Canada & the US become close
● Ogdensburg Agreement (Aug. 18th 1940) created a tie between Canada & the US to protect NA
● Very informal Agreement between Roosevelt &
Canadian Prime Minister
● Establishment of Permanent Joint Board on Defense.

Purpose of Ogdensburg Agreement
● Ensured Canada & US as allies
● More soldiers to fight when needed
● Development of committees and programs dedicated to the protection of NA
● sustainable alliance of NA

Hyde Park Declaration
● The Hyde Park Declaration occurred on April 20th 1941
● A result of the Permanent Joint Board on Defense.
● Tied the US & Canada economically so they could buy and trade war goods amongst each other.

Hyde Park & Lend-Lease
● The Hyde Park Declaration stated that Canada would contribute the American products produced there as a part of the Lend-Lease Act with the Brits.
● This positively impacted the US economy.
●
But...Canada was disobeying British orders.

US involvement & impact during WWII
● Overall, the Ogdensburg Agreement and Hyde Park
Declaration: o Impacted US WWII involvement positively because it:
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 created a bond between the US & Canada
Ensured security of the borders of NA and ensured security economically

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