Post-War Canada: Optimism, Baby Boom, and Economic Growth
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1.Canada at homeA.Optimism and positive country after the warB.Growth that would go on for 20 yearsC. Era of great deal of optimism (not for everybody)i.Bought homes and carsii.Started familiesiii.Baby boomiv.Suburban lifestylev.Benefits for those who fit in the “norm”D. Era known as the baby boom2. Government shift in perception of veteransa.Depression ended because of government involvementb.Era of economic prosperityi.Era of changesc.Only 15,000 men could come home at a timed.Million soldiers came home, opposite of 20’i.Sick of war and sick of excitementii.Wanted a job, home, car and a familyWanted a normal life, they wanted a job, home, car and a family3. Veterans charter - 1944A.Covered the big things and little things that people needed to transition to a normal lifea.From military uniform to Civilian clothingb.Change wardrobe -> change storylinec.Gave them life insurance - low costi.If you have a family and they depend on your incomeii.Facilitates family lifed.Returning veterans would have the right to get their old job back if they wanted iti.Women who had those jobs went back to being housewivese.Shift to old ways - “housewife”B.Veterans charter of 1944 provided free university educationa.Something rich kids did - not every day personb.Regular people went and got law, med, engineering degreesc.Went to university when no one had been, sent kids as welli.Highschool dropouts (norm) became shoved out of regular jobsii.Because of more university edC. Low interest business & home mortgagesa.Government got into mortgage businessi.Excellent rate of interest
ii.Where owned by people from netherlandsiii.Family run hardware stores where very popular4. War brides & RefugeesA.Canadian Men married european wifesa.For european woman, getting married to a canadian man was like winning thelotteryi.Millions of people homeless, poor and boobed everywhereii.Canada was rich and didn't get affected poorly by the warb.About 155,000 women came to canadac.About 165,000 refugees came from war-torn europed.Post-war refugees started to change canada’s culturei.Refugees whos house got bombed went to live in the cityii.They changed the culture because they opened businessesiii.They spread through the city and their culture with theme.Stores would pop up with names and products people never saw beforei.More cultural diversity5. The baby boomA.1946 - 1964a.Bought a house, bought a car and began to fill them upb.6.7 million babies - nation of 11 millionc.4-6 kids was common, 1 bathroom for alld.3 bedroom, 1 bathroom with a small kitchen, boys in one rooms, girls in the otherand mastere.A half of the population was babiesB.Properties went bombinga.Took an acre plots and divided them into ¼ acre plots for suburban housingb.Thousands of school kids, in relatively small areaC. Most liberal era in historyD. Revolutionaries in their daya.Didn’t go to church6. Post war prosperityA.Era of sustained prosperitya.Economy boomingb.Industrial exploration - transitioned beautifullyc.America booming on Canadian resourcesi.Wanted goods providedd.1945-1973 longest sustained period of economic growth
e.US demands for canadian resourcesi.Americans investing in Canadian businesses7. Major new industriesA.Plasticsa.Plastic was so rare before warb.Became essential in warc.Industry is hugeB.Open pit mininga.Opened the mountain instead of shoving through a small holeb.Able to know precisely where to mineC. Oil and gasa.Oil gets discovered in alberta in 1947 and business BOOMSD. Hydroa.Provide jobsb.Provide electricity for thousands of citiesE.Furniturea.Something as simple as being able to mold stuff became hugeb.High style - high techi.Affordable8. Mega projectsA.Canada continued to see the benefit of government mega projectsa.BC was doing massive government project, thousands of people into workb.Order stuff from all over the place to build the countries infrastructureB.Plumbing & Electricitya.Up into 1940s it want uncommon to not have plumbing or electricity in a farmC. Hospitalsa.Cities with growing population need hospitalsb.Hospital births become commonD. 1958 the trans canada pipelinea.Oil goes back east by a pipelineb.Built canals to get around the natural “roadblocks”E.Trans canada highwaya.Across north shoreb.Concrete highway across canada9. Questions10. A love affair with carsA.Lifestyle was driven by the cara.3.5 mil cars bought in 1950’sb.Huge employer - car loansc.Having a car = having freedom, independence, and masculinity
