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Canada in the Post War Era. 1945- 1967. Optimistic vs. Pessimistic. Knowing what you now know about WWI, the 1920’s, The 1930’s and World War II…do you think in 1945 Canadians were Optimistic or Pessimistic?. Optimistic vs. Pessimistic. Some key things to remember: - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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CANADA IN THE POST WAR ERA
OPTIMISTIC VS. PESSIMISTIC
Knowing what you now know about WWI, the 1920’s, The 1930’s and World War II…do you think in 1945 Canadians were Optimistic or Pessimistic?
OPTIMISTIC VS. PESSIMISTIC• Some key things to remember:
• The World has been destroyed twice within 30 years
• Racism and Prejudice although common has been found to one of the terrible causes of WWII, and Canadians have felt the shame of it
• The USA and the USSR are now the only super powers who, although ‘allies’ deeply distrust one another
• We now have the ability to kill everyone on earth
• With the soldiers coming back, how do we make sure the same thing after WWI doesn’t happen?
• Women have socially progressed more than ever before
• The United Nations now exists with a more specific mandate and more members
THEMES
• The Post War Era combined three different and often opposite themes:
• Security (international and domestic)
• Unity (Canadian and International)
• Prosperity (Canadians’ lives unmistakably got better…but it was not even)
ACTIVITY
• For each of the following slides determine if:
a. Whether it leaves you (or Canadians at the time) feeling optimistic or pessimistic
b. Which theme does the slide fall into- security, prosperity or unity
HIROSHIMA
FALL OUT SHELTER
DUCK AND COVER
WAR BRIDES (UK)
REFUGEES AT PIER 21
CANADIAN BILL OF RIGHTS
NEWFOUNDLAND JOINS!
PEACEKEEPERS
PEARSON WINS NOBEL PRIZE
TOMMY DOUGLAS/ MEDICARE
THE KOREAN WAR
IGOR GOUZENKO- RUSSIAN SPIES
TRANS CANADA HIGHWAY
AVRO ARROW
THE ROCKET RICHARD (RIOT)
CANADA’S NEW FLAG 1965
HYDRO MEGA PROJECTS
CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS
THE QUIET REVOLUTION
ABUNDANCE!
COMMERCIAL AIR TRAVEL
NEW MUSIC
NEW “STARS”
SUBURBIA
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