chapter 6

Question 1

end of world war two

Answer 1

baby boom- people returning from war wishing to start a family. 6.7 million kids and immigrants came wanting to join in post war prosperity

Question 2

suburbs

Answer 2

houses outlaying cities- bedroom communities with stores, churches parks schools

Question 3

cars

Answer 3

age of automobiles. fancy for status and canada bought 3.5 million cars they represented post war- technology and freedom. it increased oil consumption and pollution

Question 4

women in the 50s

Answer 4

suburban life- stay at home mom. father worked and was the bread winner. working moms made delinquent children. fashions were very feminine with narrow wastes long skirts and high heels. a lot of women came to resent suburban life because they didn’t get to live up to their full potential

Question 5

teen culture

Answer 5

youth organizations and sports flourished. baby boomer market. teenagers could focus on school and graduate because there were no economic hardships or war. teens loved rock and roll because it was rebellious but adults attacked it and tried to discourage it because it related to african american culture

Question 6

tv

Answer 6

TV advertised consumer society- the more you bought the happier you’d be. it was common for a family to have one tv in the house

Question 7

canadian culture concerns

Answer 7

st laurent made MASSEY COMMISSION and they studied canadian culture, what they found was that we needed to be protected from the US

Question 8

how was canadas culture protected from the US

Answer 8

CDC promoted national communication and culture
national film board
canadian council for arts
canadian radio telecommunications commission CRTCwhich regulated foreign material

Question 9

immigration

Answer 9

british and europeans only ones wanted however there were war brides and displaced persons after the war so canada accepted 165000 displaced persons. 2 million people between 1945 to 1960 settled in cities. after the hungary revolution canada relaxed their immigration policies and let in 37000 people. this happened again with czechs and slovaks `

Question 10

aboriginals

Answer 10

still faced racism and veterans were denied the same benefits as other canadians. residential schools still open because of the baby boom and relied on physical labor of kids, there were 76 open and the last one closed in 1996. INDIAN ACT WAS CHANGED 1951 allowing women to vote at potlucks and allowing them to wear traditional clothing

Question 11

now prime ministers

Answer 11

mackenzie king retired and st laurent came into power and later on john diefenbaker came into power in 1957 he was the first westerner to become pm and was off german descent. he was a prairie populist (appealed to the people)

Question 12

what did uncle louis do

Answer 12

st laurent pm. he was english and french. he was progressive and created social programs he wanted to protect canadian culture and autonomy by electing a canadian governor general and

Question 13

newfoundlabd

Answer 13

joined canada in 1939 there was a referendum

Question 14

quebec nationalism

Answer 14

duplessis thought quebec should be independent . catholic church defended nationalism. quebec produced many priests and lawyers and politicians( not a lot of scientists). they tried to keep out culture but not businesses duplessis was corrupt and bribed people he put orphans in insane asylums

Question 15

post war prosperity

Answer 15

canadas industry and society transformed. veterans got old jobs back and got to got to university for free. they also had job preference women were encouraged to go home and the veterans land act was created so they had lower mortgage rates. this helped them avoid a recession

Question 16

fed govt

Answer 16

created more social services and kept control of economy and also created equalization amongst the provinces so that poorer provinces got more money

Question 17

resources and industry

Answer 17

mining and forestry very important. oil was discovered in the prairies - boom towns. ontario always did well

Question 18

giant projects

Answer 18

st laurent had mega projects

• trans canada highway
• kemono project ( hydro electricity dams )
• trans canada pipeline
• st lawrence seaway

Question 19

american investment

Answer 19

was canada becoming the 49th state? use controlled 70% of gas and oil 52% of mining and 43% of manufacturing. america got profits. 1994- north american free trade agreement.

Question 20

labor movement

Answer 20

mac millian ad the largest forestry industry and trade unions wanted to raise wages it rose from. 67 cents to .95 cents.and went to five days a week 40 hours total. consumer spending increased

Question 21

bad parts

Answer 21

poor people and immigrants had a hard time. women who couldn’t afford not to work were made to feel guilty. women were also discriminated by employers by paying them less

Question 22

igor gouzenko

Answer 22

proved soviet spy ring in canada in 1945, they didn’t believe him until the spies broke into his house. they were trying to get info on atomic bomb

Question 23

cold war

Answer 23

america vs ussr who were allied in world war two then it became communism vs capitalism. us was scared there would be a communist revolution while ussr was scared west would invade.ussr took over countries and set up communism. there was no direct fighting they both just built weapons like atomic bombs

Question 24

cold war at home

Answer 24

people were scared that canada could get bombed they government made civil defence plans; nuclear shelters and sirens.

Question 25

what prevented the war?

Answer 25

the threat of mass destruction

Question 26

NATO

Answer 26

north atlantic treaty organization in 1949 with britian and other western european countries. NATO served america first but they it was set in place to defend the countries

Question 27

warsaw pact

Answer 27

made in response to NATO it was with ussr and the communist countries it occupied

Question 28

nomad

Answer 28

north american aerospace defence command

Question 29

dew line

Answer 29

distant early warning line-radar station set up to detect soviet attack over the north pole giving the us time to counter attack- canadians had to fly to new york to get permission to go there.

Question 30

intercontinental ballistic missiles

Answer 30

missiles armed with nuclear war heads that had a range of 5500 km and could cross the ocean the us had 30 minutes to respond

Question 31

UN

Answer 31

51 states signed the un for collective security. it was governed by the general assembly and the security assembly the veto was used 75 times by ussr. UN also planned to abolish famine, disease and protect human rights creating different programs. canada was a strong supporter of the un

Question 32

security assembly

Answer 32

seats- big 5- britain france us ussr and china.10 non permanent seats with 2 year term. they wanted to maintain peace and deploy peace missions. decisions needed 9 members approval and only a big 5 could veto

Question 33

korean conflict

Answer 33

korea was divided. ussr and communist china supported north korea and america support south korea. north korea invaded south korea resulting in the war. the un stepped in and they stopped fighting but it remained unresolved

Question 34

suez crisis

Answer 34

suez canal near egypt- egypt took over the canal, is real france and britian did operation musketeer to regain control the ussr supported egypt and ignored the un. the un created the UNEF which was the united nations emergency force and it helped and made peace