Summary of the characterization (Chapter 3)

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1 SUMMARY OF THE CHARACTERIZATION Worksheet 39 Summary of the characterization (Chapter 3) 1 Complete the following statements to establish the historical facts of the period under study Political The federal government increasingly intervened in order to ensure a better distribution of wealth and reduce inequalities among Canadians The Union nationale under Maurice Duplessis was characterized by the defence of the province s autonomy Trade unionists, artists and intellectuals opposed the Union nationale and the influence of the Catholic Church During the 1960s, Québec underwent a period of profound change known as the Quiet Revolution The Lesage government strengthened the role of the state, which became more interventionist, and turned it into a welfare state that controlled social services Québec nationalism emerged and caused concern in Ottawa Indigenous people rejected the white paper developed by the federal government The Bourassa government signed the James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement with the Cree and the Inuit The Bourassa government came up against the October Crisis in 1970 and a common front of unions in 1972 Feminists demanded pay equity, maternity leave, the establishment of child care services and unrestricted access to abortion The Trudeau government wanted to patriate the Constitution, but constitutional negotiations ended in failure because of opposition from Québec In 1976, the Parti Québécois became the first sovereignist party to govern Québec Territorial Newfoundland joined the Canadian federation in 1949 The suburbs that developed around large cities led to urban sprawl The Lévesque government adopted the Act Respecting the Preservation of Agricultural Land D3-50 Chapter 3 Reproduction permitted TC Media Books Inc

2 SUMMARY OF THE CHARACTERIZATION (cont) Worksheet 39 Economic During the post-war years, a consumer society emerged in Québec The Lesage government nationalized the majority of the electric companies in Québec while the state became the driving force of economic development Québec s economic growth was based largely on public investment, the modernization of manufacturing companies and housing construction In the manufacturing industry, production became increasingly automated and concentrated in large companies Many plants moved to the suburbs, or closer to markets, such as in Ontario Premier Bourassa initiated hydroelectric development in Baie-James The Bourassa government came up against an oil crisis in 1973 The Lévesque government adopted the Rand Formula in 1977 (in order to collect union dues ) and the Act Respecting Labour Standards in 1979 The end of the 1970s was marked by an economic downturn Social Québec experienced a baby boom between 1946 and 1960 Immigration to Québec increased and became more diverse Indigenous nations faced the ongoing threat of assimilation, in particular with the opening of new residential schools in Québec Attitudes changed: traditional values were challenged, women made legal gains and won the right to abortion, with restrictions, and homosexuality was decriminalized The Bourassa government created medicare and adopted the Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms In 1976, the federal government broadened the eligibility criteria for immigrants Québec came to an agreement with Ottawa in 1978 allowing it to determine the number of immigrants it wished to receive and to select them Reproduction permitted TC Media Books Inc Chapter 3 D3-51

3 SUMMARY OF THE CHARACTERIZATION (cont) Worksheet 39 Cultural Québec culture was influenced by American culture The Bourassa government made French the official language of Québec Québécois artists took an increasingly strong position on social questions and issues and on Québec s political future 2 For each of the historical events below, indicate the year during which it occurred A 1975 Adoption of the Québec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms B 1970 October Crisis C 1949 Asbestos strike D 1967 World s Fair E 1973 Creation of the Conseil du statut de la femme (Council on the Status of Women) F 1962 Nationalization of electricity G 1961 Election of Québec s first female MLA H 1969 Granting of the vote to Indigenous peoples in Québec I 1964 Adoption of the Act Respecting the Legal Capacity of Married Women J 1967 Creation of the CEGEPs K 1949 Newfoundland joins the Canadian federation L 1977 Adoption of Bill 101 M 1969 Decriminalization of contraception, therapeutic abortion and homosexuality N 1959 Opening of the Voie Maritime du Saint-Laurent (St Lawrence Seaway) O 1948 Publication of the Refus global P 1970 Adoption of the Health Insurance Act Q 1954 Introduction of provincial income tax R 1979 Adoption of the Act Respecting Labour Standards S 1974 Creation of the Quebec Native Women s Association T 1945 Surrender of Germany and Japan U 1975 Signing of the James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement V 1972 Common Front of state employees D3-52 Chapter 3 Reproduction permitted TC Media Books Inc

