Day 62: Canada in the post war years - a changing society

Brainstorm of what you know from the 1950s/60s with regards to pop culture.

Handout: Canada in the Post-War Years: A Changing Society

• Rise of the suburbs
• The age of the automobile
• Teen culture
• Television and consumer society
• Protecting Canadian Culture
• The new face of Canada (immigration)
• Post war prosperity
• Post war politics (St. Laurent, Diefenbaker, Pearson, Trudeau, Mulroney, Harper)

A look at pop culture (Elvis, Lassie, Mickey Mouse Club, Davy Crockett, Ed Sullivan Show)

CPH: "A Prairie Storm" (discusses John Diefenbaker, TransCanada pipeline).
        : "First Tremors" (looking at changing society and the automobile)
        : "Shifting Symbols" (discusses St. Lawrence Seaway, Queen's visit)