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The night of the long knives
Was the night ties to britain were cut This is important because it changed Canada forever The way it was run and controlled was different and a lote of other good factors were in effect now. -
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The Great Depression
The Great Depression lasted from 1929 to 1939, and was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world. It began after the stock market crash of October 1929. THis is important because it changed a lote of people's lives Put a lote of people out of homes and jobs. -
Duplessis (1933-1939) (1944-1959)
Duplessis was determined to stop any federal government interference in Quebec’s affairs;his goal was to develop Quebec’s natural resources and drive Quebec’s economy.Duplessis vowed to defend the French language,the Roman Catholic church and French culture against English speaking business-people,the federal government and the communists.This is important because he changed the way Quebec was run.The church had a lote of power which it would not normally have.Which changed the way kids learned. -
Duplessis ( The Great Darkness 1933-1939 1944-1959)
Everything that Duplessis had built he expected something in return , which would add padding to his pocket. Duplessis also put orphans in the hospital which where treated bad so that he could get more money for Quebec. This is important because if he had not done this to those kids they would have grown up as better people, If Quebec was not run by Duplessis Quebec would have been a better place during the time he was ruling. -
Richard Riots
The rocket was a french hockey player who was suspended for the rest of the season including the playoffs for punching a linesmen. The french believe that is a english player would not have been suspended for as long it was only because he was french. The riot started because the head of the NHL was at the first game that the rocket was not playing and that was why the riots started. This is important because this created very high tension between the french and the english. -
The quiet revolution (1960-1966)
After Duplessis’ death Jean Lesage took control with his slogan of "Time for change". The quiet revolution was quiet because there was no war/fighting. They promised to do two things return control to Quebeckers, taking control away from the church.Toto improve the economic and social standards of Quebeckers this began with stopping corruption. This is important because it changed the lives of Quebeckers for ever. -
The birth of Separatism 1960-1970
Quebec wanted ottawa to speak and have signs in both english and french. This is important because that is why Ottawa speaks two languages. -
Bi and BI
Canada should become a bilingual country with French and English as its two official languages. Develop a national strategy to promote both languages across the country. Protection of language minority rights. This is important because this could change all the signs and the languages of schools to both french and English. -
The FLQ 1963-1970
Is a terrorist group that set off a number of bombs, mainly in Montreal, killing 6 people and wounding many others. This is important because it had an impact on french English relations it created tension. -
Fuel to the fire. a visit from from the French president
He unknowingly Said the line of the FLQ indicating that he supports them and the Canadian government was not happy because he was meddling in there affairs And unimpressed that he compared Canada to the Nazis. This is important because it made Quebec want for independence very strong so Strong they almost did get it. -
The Official Languages Act
This act made Canada officially bilingual. All federal government agencies were required to offer all services in both now “official languages”, More francophone were appointed to senior government positions. Encouraged Canadians to increase their understanding of each other’s culture This is important because we are now bilingual which means that people have to learn french when normally they did not have to. -
The October crisis
Members of the FLQ kidnapped the provincial cabinet minister Pierre Laporte and the British diplomat James Cross. In response, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau invoked the only peacetime use of the War Measures Act. The kidnappers murdered Laporte, and negotiations led to Cross's release and the kidnappers' exile to Cuba. This is important because Trudeau had to use an act that had prier to this only been used once for world war 1. -
Bill 22
Many immigrants came to Quebec and they preferred to learn the English language, upset the majority of French-Canadians.
To protect their French language and culture the provincial government led by Henri Bourassa passed new legislation called Bill 22. French was proclaimed as the official language of the public service in Quebec. THis is important because now some people may not know what anything says because they don't understand french -
Frogs have teeth
The first time Quebecers had elected a government and dedicated to establishing an independent Quebec.a provincial political party in Quebec
their main aim = to separate
Leader = René Lévesque
This is important because Quebec is riding the wave of separation and could leave Canada. -
Bill 101
More extreme than Bill 22. French was to be used in government the courts and business. Businesses could only display commercial signs in French. French became the official language of the workplace. Quebecers had the right to use french in the workplace. Quebecers were now able to access jobs only previously open to those who spoke English. This is important because now some people are unable to get go or do anything because they can't read or understand french and a lote of people left Quebec. -
1995 Referendum - Round 2
They voted for separation and they did not succeed. Over 90% of the people in Quebec voted. 40%voted YES 60% voted NO This is important because it would have changed the lives of French and English Canadians because if Quebec left we would not learn how to speak French and would not be mandatory for some jobs and everything would be in English and there would be no French in Canada.
