• What were the causes of this event? • Who were the people influencing this event? · What were the social or economic conditions influencing this event? • What were the ideas and beliefs influencing help this event? Historical events have consequences. The consequences of an event are all the things that resulted from the event, both positive and negative, intended and unintended (planned and unplanned). • What were the consequences of this event? • What were the intended and unintended consequences? Cause and Consequence: Car Size CHEVROLET 1958 Here's an example of a change: In the 1950s, Canada had the technology to make smaller cars, but they did not become popular until the 1970s. What were the causes of this change in popularity? What were the consequences? Historians know that events arenot inevitable. They all have causes.Historians try to discover all the causesof events and determine which weremore important in making the eventhappen. Background causes are thosethat have been around for a long time.A trigger cause is a background causethat makes changes happen rapidly.As a historical thinker wondering about cause andconsequence, ask yourself questions such as these:• What were the causes of this event?• Who were the people influencing this event?• What were the social or economic conditionsinfluencing this event?• What were the ideas and beliefs influencingthis event?Historical events have consequences.The consequences of an event are allthe things that resulted from theevent, both positive and negative,intended and unintended (plannedand unplanned).• What were the consequences of this event?• What were the intended and unintendedconsequences?Cause and Consequence:Car SizeCHEVROLET1958Here's an example of a change: In the1950s, Canada had the technologyto make smaller cars, but theydid not become popular until the1970s. What were the causes of thischange in popularity? What werethe consequences?A Figure 5 In the 1950s, carmanufacturers promoted thelarge size of their cars.Qwnthe carthat doesn'townyou.

What were the causes of this event? • Who were the people influencing this event? · What were the social or economic conditions influencing this event? • What were the ideas and beliefs influencing help this event? Historical events have consequences. The consequences of an event are all the things that resulted from the event, both positive and negative, intended and unintended (planned and unplanned). • What were the consequences of this event? • What were the intended and unintended consequences? Cause and Consequence: Car Size CHEVROLET 1958 Here's an example of a change: In the 1950s, Canada had the technology to make smaller cars, but they did not become popular until the 1970s. What were the causes of this change in popularity? What were the consequences?

What were the causes of this event? • Who were the people influencing this event? · What were the social or economic conditions influencing this event? • What were the ideas and beliefs influencing help this event? Historical events have consequences. The consequences of an event are all the things that resulted from the event, both positive and negative, intended and unintended (planned and unplanned). • What were the consequences of this event? • What were the intended and unintended consequences? Cause and Consequence: Car Size CHEVROLET 1958 Here's an example of a change: In the 1950s, Canada had the technology to make smaller cars, but they did not become popular until the 1970s. What were the causes of this change in popularity? What were the consequences?