HIST 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Louis-Joseph Papineau, Maurice Duplessis, Joseph Charbonneau
Document Summary
Plains of abraham 1759: quebec was conquered by the british empire from the french empire. Key components of french-canadian nationalism o o. Roman catholic: all of french canada o. Cultural and religious but not political or economic. Maurice duplessis" union nationale (1936-1939, 1944-1959: discredited opponents by linking them to communism (mccarthyism) o. Pierre trudeau points to asbestos as informative moment in his own formation as a liberal. Jean lesage (liberal party) wins in 1960: masters in our own house. Few francophones went to university: antiquated curriculum (boys vs. girls) o. Not being controlled by the church or the state o. Neo-nationalist historians: montreal school of historians (maurice seguin, guy fregault, michel brunet) used history to support neo-nationalism. French quebecers represented 80% of the population but only 25% of the wealth. Bilingualism and biculturalism commission 1963: andr laurendeau. Pierre trudeau enacted the official languages act 1969. Symbols of national unity: anthem, flag o o.
