-
Conscription in WW1
People in canada stopped enrolling in the army so the Canadian government started to force people into the military. People who refused were treated as crimanals. -
Rise of the Union Nationale
The Union Nationale was a politacal party formed in Quebec in 1935. They narrowly lost against the liberals the first time around they then won by a landslide the next election. They beat out the liberals after 39 years of there rule. -
Conscription in WW2
People in canada stopped enrolling in the army so the Canadian government started to force people into the military. People who refused were treated as crimanals. -
The Quiet Revolution
Quebec was ruled by the catholic church. This made them overly religouse and poor. They began a revolution in 1960 and they are still having a profound effect on Quebec, with the province becoming wealthier, more socially mobile and enjoying a much higher standard of living than before. -
FLQ
The FLQ were a terrorist group that wanted quebec to seperate from Canada. They kidnapped politicians and had a series of bombing that took place. -
October Crisis
The October Crisis was a series of events triggered by two kidnappings of government officials by members of the Front de libération du Québec during October 1970 in the province of Quebec -
Parti Quebecois
They were a politcal group who wanted to separate Quebec from canada. They won 30% of the voters but only 6 seats in parliment. -
Referenda
The 1980 Quebec referendum was the first referendum in Quebec on the place of Quebec within Canada and whether Quebec should pursue a path toward sovereignty. The referendum was called by Quebec's Parti Québécois (PQ) government, which strongly favoured secession from Canada. -
Distinct society
"Distinct society" refers to the uniqueness of the province of Quebec within Canada, although here the meaning of "unique" is vague and controversial. -
Constitution Amendment
Permitted the Province of Quebec to replace the denominational school boards with ones organized on linguistic lines.
