1950s & 1960s Culture.

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1950s & 1960s Culture

Baby Boom Peace & strong economy 1945-1965 surge in marriage & family Families had 3-4 children Still affects Canadian demographics

Suburbia New families need new homes Urban sprawl Lookalike split-level bungalos Bland conformity

Cars 1949 16,000km paved roads 1949 Trans Canada Highway Bigger, faster, fancier Chrome & fins

1950s Rock & Roll Teenagers & juke boxes Elvis Presley Paul Anka Subculture http://www.videocure.com/music-video-code/e/ba5f29d824b3b87f1f16e3674d859966.html

1950s Fashion

1960s Fashion

1960s Music Beatles Rolling Stones Jimi Hendrix Janis Joplin http://www.spike.com/video/jimi-hendrix-purple/2677793 Janis Joplin http://www.metacafe.com/watch/sy-18502748/janis_joplin_tell_mama_official_music_video/ The Guess Who

Folk Musicians Gordon Lightfoot Joan Baez Joni Mitchell Simon and Garfunkle http://www.videocure.com/music-video-code/s/41093c1b2399a516744d7f9130342d02.html Bob Dylan http://www.videocure.com/music-video-code/b/220c98f2d7cee5f188fc65e3fb973936.html

Counterculture Anti-Vietnam protests Hippies & flower power Revolutionary Free speech Drugs, pornography

Woodstock - 1969

Massey Commission 1949 to develop Canadian arts Canada Council to fund arts organizations

Canadian Authors Margaret Atwood Robertson Davies Gabrielle Roy Mordecai Richler

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