Canada in the Post-War Era

Ontario History Quest Digital Collection - Canada in the Post-War Era: From the Baby Boom to the Trudeau Era 1945-1970s
The first television station went on the air in Canada in 1952. At about the same time, Canadians saw their first shopping mall and their first subway. Life in Canada was changing dramatically. It was almost as if people wanted to make up for the World War II years.
You and your classmates will act as historians and use primary sources to learn more about living in these times. Diaries, drawings, maps, newspapers, and business and government records are some of the eyewitness reports that you will examine as your main source for information and analysis.
You will begin your quest by completing a series of introductory activities, concluding by visiting primary source stations. You then will be assigned a role in a class WebQuest, where you will use primary sources to research your assignment and make reports.
The primary sources, presented in digital format, are facsimiles of original documents in the collections of the Archives of Ontario, the City of Toronto Archives and the Toronto Public Library. Includes a teacher's guide.