d.Cars became a macho thinge.2 car families11. The suburbA.Most trendy place of choicea.The sub urban communityb.Muy popular and affordablei.Made possible by carrosc.Living here became popular y affordabled.It became women and children domain all day longe.Peer pressure to buy new stuff12. Canadian mortgage & housing corporationA.CD howe was appointed leader of housinga.made regular working class people into homeownersb.CMHC turned canadians into home ownersc.Goal of middle class was home ownership and sending your kids to college13. Suburban shopping mallsA.A shopping mall with every shop you need in one placeB.It was expensive to go to downtowna.Had to dress up to go to downtownC. Made park royala.Not a hassle to go tob.Wasn’t expensivec.A community centerd.Women didn’t have to dress up to go to PRD. Suburban lifestyle became more casualE.Stuff you saw on TV you were able to buy14. Consumerism - the age of televisionA.By late 50’s everyone had a tva.Didn't have a social or economical impact until the 50sb.By end of the decade a TV was a must have in the homei.More audience = more adsii.Most effective tool to get buyersc.If canadians had cable they could watch american Tv stations directlyi.Spread US culture to Canadaii.American culture was spreading globally but mostly in canadad.Tv became main passtimei.Most important part of TV was adse.TV create popular shows to get audiencei.1,000,000 viewers might stay on Tv -nowii.10,000,000 viewers as a hit -now
iii.Major form of entertainmentiv.90% of the country had to watch to be a hit show -1950sv.For kids they promoted toys and food (like cereal)f.American channels = american adsi.Items that were not available in canadaii.Same things happened in the state15. A growing dissatisfaction…A.After the baby boom…a.Women where realizing that being a housewife wasn’t so funi.Kept it as a secret that they didn't enjoy itb.Housewife wasn't a choicec.Housework was considered something a woman had fun doing16. Questions17. The teenagerA.New stage of lifea.In between stage of child and adultb.“Childhood” extended to 18c.Fear of not having enough money - become conservativei.Don’t wasteii.Their parents where scared for them because they had a differentteenage experienceiii.Baby boomers became ungrateful - from parents1.Anti war, challenged conservatives, fear based ways of parents(never knew what it was like being afraid)iv.Teens wanted to express their differences through what they wereinterested in1.HUGE consumer group because they where kids from rich people18. Life in “uptight” CanadaA.People were:a.Conservative / traditionali.How people were viewedii.Abortion was murder - illegaliii.Cheating was illegaliv.Divorce was illegal1.Had to prove spouse had violatedv.Truancy (not going to school)1.You could get arrested, fines and chargesvi.Alcohol in restaurants illegalvii.Women could not go into a bar alone or without a manviii.Homosexuality was a crime
ix.Vagrancy (hanging around/homeless) - illegalb.Religiousi.Reflected in laws - judeo-christian reflects on lawii.Sunday shopping against the law1.Followed bible - sunday day of rest2.Enforced because the dominant religionc.Intoleranti.Morality was not co-defied19. Fears of american cultural imperialismA.Erasing canadian identitya.Fear of how american culture was wiping canadian culture awayb.Government became worriedc.People even knew more about american government and politicsd.Canadians had to choose if they would stay in canada and have a low wage orgo to usa and have a very high wagee.If there was a good Canadian idea - stolen by the USi.Without a culture do we need a distinct economic nation?20. 