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Duplessis era
The Roman Catholic Church
It continued to control education, hospitals, orphanages, and welfare services. Idealization of rural life
It was believed that the rural communities were the best places to promote traditional values Role of the State (government)
The government led by Maurice Duplessis
continued to believe that the state should
not intervene in either the social or economic
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WW2 ended
In May 1945, Germany surrendered, followed in August of that year by Japan, after atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Second World War was over. The European continent was particularly devastated by the war. Several large cities were in ruin and their infrastructure had to be rebuilt. In this context, the international stage was dominated by two of the victorious countries: the United States and the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). -
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Baby boom
A Baby Boom occurred just after the Second World War. More than 2 million babies were born during the next 15 years. Furthermore, more than 30 000 immigrants arrived in the Province. They will favour the English culture and language. -
Cold war
Starting in 1947, the US and USSR engaged in a political and ideological standoff that would last several decades. This period, known as the “Cold War”, was marked by distrust, propaganda, espionage, an arms race and the threat of nuclear war.
During the Cold War, the US and USSR did not engage in direct conflict. -
Asbestos strike
The Asbestos strike of 1949 pitted workers against the state and company scabs. It is often seen as a turning point in organizing opposition to Duplessis. -
Period: to
Korean Civil war
From 1950-1953, a civil war broke out in Korea. The southern region was supported by the US, while the northern region was supported by the USSR. As an ally of the US, Canada fought alongside the Americans during the Korean War. The war ended with a creation of a capitalist South Korean and a communist North Korea. -
Income tax plan
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Quite Revolution
The Quiet Revolution, also known as La Révolution Tranquille, began in Quebec in 1960 with the electoral defeat of the Union Nationale by Jean Lesage and his Liberal Party. It can be best described as a rapid and far-reaching process of social, economic, and political reform in Quebec from the early to the late 1960s. -
Bill 63
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Indian policy
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October Crisis
1970- The “October Crisis” occurred. FLQ kidnapped James Cross and Pierre Laporte. The Prime Minister Trudeau used the war measures act to call out the army, and hundreds of FLQ members are arrested. Laportes body is found in the trunk of his car, Cross is released. -
Bill 22
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Bill 101
Only French signs were allowed in public spaces, only children with English speaking parents educated in Quebec could go to English schools (since changed to Educated in Canada)