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=Wikihistory - An Exhibit of Canada in the 1950s, 1960s and a bit of the 1970s= An audiovisual journey through Canadian history in the period from 1950 to the end of 1979. Examine a collection of significant primary sources which bring history alive! Choose from the pages on the left to find out about important Political topics, National Security and Global Affairs, Social Issues and Movements, Science and Technology, Arts & Culture, The Economy, Canada-US Relations, Sports and more... The exhibits below show how Canada reacted to a new Queen in Britain, and a new technology, television. View the clip from CBC's archives, consider the reaction of the crowd gathered outside of the store selling televisions and the mass of flags waving from Eaton's, a leading Canadian department store. What does it tell you about Canada then and now. Consider the significance of this and other topics in this wiki to Canadian and world history. For each page in the exhibit ask yourself: Why is this topic important, how did it change or affect history, what are its national or global implications and does it have any connections to the present?

Organize your page into the following sections: **1. Background, 2. Significance 3. Visuals with Analytic Captions.** Be sure to keep a complete list of sources consulted in your Source Log.

[|Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, CBC TV, 1953 - Choose Topic 5]