1949 Massey CommisionA.Set up major federal investigation into threat of Canada's culture21. The Canada councilA.If they will have canadian culture, they have to address certain thingsB.Would have a budget that would support art organizations or cultural history aroundcanada - had to be gooda.Could apply for a grant - to help you make money when art isn'tb.Give money for canadian arti.Government gives money to people who have potential to createsomething famous with canadian culture22. CRTC and CanconA.CRTC - regulate broadcasting,a.Used tax dollarsb.Also regulated social mediaB.34% of canadian singers had their songs play on the raio like 5 times an houra.If the music is on for too long you get bored of itC. Anne murray was such a big hit, her songs were also popular in usaD. Cancona.Canadian contentb.30% of your content in a day had to be canadianc.If you want a licence to be on the air in canada you need to promise a degree incanadian content
23. Improvements for workersA.Life was tough for any marginalized community in CanadaB.In post-war made things got better for working peopleC. Unions brought:a.Better wagesb.Medical benefiti.Medical coverageii.Healthcare benefitc.Sick leavei.Days off work if you are sickii.Still get paidd.Pensionsi.Money when you retiree.40 hour work weeki.Anything beyond that is overtime payf.Overtime pay24. Who did it not benefit?A.For a lot of people, they remained marginalized (even when people look back on it)a.Womeni.Put own interests on the sideii.Expected to only become wives and mothersiii.Could not express their interestsb.Visible minoritiesi.Indigenous peoplesc.Non-union employeesd.Unskilled workersi.Did not get the same wage/ job security unions benefited frome.Quebeckersi.Because in the great depression, the prime minister decided to go back intime25. Newfoundland joins Canada in 1949A.Canada would take on modern geographical size…a.The british crown colony of newfoundland decided to join canadai.Britain wasn't in a position to aid its colonies (Newfoundland)ii.Still economically recovering because britain was still recoveringiii.The choice was entirely economical1.No demand for their products (fishing)b.Joined Canadai.US made you renounce other citizenshipii.Still very anglo & loyal to Britainiii.Decided against US and joined Canada
iv.Joey Smallwood “Join Canada”1.Last father of confederation26. The kingdom of CanadaA.Persistent definition of Canada - British nationa.No move for multiculturalismb.No real Canadian identityB.Canada was still seen as britisha.Many Canadians were still ethnically British27. Questions28. The environmental movementA.Industry and business had its way with the environmenta.Science made everything betterb.Absolute focus on deVelopmentB.Rachel carsona.Published silent springb.Researched into the environmental industryc.Silent spring = no sound of birdsa.Birds are deadi.Pesticides - thought to be miracle cureii.Ruin environmentC. Business and science people hated her29. PlanetA.Earth dayB.Earth looks so smalla.“Its so small and delicate, let's take care of it”b.Take better careC. Teens blamed the parentsa.Their lifestyle ruined the planet30. The sexual revolutionA.Always the focus of morality and tabooa.Irresponsible, unwanted children, difficultb.Science began to change things - made norms redundanti.Birth control - plan B - abortionc.Problemsi.Unwanted pregnancyii.STDsd.Movement of what sexualitye.Playboy magazine took the religion out of lifei.Not working for an afterlife
f.Although premaritall sex was “wrong”, it was still very common but no one talkedabout it31. The feminine mystique- 1963A.Birth of modern feminisma.Betty friedan published a booki.It revealed the bases of another revolutionii.Began the women's movementiii.Publicly admitted - motherhood and housework were boringiv.Saying the truth about how boring being a housewife is1.A shameful secret for many womenb.Intellectual movement - became a street movement (talk shows, universitylectures than took off)32. Youth revolutionA.People defining themselves by ageB.Abbie hoffman “don’t trust anyone over 30”a.Money was never a thing people needed to concern themselvesC. Beatles were super importanta.Voice of the youngb.Didn't want button down corporate, suburban lifestylei.Was full of exploitation of people an the planetii.50’s had