Mr. McCue’s Canadian Culture through the Decades
Additional
Notes
Resource Type
Print Resources: Check out what’s on the cart
.
Plus, if there is an individual that you are interested in, ask
Mrs. Morrow for further resources
Databases: Reputable, citation information provided,
resources available through the Virtual Library Website main
page.
Historica is an encyclopedia of
Canadian history. Typing in your
decade (ex. 1930s) will bring up a
list of events, inventions, people,
movements, etc.
Log in to EBSCO, then choose
Canadian Points of View to access
Canadian content. EBSCO is a great
academic resource that you will see again at
college/university.
Scroll to the
bottom of the
Historica page
and you will see a
copyright link.
Click on that and
you will see a
sample Works
Cited entry.
EBSCO login and
password is
hpedsb
Click on the
Britannica is always an excellent database, but keep in mind it is
American.
√
to access the
citation info.
Scroll down for Website links!!
Websites by Decade:
1930s
http://www.cbc.ca/history/SECTIONSE1EP13CH1LE.html
-the Great Depression
http://www65.statcan.gc.ca/acyb01/acyb01_0005-eng.htm
-statistics about the Great Depression
http://canadaonline.about.com/od/historyphotos/ig/Great-Depression-Canada/
-images
http://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_songs-1930s.html
-100 most popular songs
http://www.midcoast.com/~lizmcl/rfy.html
-the role of radio
http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/30scars.html
-cars: models and prices
http://www.fashion-era.com/stylish_thirties.htm
-fashion
http://www.imdb.com/search/title/?release_date=1930,1939&title_type=feature
-movies
http://www.charliechaplin.com/
Charlie Chaplan
http://www.womansday.com/food-recipes/cooking-tips-shortcuts/1930s-food#slide-2
-foods
http://canadian-history.blogspot.ca/2010/03/inventions-of-1920s-in-canada.html
-Canadian inventions from the 30s
http://cybermuse.gallery.ca/cybermuse/enthusiast/thirties/content_e.jsp?chapter=4
-Canadian artists of the 1930s
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/85.Best_Books_of_the_Decade_1930s
-best books of the 1930s
1940s
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/history/second-world-war
-World War II
http://www.canadasworld.ca/timeline/19311945
-timeline for the 40s
http://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_songs-1940s.html
-100 most popular songs
http://glamourdaze.com/2009/08/1940s-fashion-womens-dress-code.html
-1940s fashion
http://www.imdb.com/search/title/?release_date=1940,1949&title_type=feature
-most popular movies
http://humphreybogart.com/
-Humphrey Bogart
http://rf1940s.weebly.com/food.html
-1940s foods
http://www.timewitnesses.org/english/food/Rations.html
-rationing
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/classic-cars9.htm
-cars
http://www.gallery.ca/en/about/1940s.php
-Canadian art
http://www.imdb.com/search/title/?release_date=1930,1939&title_type=feature
-ten books from the 1940s that are still popular today
http://mbg-americanculture1940s.weebly.com/sports.html
-sports of the 1940s (the Olympics were cancelled because of WWII
Scroll down for the 1950s
1950s
http://www.canadahistoryproject.ca/1949/1949-05-events-1950s.html
-events of the 1950s, incl. Newfoundland joining Confederation
http://www.cbc.ca/history/SECTIONSE1EP15CH1LE.html
-Canada and the Cold War
https://www.nfb.ca/history/1950-1959/
-NFB resource on events and entertainment
http://www.nme.com/list/100-best-songs-of-the-1950s/262449
-100 best songs of the 1950s
http://www.biography.com/people/elvis-presley-9446466
-the king of Rock ‘N Roll
http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/movie-pages/movie_50s.html
-movies of the 1950s
http://www.biography.com/people/marilyn-monroe-9412123#synopsis
-the birth of the sex symbol-Marilyn Monroe
http://www.classic-tv.com/50s-shows
-television!
