The 1960's Analysis

The 1950s and 1960s were widely recognized as the second “Golden Age” after the 1920s. However, it is questioned whether it really was a period of growth and stability for all the citizens of Canada. Many French Canadians have brought up the question about if their rights and needs were properly recognized by Canada during this time period. The needs of French Canadians were met to an extent by Canada in the 1950s and 1960s because of the inclusion of their culture, the economic standing of French Canadians, and the unification of Canada as a country.

Isolationism was a very important topic during the times before Canada. Isolationism is the policy where a country avoid alliances and affairs with foreign countries (“ Isolationism”), in this case it was Canada distancing themselves because of how insignificant they were in the League of Nations, its gaining of autonomy made it physically detached and the Great Depression intensified it (“Isolationism”). The listed factors caused isolationism which delayed Canada’s participation in the war. The reason to why it was such a significant topic to Canadians in the late 1930’s is the outcome of their decision, they can chose to help and try to defeat the Axis Powers to secure peace or continue to wait until the they attack Canada, and by that

Also, Canada is pressures on the political field by the United States. As a superpower United States is pressuring Canada to support them. During the Cold War Americans moved the nuclear missiles into Canada, even though the majority of Canadians were against it. Canada sends forces to Afghanistan to finish the

The 1950s and the 1960s had many similarities, though they had many differences as well. Their similarities and differences include: the politics, the economy, the society, and the culture of both decades. In the 1950s, North Korea moved into South Korea and began a civil war between the two parallel countries. The reason for this dispute was the border lines as well as guerrilla fighting in the South, which created a greater tension on the issue. The reason why the U.S entered the Korean War was so that the Soviet Union would not gain another nation and, in turn, more power. Like the 50s, our country was also at war with another country in the 60s. This time, the U.S was at war with Vietnam. The U.S entered the war because the

Following a decade of classy, conventional living, the 1960’s was a decade filled with the Beatles, turtlenecks, Barbies, and afros. A decade where days were filled with tie dye shirts, and coloured televisions determined your social status. The 1960’s was also filled with racism and many were faced with unjust judgements and consequences for their actions. Through all of this emerged three events that changed Canadian history and how Canadians themselves viewed their country as a whole. Through the acceptance of a new flag, hosting Expo 67 on Canada’s centennial, and the fulfillment of universal health care, the 1960’s was a decade that brought tremendous unity and national pride to Canadians.

Many people inaccurately assess the 1950s and 1960s. Historians, in particular, tend to describe the 1950s as a decade of prosperity and the 1960s as one of turbulence. According to most, peace and harmony defined the 50s while violence and protest conjured the 60s. This isn't true because controversy existed in the fifties, many achievements occurred in the sixties, and both decades had its political ups and downs. With all the criticism surrounding it, the 1960s remains one of the most controversial decades in American history.

The values of the modern American society have changed drastically from how they were sixty years ago, in the 1950s. The values of today’s society consist of relationships (social), appearances (clothes), and items of possessions (technology).

shores, the United States felt the threat from Soviet and then enacted a naval blockade around Cuba. According to the researches, there were two reasons for the US to take this action. One is because of national security. As the nuclear threat was so near, it presented a sense of insecurity to American people, which was not tolerated by them. Secondly, President Kennedy would not allow his government sit there doing nothing in the face of Soviet aggression, which would damage his image and prestige in the country, and more importantly, would impair the position of US in the world. During this confrontation, Canada also played an important role. US depended on Canada who had defense cooperation with US. However, Canada became a trouble to the US, as Prime Minister Diefenbaker doubted the authenticity of the photos US provided to him about Soviet missiles on Cuba and feared that it would cause nuclear war and huge destruction. But later, Diefenbaker began to agree with Kennedy in that the deployment of missiles on Cuba by Soviet was offensive and should be removed. The "slow" response of Diefenbaker administration during the Cuban Missile Crisis helped, to some extent, to ease the tension between two countries, and also showed that Canada wanted to solve the crisis in a peaceful way. Canada’s peace strategy was also reflected by its defense policy that they did not develop or utilize nuclear weapons to defend its nation. So when US asked Canada to add nuclear warhead to its OMARC-B type missile, Canada was put into a

The central aim of space exploration and its chief inspiration during the 1960s was the landing of instruments and men on the moon and planets, in particular to search for any sign of life.

During the 1950s Canadian lives and history changed forever. The Suez Crisis was a political and military confrontation in Egypt that had a threat on the US and Great Britain. The Crisis brought Canadians together to help produce a large-scale peacemaking mission. Canada’s role in the Korean war was to protect South Korea as part of the United Nations and to work as peacekeepers after the war had ended. This war was the first time that women joined senior military ranks, a huge step for Canada and equal rights.

After the Second World War ended, when Canada and her Allies were still celebrating victory over Germany, a young Russian cipher clerk named Igor Gouzenko walked out of the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa with secret papers stuffed under his shirt and headed straight for the offices of a city newspaper. His unprecedented action would awaken the people of North America to the magnitude and the danger of Soviet espionage and change the course of the twentieth century. Gouzenko was the beginning of the Cold War for public opinion and he did play a role in Canada’s involvement in the war, however, Canada became directly involved in the Cold War due to communist fears, nuclear choices, and ties to a superpower.

Historical Background: The Cold War (1948 - 1990) was the tense connection between the United States, and the Soviet Union. The part took during end of WW2 until the early 1990s. The United States allies and the Soviet Union allies’ part took in this conflict. Since Canada was allies with United States, the Government and the Canadian Armed Forces got involved with this conflict.

The Sixties was and still is a decade of great significance for the northern country of Canada, it is due to the fact that the decade brought intense changes to Canada through historical occurrences that the decade was and still is a significant decade for Canada. The historical occurrences that happened in the Sixties in Canada that were the most significant to Canada in terms of bringing changes to Canada were the occurrences known as the Great Canadian Flag Debate, the Quiet Revolution and the occurrence known as Trudeaumania; these important occurrences are still significant to Canada as they continue to bring change to Canada through the things in which they caused. The changes brought on by the historical occurrences stated,

The 1960’s was a very influential time in the United States of America. The United States began to explore a new culture of people known as hippies. The USA endured a great scare of nuclear war from the Cuban Missile Crisis. This country lost two famous leaders from that era; John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., who were assassinated. The United States also began the move towards equality by passing the Civil Rights Act. The final major accomplishment from 1960’s was when Neil Armstrong was the first astronaut to land on the moon.

To some people the 1960s were the best of times, to others it was a