repercussions33. Summer of 1969 - WoodstockA.Local concerta.Upstate New Yorkb.Ended up in tens of thousands of people showing upc.Festival of pleasure and equality, lifestyle that north america was all aboutaggression and wari.Rejection of this34. Post war social programs “cradle to grave”A.Canadians began to show their difference from canadians by having a safenet inpeople's wealtha.Safety net to catch you - increasingly providing (wth taxpayers $$$) will be ableto support themselvesb.Expectation of canadiansc.Social safety net from cradle to graved.Every citizen should get medical careB.Baby bonus (canadian citizen who is a baby boomer)a.you would get a cheque from the government every month to help support yourchildrenC. More available unemployment insurance
D. Social servicesa.More and more things provided by the governmentb.Government workers compensationi.If a worker is hurt on the job, they deserve some kind of compensationc.35. MedicareA.People should not be making medical chocies based on their ability to paya.Hospital and doctor bills were leading cause of bankruptcyb.Make the leap and hope you don't come crashing downc.Needed medical care was making people lose everythingB.Jean Cretchina.Spoke in thick quebecois accentb.Got bell's palsy - parents could not afford medical care that was necessary totreat iti.Motivated him create the movement for medicareC. Tommy douglasa.Would bring medicare to Sask - first province to adopt itb.Doctors began to protest - now actually get paid on time!D. 1966 - minority liberals would establish medicare in Canada36. Expo 67’A.In 1967 canada wasn't in the mood to talk about its problems or partya.It was in the moods to celebrate itselfB.Canada's 100 birthday - most successful canadian partya.Giant world fairb.Post war boom still turningc.Everyone's favourite neighbourd.Very happy time for canadaC. Expo 67’ topped disneyland37. “Truedeu mania”A.We generally do not make celebrities out of politiciansa.Cultural anomaly & fanomenonb.Media celebrity - knew how to get attentionc.Trudeau became super populard.Rising stare.Leader of the liberal federal partyf.Didn't know you had to worry about money - became huge weakness38. Women's liberationA.By 1970, women where demandingB.Gloria steinema.Publisher of Mrs. Magazine
b.Attacked the idea that men where smarter or better than womenc.Radical feministd.Very confrontationale.Women were expected to reject the traditional legacy of their mothersi.Stop being a traditional girly womanf.Burn the bra movementg.Women demanded equal rights and equal pay39. Male identityA.Many groups (marginalized) in society were changingB.Men remained essentially the same!a.Not the nurturing peopleb.We show love through providing and strengthc.Masculinity is defined by anything that's not feminined.Men don't want to give up their masculinity because it means giving up theirprivilege40. The Montreal MassacreA.December 6th 1989 - Marc Lepinea.A man who didn't get into engineer school blamed it on too many women goinginto the schoolb.Made feminism his enemyc.He grabbed a gun and shot womend.The guy ended up getting killed41. LGBTQ+ rightsA.Attacked , oppressed and destroyed for thousands of yearsa.Naturally occurring phenomenon in every animalb.Scientifically wrong to say that homosexuality is learntc.It was considered a crime and a mental illnessd.Just another form of bigotrye.You can think anything you want, but if you act on itf.Gay people helped each otherg.Became an admiral communityh.Unconstitutional to deny marriage to homosexual couplesi.Gay people had to fight for doctors to find something to control HIV42. Questions43. Economic problems of the 70’s and 80’sA.Longest sustained economic boom in Canadian historya.Started to slow downb.Things got to be too expensivei.Inflation
