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Men's Fashion
(Throughout the 40's)
Men's fashion in the 40's reflected on the wartime era. On special occasions, they usually wore v-neck sweater vests, or knitted waistcoars and tie. The iconic men's suit in the 40's was called the 'illicit zoot suit'. -
(Selected Photo by Teacher)
(exact date unknown)
In this photo given, there are 4 Nazi Germans (names unknown) holding up the Nazi flag, most likely in Northern Europe. This time is significant to Canada because we supplied a lot of materials for the UK, and provided a lot of Atlantic escort ships before the US war started. Also, Canadians were a major component of allied armies in Europe during d-day. -
Women's Fashion
(Throughout the 40's)
Most women in the 40's were encouraged to re-use clothes they have already owned. Sewing, stitching, and knitting were popular ways to create new clothes from items / materials around the house. For outdoors, trench coats were very popular for women in this era. -
Women's Right to Vote (Quebec)
Before April 25th, women in Canada were never allowed to vote in parliment. After the right was passed, a woman by the name of Marie-Claire Kirkland-Casgrain was the first woman to actually have a say / vote in parliment. -
1940 Summer Olympics Cancelled
(Exact date unknown)
The 1940's Olympics was supposed to be held in Tokyo, Japan, but this area was engaging in a war in Asia at the time. They felt as though the Olympics would be a distraction, so instead of re-locating, they cancelled the Olympics all together. -
Japanese-Canadians Sent to Security Camps
(exact date unknown)
In 1942, over 22,000 Japanese-Canadians were stripped of the majority of their possessions, listed as high security risks, and sent to security camps where they remained throughout the war. -
D-day Invasion
D-day happened because it was a strategy made so that Germany would finally be defeated in WWII. The way this was done was to create a bridgehead on the beach, and was code named "Juno". The three assulting divisions that were involved in the invasion were named 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade, 7th Brigade, and 8th Brigade. In the end, D-day was successful because Germans were accedentally located on the wrong side of the beach. -
Top War Art Exhibitions
(exact date unknown)
The Exhibition of Canadian War Art opened at the National Gallery of Canada in 1945 which shows only 258 pieces created during WWII by 30 of Canada's war artists. Robert Hubbard (art historian and French-Canadian sculpture expert), was promoted to the first Curator of Canadian Art for this gallery in 1947. He got an even larger title as Chief Curator in 1954. He heald this title until 1978. -
Coloured Television System Invented
(Exact date unknown)
Between 1946 - 1950, staff of RCA Laboratories invented the worlds very first electronic, coloured television system. It was first thought of way back in 1904 by a German patent and once again in 1925, but both times failed. -
Creation of Silly Putty (fad)
(Exact date unknown)
Chemists that worked with silicone looked into a type of material that could stretch, bounce, and more. In 1949, Peter Hodgson put an investment of $150 and ended up selling 1 ounce bags of the 'silly putty' and it became successful instantly. -
Canada Joining NATO
Not only was Canada a member of NATO in 1949, but it was also one of the founding countries of the alliance. This was known to be the very first peacetime alliances that Canada had ever joined.
