History 2201E Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Pipeline Transport, Marshall Plan, Germaine Greer
19 Jul 2012
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Gdp increased from . 7 billion in 1939 to + billion in 1958. The marshall plan runs from 1942-1952 to rebuild europe, goods coming from us and canada: goods, money, etc. People coming from germany and russia very common, especially jewish people. Development of the trans canada highway, oil pipelines and the st. 1950s: us worried about the extent of their resources, starting to look to. Canada: cold war also a problem, canada could provide all that they needed: coal, oil, uranium, etc. Walter gordon: questioned how much americans should have invested in. Canada: american financial control could lead to american political control, americans had penetrated all aspects of the canadian economy, canada strayed too far from its british roots and become too friendly with america. John george diefenbaker: ran election campaign on domestic reform and issues. Culture: anti-american sentiments rising in culture, strengthening of the cbc, creation of the national film board lead by.
