Broadly speaking, Daylight Saving Time was abandoned in the years after the war (with some notable exceptions including Canada, the UK, France, and Ireland for example). However, it was brought back for periods of time in many different places during the following decades, and commonly during the Second World War. It became widely adopted, particularly in North America and Europe starting in the 1970s as a result of the 1970s energy crisis. COUNT 4
QSN1 What event in the 1970s led more regions of North America to use DST? ANS1 energy crisis QSN2 What country joined Canada, the UK, and Ireland in continuing to observe Daylight Saving Time after the war? ANS2 Ireland QSN3 Daylight Saving Time was used commonly during what war? ANS3 Second World War QSN4 Along with North America, what continent was affected heavily by the 1970s energy crisis? ANS4 Europe