http://www.fiftiesweb.com/pop/sports.htm
-sports
http://www.biography.com/people/lucille-ball-9196958
“I Love Lucy”
http://www.fashion-era.com/1950s_glamour.htm
-fashion in the 1950s
http://www.cheftalk.com/t/6661/1950s-americas-popular-food-and-recipes
-food inventions and recipes of the 1950s
http://www.fiftiesweb.com/cars/50.index.htm
-1950s art
http://www.gallery.ca/en/about/canadian-art.php
-Canadian art in the 1950s
The 1960s
http://www.canadahistoryproject.ca/1960s/1960s-06-arts-1960s.html
-the Quiet Revolution: arts and culture in the 1960s
http://canadiancar.technomuses.ca/eng/frise_chronologique-timeline/1960/
-cars in the 1960s
http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/hist/1960/index-eng.shtml
-changes in our Correctional systems
http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/hist/1960/index-eng.shtml
-100 greatest songs of the 1960s
http://www.delta.ro/beatles/phist.html -the Beatles
http://eslbee.com/calendar/html_articles/woodstock_festival.htm
-Woodstock
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/1960s-fashion.html
-1960s fashion
http://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/movie-pages/movie_60s.html
-1960s movies
http://www.foodtimeline.org/fooddecades.html
-food timeline
http://classroom.synonym.com/sports-hobbies-1960s-8894.html
-sports in the 1960s
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/expo-67/
Expo ‘67
http://inventors.about.com/od/cstartinventions/a/Canadian.htm
-Canadian inventions
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/history/timeline/60s-decade.html
-NASA in the 1960s
http://www.gallery.ca/en/about/1960s.php
-Canadian art in the 1960s
1970s
http://www.canadasworld.ca/timeline/19681984
-Canada in the 1970s
http://www.canadahistoryproject.ca/1982/1982-11-events-1970s-80s.html
-the October Crisis
http://famouscanadianwomen.com/timeline/timeline1970-1979.htm
-Canadian women
http://musiccanada.wordpress.com/2011/03/14/the-canadian-invasion-1970-1972/
-the Canadian Invasion (music)
http://www.imdb.com/search/title/?release_date=1970,1979&title_type=feature
-most popular films of the 70s
http://www.roadandtrack.com/51coolest/51-coolest-cars-of-the-last-50-years1970s#slide-1
-10 coolest cars of the 1970s
http://www.rantsports.com/clubhouse/2014/08/19/15-moments-that-define-sports-inthe-1970s/
-defining moments in sports
http://www.techradar.com/news/world-of-tech/7-technologies-to-thank-the-1970sfor-657269
-inventions of the 1970s
http://www.emmytvlegends.org/resources/tv-history
-television
http://www.techradar.com/news/world-of-tech/7-technologies-to-thank-the-1970sfor-657269 -1970s fashions, ‘yea, Baby!’
http://www.foodtimeline.org/fooddecades.html#1970s
-food facts from the 1970s
http://redravine.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/the-1970s-what-was-america-reading/
-top books of the 1970s
The 1980s
http://www.canadahistory.com/timeline.asp
-Canadian events of the 1980s
http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/05/25/edmund.white.hiv.aids/
-The AIDS crisis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLdl-OxToUw
-life in 1980s Canada
http://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/inventions/5-cool-inventions-from-the1980s.htm
-cool inventions of the 1980s
http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/the_shuttle/
-the Space Shuttle
http://www.slantmagazine.com/features/article/best-singles-of-the-1980s
-1980s music
http://www.liketotally80s.com/category/tv-movies/
-movies and television in the 80s
http://vintagefashionguild.org/fashion-timeline/1980-to-1990/
-fashion in the 1980s
http://olympic.ca/games/1988-calgary/ -Share the Flame
http://www.supercompressor.com/rides/the-10-best-cars-of-the-1980s
-ten best cars of the 1980s
http://www.thekitchn.com/10-recipes-that-defined-the-1980s-recipes-of-the-decade200638
-ten recipes that defined the 1980s
http://www.whizzpast.com/10-books-written-1980s-love-even-today/
-ten books from the 1980s
http://www.biography.com/people/andy-warhol-9523875#synopsis
-Andy Warhol
The 1990s
http://www.canadahistory.com/timeline.asp
-Canadian events of the 1990s
http://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/hist/pensions/cpp-a90-dl_e.shtml
-daily life, including dealing with the Recession
http://www.canadahistory.com/sections/eras/pcsinpower/gulf_war.htm
-the Gulf War, Meech Lake, etc.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/09/90s-fashion-trends_n_3040200.html
-cool fashions of the 1990s
http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/90smusic.html -music of the 90s
http://www.entertainmentscene360.com/index.php/the-history-and-evolution-oftelevision-the-1990s-7-46567/ --television in the 1990s
http://www.imdb.com/search/title/?release_date=1990,1999&title_type=feature
-movies of the 1990s
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/16-002-x/2007001/article/10177-eng.htm
-Canada’s population grows as does its impact on the environment
http://www.thekitchn.com/10-recipes-that-defined-the-1990s-recipes-of-the-decade200666 -10 recipes that defined the 1990s
http://classics.honestjohn.co.uk/top-10s/top-20-most-common-cars-of-the-90s/
-cars of the 1990s
http://www.thetoptens.com/biggest-canadian-sporting-events-1990s/
-biggest Canadian sports events of the 1990s
http://www.brighthub.com/education/homework-tips/articles/123405.aspx
-inventions of the 1990s, including the Internet
http://nypost.com/2014/07/03/pop-cultures-9-best-moments-from-the-90s/
-pop culture’s nine best moments according to the New York Post
https://www.boundless.com/art-history/textbooks/boundless-art-historytextbook/global-art-since-1950-37/the-nineties-238/political-art-race-and-ethnicityin-the-90s-848-5460/ -art in the 1990s