44. InflationA.OPEC made gas go up 400%a.Israel and palestine warB.governments owing too much moneyC. After the WW2, jewish thought they wouldn't be safe unless they had their own country,they went to the middle east (israel) and the middle easterns got very mada.USA aided Israelb.Arab world tried to attack Israel 3 timesc.Thought if we are going to fight the US let's fight them with oili.Cut off the oilii.US cars were gas guzzlers - no foreign cars1.Fuel efficient cars were from EU and Japaniii.Ended post-war boom in usa45. RegionalismA.Troudeau thought he had the best excuse for the arab oil pricesa.He thought it wouldn't impact canada because canada had oil from albertab.Canadian price for Canadian oil (Cheaper)c.Alberta was so mad46. National debt Trudeau and MulroneyA.Nobody had realized how expensive would be for countries to provide social servicesB.When Trudeau leaves there's a 160 billion $ deficitC. Conservatives wona.466 billion when Mulroney left more than doubled it47. Jean Chretien, Paul Martin & the national debtA.Liberals did spending cuts, and conservatives didn'ta.Liberals realized in 90’s that federal spending need to be slashedb.Massive cuts - biggest in Canadian historyi.Vulnerable sufferedii.Canada eliminated the deficit48. Terry Fox 1958 - 81A.Had bone cancerB.By the time he got halfway across the country he had to stopC. Raised over a billion $$$D. Goal was $1 per person49. Technological RevolutionA.Computer where large and expensiveB.The attitude towards the computer changed dramaticallya.b.A computer could be something for personal use
i.In the home not just the workplacec.Began to take off before the interneti.Replace the phone book, mailing,50. Stepher Harper and NeoliberalismA.Conservative in 2005a.Run the country like you would a businessB.Neoliberalisma.Nothing that government can do that private enterprise can do better51. Justin Truedeau “Sunny Ways”A.Famous since he was born cus of his fatherB.Vowed as an adult to not get involved in politicsC. Got talked into becoming an MP instead of being a teacherD. Campaign called “sunny ways”a.Could be nice guy and also run a countryE.If you go for the urban area you are alienating the rest of the countrya.Going for the GTA, hypocrites52. QuestionsQUESTIONSDELFINA1.What did a car purchase represent to Canadians emotionally?a.masculinityi.Man drove = man in chargeb.Freedomc.Sense of achievementd.Adulthoode.Prosperity2.Where did most Canadians want to live in the Fifties and why?a.The suburb, because it was popular and affordableb.Matched valuesc.Homogenised communityi.White, christian3.How did CD Howe help build Canada’s middle class?a.Helped regular working class become homeownersb.Double income houses meant more expensive homes4.What would the government have to build to support all the children being born?a.Schoolsb.Hospitalsc.Family homesd.Water sewer
e.Roadsf.Electricity5.What impact did television have on consumerism?a.Very popular, every household had oneb.Helped a lot to promote items since it has such a big fan basec.A manufacturers best friendd.Top way of promoting items6.What impact did TV have on Canadian culture?a.More americanized because having cable meant being able to see americanshows7.What were women expected to do in Fifties?a.Be housewives and take care of the child8.List examples of post war sexism.a.Men took the cars to be seen as alpha males even though women needed itmoreb.Women’s life had to revolve around the kids and husbandc.Women where scared to admit that being a housewife was boring because it wasthe standar for women9.Why did malls became so popular?a.Faster shoppingb.Cheaperc.Because people (mostly women) didn’t have to dress up and get pretty to gothere10. In what ways was suburban life environmentally unsustainable?a.Factories where making things cheap and easy but very environmentallyunfriendlyb.Single use plastic started to become a lot more commonREBECCA1.What did a car purchase represent to canadians emotionallya.It represented having freedom, independence, prosperity and masculinity -husband always had the cari.The man was in the driver's seat (in control)ii.Necessity in the states2.Where did most canadians want to live in the fifties and whya.They wanted to move to the suburbs because it was affordable and trendy andallowed you to live in a safe environment and get to know your communityb.Matched values - life was about familyc.Homogenized communityi.White, christian, straight etc.ii.If you weren't the norm you left or pretended3.How did CD Howe help build Canada’s middle class?