4 SUMMARY OF THE CHARACTERIZATION (cont) Worksheet 39 3 Establish the chronology of the historical events in the preceding question by placing the letters corresponding to the events on the timeline T Q N K C G H B V S A L O F I J D M P E U R 4 Match the actors with their actions One of the actors must be matched with more than one action Actor Jean Lesage Gilles Vigneault Michel Tremblay Daniel Johnson Robert Bourassa Charles de Gaulle Borduas and Riopelle Marie-Claire Kirkland- Casgrain Claire L Heureux-Dubé Lise Payette Paul Sauvé Maurice Duplessis Pierre Elliott Trudeau René Lévesque Action Served as a minister in the Lévesque government and was actively involved in family law reform, among other things Was the first woman in Québec to be appointed as a judge to the Superior Court of Québec, then, the Court of Appeal of Québec and, finally, the Supreme Court of Canada Was premier of Québec, initiated hydroelectric development in Baie- James and signed the James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement Was the first woman elected to the Legislative Assembly and served as a minister in the Lesage government Was premier of Québec and transformed the Québec state in the early 1960s Was prime minister of Canada and wanted to patriate the Constitution; the Official Languages Act was passed under his government Was a writer, composer and actor and expressed his attachment to Québec and the French language through his works Was a playwright and novelist and wrote Les belles-sœurs Was president of the French Republic and gave a speech at Expo 67 Was premier of Québec, opened the first CEGEPs, created the Université du Québec network and established closer ties with foreign governments Was premier of Québec and sought Québec s sovereignty; the Charter of the French Language (Bill 101) was adopted by his government, among other things Served as minister of natural resources in the Lesage government and proposed the nationalization of electricity Premier of Québec and successor to Duplessis, adopted numerous measures to modernize Québec Published the Refus global manifesto with 14 other artists Premier of Québec from 1944 to 1959, defended Québec s autonomy from Ottawa and advocated economic liberalism Reproduction permitted TC Media Books Inc Chapter 3 D3-53

5 SUMMARY OF THE CHARACTERIZATION (cont) Worksheet 39 5 Complete the following statements to identify the main geographical reference points Limits of the territory In 1949, Newfoundland joined the Canadian federation Canada is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, by the United States to the northwest, by the Pacific Ocean to the west, by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and by the United States to the south Québec is bordered by the Détroit d Hudson to the north, by Ontario, Baie d Hudson and Baie James to the west, by Newfoundland (Labrador), New Brunswick and the Golfe du Saint-Laurent to the east and by the United States to the south Natural features of the territory Hydrography: Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Golfe du Saint-Laurent, Fleuve Saint-Laurent, Great Lakes, Baie d Hudson, Baie James, La Grande Rivière, Rivière Saguenay, Rivière des Outaouais, Rivière Manicouagan and Rivière Eastmain Relief: Les Appalaches (Appalachian Mountains), Saint-Laurent (St Lawrence) and Great Lakes Lowlands, Hudson Bay Lowlands, Interior Plains, Western Mountains Resources: water, timber, fertile land and minerals Traces of the occupation of the territory Mining Montréal railway Metro lines on the Côte-Nord (underground transportation network) Infrastructure such as highways and bridges Voie Maritime du Saint-Laurent, which allowed transatlantic ships to reach the Great Lakes Hydroelectric dams on fast-flowing rivers New plants located outside old industrial neighbourhoods Increased housing construction, particularly in the suburbs Grand Théâtre in the city of Québec and Place des Arts in Montréal D3-54 Chapter 3 Reproduction permitted TC Media Books Inc