Post-War Technology You will analyze the impact of changing technology and social and economic conditions on Canada’s prosperity and lifestyles in the 1950s and 1960.
In the 1950s and 1960s How did technology affect lifestyle through transportation, television, labour-saving devices, and industrialization? How did the attitudes or values affect lifestyles?
Social & Economic Conditions Employment increased Workers immigrated to Canada (jobs) Bought new products Manufacturers hired more to meet demand Consumer society emerged (credit card) Social security programs meant more $ available 25% lived with poverty Equalization grants due to regional disparity