Duplessis Era
This was the name of the political party led by Maurice Duplessis
What is the Union Nationale?
this Liberal slogan suggested the government was ready to lead the province's economic development
What is "Maîtres chez nous"?
This group violence to pursue a sovereign and socialist Quebec
What is the FLQ?
In 1972, three major labour confederations united under this name
What is the Common Front?
This worldwide economic crisis began in 1929 and caused massive unemployment and poverty in Québec.
What is the Great Depression?
Duplessis followed this economic ideology, believing the government should intervene as little as possible
What is economic liberalism?
In 1964, the provincial government took control of this sector away from the Catholic Church by creating a new ministry
What is education?
this political party sought to achieve Quebec independence through democratic and non-violent means
What is the PQ?
This 1964 law legalized the right to strike for Quebec government employees, excluding police and firefighters
What is the Labour Code?
This British law passed in 1840 united Upper Canada and Lower Canada into a single colony.
What is the Act of Union?
This period from about 1946 to 1964 saw a dramatic increase in births in Québec after World War II.
What is the Baby boom?
This major Crown Corporation was fully nationalized in 1963
What is Hydro-Quebec?
This important Quebec politician was the founder of the Parti Quebecois
Who is Rene Levesque?
This was the strike launched by the Common Front
What is the unlimited general strike?
During industrialization, many workers in Québec moved from rural areas to cities in a process known as this.
What is urbanization?
Premier Maurice Duplessis declared this 1949 strike illegal
What is the Asbestos Strike?
This term describes the separation of Church and State
What is Secularism?
In response to the 1970 kidnapping of James Cross and Pierre Laporte, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau invoked this controversial act
What is the War measures Act?
In 1962, she became the first woman ever elected to the National Assembly in Quebec
Who is Claire Kirkland-Casgrain?
In 1848, this political principle was finally granted to the Province of Canada, meaning the executive must have the support of the elected assembly.
What is responsible government?
To assert Quebec's provincial autonomy against the federal government, Duplessis adopted this official provincial symbol in 1948.
What is the Quebec flag (the Fleur-de-lis)?
This law made French the official language of the state, courts, and workplace
What is Bill 101?
Quebec neo-nationalists were heavily influenced by this global post-WWII movement, which saw African and Asian countries rejecting foreign power
What is the Decolonization Movement?
This 1964 law finally allowed married women in Quebec to seek jobs, open bank accounts, or sign leases without their husband's permission
What is the Recognition of the Legal Capacity of Married Women?
This British report written after the rebellions recommended the union of Upper and Lower Canada.
What is the Durham Report?