Americanization 1959-1989

Question 1

when was Louis St Laurent in office?

Answer 1

1949-1957

Question 2

Louis St Laurent- economic

pressured the US into the joint project building the _____________ in ____

Answer 2

St Lawrence Seaway / 1954

Question 3

Louis St Laurent- economic

why did the Canadian economy boom?

Answer 3

as a result of the Marshall Plan

Question 4

Louis St Laurent- economic

why were American products in high demand?

Answer 4

due to advertising

Question 5

Louis St Laurent- economic

what was built in the 1956 joint venture?

Answer 5

Trans Canada Pipeline

Question 6

Louis St Laurent- social

how was influence of Elvis and pop culture in Canada introduced?

Answer 6

through television (media control)

Question 7

Louis St Laurent- social

what grew in Canada based on US?

Answer 7

politically energized education youth culture

Question 8

Louis St Laurent- social

what movement spread to Canada?

Answer 8

anti-segregation

Question 9

Louis St Laurent- social

Massey Report issued outlining the need to __________________

Answer 9

save the arts in Canada

Question 10

Louis St Laurent- political

what was made a priority?

Answer 10

NATO and NORAD

Question 11

Louis St Laurent- political

helped and fought with the ______ in Korea

Answer 11

US

Question 12

Louis St Laurent- political

what was the 1954 agreement to build?

Answer 12

the DEW line in the north

Question 13

when was John Diefenbaker in office?

Answer 13

1957-1963

Question 14

John Diefenbaker- economic

what raised fear of US ownership in Canada?

Answer 14

1957 commission on Economic Prospects

Question 15

John Diefenbaker- social

when and why did Canada establish the Canada Council for the Arts?

Answer 15

1957 / to promote Canadian culture

Question 16

John Diefenbaker- social

from where did pop and hippie culture invade Canada from and what was it known as?

Answer 16

the US / “peace movement”

Question 17

John Diefenbaker- political

what project was cancelled?

Answer 17

Avro project

Question 18

John Diefenbaker- political

what was accepted for northern Canada in 1957?

Answer 18

Bomarc missile launchers

Question 19

John Diefenbaker- political

when did Diefenbaker refuse to put Canadians on high alert?

Answer 19

during Cuban Missile Crisis

Question 20

when was Lester Pearson in office?

Answer 20

1963-1969

Question 21

Lester Pearson- economic

what Pact was signed and when to bring US branch plants to Canada?

Answer 21

the Auto Pact / 1965

Question 22

Lester Pearson- economic

Canadian corporations supplying arms to the ____ for war in __________

Answer 22

US / Vietnam

Question 23

Lester Pearson- economic

why did people boycott US products?

Answer 23

they had a “buy Canadian” mentality

Question 24

Lester Pearson- social

what was the Canadian content in television and radio (%)?

Answer 24

60% for television and 30% for radio

Question 25

Lester Pearson- social | what protests were in Canada?

Answer 25

anti- American protest movements

Question 26

Lester Pearson- social | who was brought into his party and why?

Answer 26

Trudeau / to satisfy youthful interests in the world

Question 27

Lester Pearson- political | what was accepted from the US?

Answer 27

nuclear missile tips

Question 28

Lester Pearson- political | how many Vietnam draft dodgers were accepted by 1973?

Answer 28

32 000

Question 29

Lester Pearson- political | which war did he oppose?

Answer 29

war in Vietnam

Question 30

Lester Pearson- political | which tanker made a journey without permission through the Northwest Passage?

Answer 30

US tanker S.S. Manhattan

Question 31

when was Pierre Trudeau in office?

Answer 31

1969-1979; 1980-1984

Question 32

Pierre Trudeau- economic | what was created to examine US influence?

Answer 32

Foreign Investment Review Agency

Question 33

Pierre Trudeau- economic | what influenced the Canadian dollar?

Answer 33

instability

Question 34

Pierre Trudeau- economic | what was the purpose of the National Energy Plan (NEP) in 1980?

Answer 34

to end US dependency (had been 80% US)

Question 35

Pierre Trudeau- social | what type of American influence flowed into Canada?

Answer 35

media, good, manufacturing practices, and entertainment

Question 36

Pierre Trudeau- social | what is often cited as some of the engine behind Trudeau's "just society"?

Answer 36

the women's and civil rights movement in the US

Question 37

Pierre Trudeau- political | what was Trudeau's preferred policy and what was the US response?

Answer 37

disarmament and diplomacy- US displeased

Question 38

Pierre Trudeau- political | cut funding to ___________, disarmed ______ missiles, and cut _____

Answer 38

NATO and NORAD / Bomarc / forces

Question 39

Pierre Trudeau- political | when was the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement signed?

Answer 39

1972

Question 40

Pierre Trudeau- political | development of the _________ began

Answer 40

Canadarm

Question 41

Pierre Trudeau- political | what did Trudeau allow to be tested in the north?

Answer 41

low altitude US cruise missile

Question 42

when did MLK visit Windsor?

Answer 42

in 1956