The Influence of American Culture in the 1950s and 1960s in Canada Essa

Canada as a estate has been striving to characterize itself as more ?Canadian? for decades. This has included numerous struggles and events such as protests, bans, and the insertion of the Massey Commission, to encourage national development in the arts, and support major companies like the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and National Film Board (NFB). However, this has not been an roaring task for the Canadian government, as major influences from below the border (the United States) have been captivating the Canadian audiences by large. American media has had a momentous revolutionizing nitty-gritty on Canada, even through efforts made to define Canada with its own cultural identity.Pop culture in the 1950s and 1960s began to spread and infest the nation from front to back through radio shows, books and magazines, television programs, and even motion pictures. Whether it is culture in terms of political affairs, clothing or the latest musical sensations, the United Stat es has always played the dominant role when it came to who knows what is best, first. Some cases of Americanizati...