governments, including Canada's, were actively involved on their respective home fronts as a measure to educate them on a wide variety of protective measures at both the individual and national levels. There was widespread propaganda to influence citizens and women were a significant part of the home front because they were the pillars of the country during the war because most of the men were away from home fighting. Impacts In the years following the Second World War, Canada became one of the...... centers of paper......(Zuehlke 48). The focus on training air force and other military personnel had a positive impact even after the war because, although the purpose of the training was to feed other countries such as Great Britain who actively participated in the war, at the end of the war Canada was left with a very strong army and in fact by 1950 had the third largest and most powerful navy in the world. To this day, the Canadian Air Force is one of the best in the world and Canada is a leader in the production of military trucks that have been consumed by a wide variety of countries around the world. These are just some of the positive ways the war changed Canada, but the most negative way the Second World War affected Canada was the massive loss of young people who died during the war and most of them did not she was never even buried at home. Zuehlke 50).