a.He was appointed leader of housing and made regular working class people intohomeownersb.Owning your own home and sending your kids to college was expectedafterwards (expectation)c.Dual income households - became charging twice on everything4.What would the government have to build to support all the children being borna.Lots of schools, hospital and family housing5.What impact did television have on consumerisma.TV had a huge impact on consumerism, it was the main passtime of a household,meaning everyone watched it allowing ads to infiltrate the household\b.Manufacturers best friends6.What impact did TV have on canadian culturea.American culture became mixed into canadian and the lines blurred betweenthem7.What were women expected to do in the fiftiesa.They were expected to be housewives, take care of the home and kids8.List examples of post war sexisma.Women were expected to stay in the home even when they didn't want tob.They were expected to dress up everywhere and hold the man above everythingelsec.Prioritizing men9.Why did malls become so populara.They were closer to your house, all the stores were in one place and you didn'thave to get dressed up to gob.Anyone can look richc.Make you feel important10. In what ways was suburban life environmentally unsustainablea.Everything was being produced in mass, plastic and throw away culture becamethe normb.Being in a single family home than any other type of lifestyle - by natureexcessive consumptionREBECCA1.Why is the teenager considered an invention of the fiftiesa.You were seen as a young adult, after childhood you were an adult so making a“inbetween stage” was an invention people could make because of the addedwealth
2.How did marketers target teenagersa.They targeted teenagers by making a whole other style and lifestyle associatedwith being a teenager3.Describe how morality was enforced by lawa.Because of the how adopted christian and anglo beliefs were in society and howcommon it was to have those beliefs, it was adopted into laws such as sundaybeing a holiday and other conservative beliefs4.What was the Canada Council and what did they doa.They researched into how America was impacting Canadian Culture and how tostop the assimilation between the 25.What was the CRTCa.The CRTC regulated broadcasting, and said that 30% of your content in a dayhad to be canadian6.What was cancona.It was Canadian content7.What benefits did canadian workers get in the fiftiesa.They started being involved in unionsb.Wage was increased, there was more job security and pensions became thenorm8.Who did not benefit from the economic improvements and why?a.Marginalized groups including women and visible minorities as they wereconstantly discriminate against, and unskilled workers as they were not involvedin unions9.Why did Newfoundland join Canadaa.Newfoundland was still in the economic depression and did not see any growthor receive any aid from Britainb.Being still very anglo and seeing themselves as British, Canada offered a bettersolution than the US as they would require you announce your citizenship10. How can it be said that Canada was still British in the fiftiesa.Because Canada was still mostly ethnically and culturally britishDELFINA1.Why is the “teenager” considered an invention of the Fifties?a.Because they acted different, created a generational gap2.How did marketers target teenagers?a.Teens where a consumer based generation so it was easy to sell them things
3.Describe how morality was enforced by law?a.Christian culture was the base of the lawb.Many people were christian so it was set as the standar of the way to livec.Enforced christian culture into everyday life for everyone, such as no work onsundaysd.What was sinful was also illegal4.What was the Canada Council and what did they do?a.Researched how america was impacted canadian culture and tried to come upwith a solution to create a gap between both cultures5.What was the CRTC ?a.30% of the content had to be canadianb.Canadian radio transmission center6.What was Cancon?a.Canadian content7.What benefits did Canadian workers get in the Fifties?a.Started being involved in unionsb.Wage was increased, job securities and pension was more common8.Who did not benefit from economic improvements and why?a.Women, indigenous, minorities, people from quebec, non-union employees,unskilled workers9.Why did Newfoundland join Canada?a.Because canada was economically booming and britain was still recoveringb.Economic welfare10. How can it be said that Canada was still British in the Fifties?a.Canadians still thought of themselves as british and canada was still embracingbritish culture11. 1950s movementa.Hippies rejected the moral culture of their parentsb.Civil rights movementc.Environmental movement1.What was Silent Spring and what movement did it start?a.A book written by Rachel carson that described how spring was silent becauseall the birds died due to pesticides killing themb.This strated the enviormental movement2.What impact did the Beatles have?a.They where the voice of the youngb.Started the hippie revolution3.What was the Sexual Revolution and what changed?a.Playboy magazine came outb.People being more open with sexc.Personal choice
