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Maurice Duplessis ( The Great Darkness)
In Quebec, this era is known as "The Great Darkness". They named this era this because he restricted freedom of expression and ensured that all of Quebec was suppressed by the Catholic Church, restricting religious influence in politics, education, and the health system. Also, he revealed the local taxes of Québec. This era happened between 1944 and 1959. (Class Slides3.1) -
Act to Promote Rural Electrification
In 1945, Dudplessi's Government adopted the act to promote rural electrification, which meant electricity cooperatives. It caused more electricity to be produced on farms, which simulated economic development in regions. -
Baby boom
The baby boom is a high natural population increase after WW2. It happened because soldiers came back from Europe, and there was peace in the world. Therefore, it is a better atmosphere for children. People made more children and it caused a high population growth in North America.
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The cold war
The Cold War started after the Nazi Germany collapsed. There were two major powers in the world. United States and the Soviet Union. Ideologically, it was capitalist versus socialist. It was cold because there were no real wars, there were proxy wars. Also, the war was actually like race: who is better? Both sides did every technological or sportive development to beat the other one. it drove global progress in all areas. It ended after the soviet union collapsed in 1991. (class slides 3.1) -
Refus Global Manifesto Published
Refus Global is a manifesto published in 1948 by 15 famous artists in Quebec. It happened because of the pressure of the catholic church on the people and some artists wanted secularism. Therefore, they published this to support their idea.