Canada enters the example because peacetime force size does not measure all available war-making capacity. It builds neither a vast fleet nor a vast army during the 1930s, yet it develops substantial infrastructure and industry. Once war creates demand, that foundation can expand quickly and provide critical support. The comparison reinforces the need to study latent productive systems rather than judging readiness only by the forces already in uniform.
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Canada builds the base for wartime expansion before the war
Canada's modest 1930s forces obscure the infrastructure and industry that can be expanded into major wartime support.