4.Other than Medicare, what Social Programs became part of Canadian life?a.Employment insurance5.What was the big accomplishment of Tommy Douglas?a.Brought medicare to saskatchewan6.Why was Expo ‘67 such a big deal?a.It demonstrated what a great country canada was.b.Was built for canadian appreciationc.First world huge fair in canada7.What was Trudeaumania?a.First political celebrity in canada8.What was the difference between the Women's Movement and Women’s Liberation?a.Womens movement was discussed in different environments whereas womensliberation had more action9.How have gay rights changed since the Sixties?a.Gay rights have been more accepted in society and now it’s a common thing forany age to come out easier than in the sixties10. Why have some men refused to change the definition of masculinity?a.It makes them think that they will become less masculineREBECCA1.What was the silent spring and what movement did it start?a.Silent spring was a book written by rachel carsonb.It addressed climate change and showed irrefutable evidence that it existed2.What impact did the Beatles have?a.The beatles ideologies of peace, anti war and acceptance became widespreadas they rose to fameb.Voice of counter revolution3.What was the Sexual Revolution and what changed?a.The sexual revolution was the rejection of the anglo cultural norms of abstinenceand introduced birth control, anti pregnancy devices and STD’sb.Playboy magazine came out, making sex culture more widespread4.Other than Medicare, what Social Programs became part of Canadian life?a.Employment insurance, welfare, pensions was a huge addition to socialprograms5.What was the big accomplishment of Tommy Douglas?a.Tommy douglas was the premier of Sask and was the first province to introducemedicare
6.Why was Expo ‘67 such a big deal?a.It was the first huge world fair for Canada and was a time of Canadian identityand appreciation, also the world really liked usb.Highlight of post war7.What was Trudeaumania?a.Pierre Trudeau became the first policial celebrity in Canada8.What was the difference between the Women's Movement and Women’s Liberation?a.The women's movement was a intellectual conversation whereas the women'sliberation was more of a action and change movement where regular people gotinvolved9.How have gay rights changed since the Sixties?a.Gay rights have been accepted into mainstream societyb.No longer illegal10. Why have some men refused to change the definition of masculinity?a.Because the basis of masculinity continued to benefit them and there was noreason for them to change as they already had respectREBECCA1.What is inflationa.When the cost of living goes up, but wages stay the sameb.Money losing value2.Why was regionalism worse in the Seventies?a.Regionalism was worse in the seventies because during the oil crisis, Canadahas thought that by shipping out albertan oil for lower prices was a good idea,which created a huge divideb.Brought in policies good for the east and not the west3.Why was Canada going broke by the Seventies?a.Because of social programs, inflation and because of how OPEC rose prices ofoil from the middle eastb.Buying something you cant afford4.How much debt did Pierre Trudeau run up?a.160 billion5.How much debt did Brian Mulroney run up?a.466 billion
6.How did Canada get its spending under control in the Nineties?a.By limiting social programs and going into a spending deficitb.By jean cretchit7.Who was Terry Fox?a.Terry Fox was a cancer research advocate from PoCo8.What is toxic masculinity?a.Toxic masculinity is the belief that theirb.Blame everything on womenc.Using anger and violence to express emotionsi.Violence and egoii.Irrational, violent, angry9.10. How was technology changing lives by the Eighties?a.The computer became more of the norm in society and began to adopt more andmore things in daily living11. Why did Justin Trudeau beat Harper in the 2015 election?a.Harper was seen as very cold and a business man whereas justin was seen asDELFINA1.What is inflation?a.When things rise in price but not in amount of the product2.Why was regionalism worse in the Seventies?a.Could buy oil for cheaper which was insulting to the rest of canadab.Brought in polices that where good for the center of canada that where not goodfor the rest of the coutnry3.Why was Canada going broke by the Seventies?a.Government was borrowing moneyb.Post-war social welfare programs where becoming far more expensive thananyone realized4.How much debt did Pierre Trudeau run up?a.$160 billion5.How much debt did Brian Mulroney run up?a.$466 billion6.How did Canada get its spending under control in the Nineties?a.By limiting social programsb.Going into spending deficit7.Who was Terry Fox?a.Terry fox runned halfway across the country with an amputated leg to raisemoney for cancer since he also had cancer
8.What is toxic masculinity?a.Violence, ego, anger, irrational behaviourb.Idea that mens job is to be irrationally dominant, and violent9.How was technology changing lives by the Eighties?a.Computers changed to be more personal in the home than just a workplace thingb.Took technology and started bringing it to the common life of people10. Why did Justin Trudeau beat Harper in the 2015 election?a.Because he played nice guy30 questions -Baby boomEmbracing of the suburban lifestyleImpact of the end of war with the return of veterans, veterans charger, return of the veterans,war brides, refugeesBaby boomEmbracing of the suburban lifestyleCRTC Canada councilOPEC oil crisis - inflation of the 70’sSocial spendingDebt crisis of 80's and 90’sDifferent revolutions1.Sexual, women's movement, environmentalConservative nation of canada being reflected in the lawExop and trudeau maniaSocial spendingOver 1 million of what people returned to Canada after WW2?-VeteransVeterans were accompanied by over 165,000 of these people?-RefugeesWhat major change of Canadians' geography happened in 1959?-NewfoundlandWhat prime minister of Canada retired from office shortly after the end of WW2?-Mackenzie KingRoughly how many babies were born in canada from 1946- 1964?-6.7 millionRoughly what was the population of canada during the war?-11 millionWhat post war consumer good is credited for creating the best device imaginable for consumerbased economy?
-TVAn example of what was considered to be a 1950s morality law?-Nothing open on Sunday-HomosexualityWhat was believed to be the biggest threat to Canadian culture?-AmericaWhat Is the name given to the massie government projects?-Mega projectsWhat is considered to be Canada's Welfare program that came in 1956?-MedicareWhen was canada's centennial year?-1967 (Expo ‘67)What 1968 prime minister became a celebrity politician in canada?-Pierre trudeauWhat demographic group is considered to be an invention of the post war baby boom era?-TeenagersWhat war did baby boomers come to oppose in the 1960’s?-VietnamWhat was the term given to the baby boomers who decided to live an alternative lifestyle?-HippiesWhat was the term given for the massive difference between the hippie generation and the wargeneration?-Generational gapWhat consumer good is considered to be an essential good in the post war baby boom?-CarWho was responsible for most of the investments in Canadian business from what country?-AmericansWho got their first full time job in 1952 and kept it in September 2022?-The queenSocial benefits that define what a full time job would be?-40-hour work weekWho was Betty friedan?-Author know who wrote the feminine mystiqueWhat feminist a slogan of the 1970 was seen as the symbolism of the mortilitan 1970s women'sliberation movement?-Burning brasIncrease in cost and wages?-InflationWhat product was responsible for most of the inflation of the 70’s?-OilWestern Canada's anger with Ottawa is a political mood in canada know as?-RegionalismWhat canadian prime minister is said to start the massive canadian debt in the 60’s and 70’s-Pierre Trudeau
What conservative leader came to office in the 1980’s only to increase it by double-MaroneyWho was Gloria Steinem?-Leader of the women's liberation movement - published magazineWhat does OPEC stand for?-Organization of petroleum exporting countriesWhat was the name of the 1 legged runner who ran across canada?-Terry foxWhat prime minister started the major cutbacks in the 1990’s?-Jean crittenWhat decade did the cell phone become a major part of a household?-80’sWhat fundamentals bring to the market to shift modern life (from Steve jobs)?-Bring the computer into the home - focus on the personal computerWho was Rachel carson?-Environmental researcher, also wrote Quiet springWhat industry did the silent spring attack?-PesticidesWhat vancouver based environmental group was inspired by silent spring-Green peaceShow of masculinity?-montreal massacreWhich of the following was against the law in canada in the 1950’s?-Abortion, sunday shopping, divorceWhat broadcasters requires cancun?-CrtcWhat was the snowbird?-A songWhere was expo ‘67 held?-MontrealWhat was the decision the supreme court made in 2005?-Legalized gay marriageWith which priminister is the expression “sunny ways” used?-Justin trudeau